Originally Posted by
Nomercy448
It’ll be good to see how it shoots after getting properly bedded. A 2 part epoxy can be used, not just impregnated steel matrix epoxies, but it certainly shouldn’t be soft!
Nomercy this stuff was about the same texture as soft rubber (like an ATV tire). You could easily compress it with your fingers.
Why not the steel impregnated? I've watched gunsmiths online use Devcon 10110 which is plastic epoxy metal filled. That's what I used. But I was sure to add a lot of release agent (Johnson's paste wax) applied 3 times in a nice uniform coating so as not to create any voids. I filled any areas in the action with plumber's putty where I didn't want any unwanted epoxy like the trigger area and screw holes. I only did applied the epoxy around the tang screw area, a tiny drop under the tang, around the front action screw, recoil lug and about 2.5" in front of the recoil lug. I did not bed the entire receiver area. Just too many nooks and crannys for the epoxy to get into.