"Where did you pick up the material to do the work in the pic? from a gunshop? My other question would be, did you have the ram rod in place when you bedded it?"

My Brownell's AcraGlas Jel comesNatchez. Bass Pro should have it.Ihad the ramrod in place.It is a goodidea to coat the end of the ramrod with grease in case some bedding compound gets on it.