Bedding the stock on my 700ADL
#33
Typical Buck
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I had covered the front, sides, and bottom of the recoil lug with two layers of tape to give me a little room as suggested in the instructions and by others. The little extra room in front and to the sides is to aid in pulling the barrel off the stock to clean it later on. When I pulled it out this morning, the outer layer of tape stayed stuck in the epoxy. It's in there good and doesn't want to pull out. I'm going to leave it in there instead of messing with my nice clean pocket.
#34
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I had covered the front, sides, and bottom of the recoil lug with two layers of tape to give me a little room as suggested in the instructions and by others. The little extra room in front and to the sides is to aid in pulling the barrel off the stock to clean it later on. When I pulled it out this morning, the outer layer of tape stayed stuck in the epoxy. It's in there good and doesn't want to pull out. I'm going to leave it in there instead of messing with my nice clean pocket.
#35
The tape does need to come out of the recoil lug recess, but do not use a dremel tool. There is too much risk that you will hurt the important section of the bedding to go shoving a dremel tool down there. It should pop out if you put a slim and sharp object behind one edge of the tape to get it started.
#36
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I got the tape out without having to use any tools, other then a needle and a very small screwdrive. I put a LITTLE water in the pocket and let it sit for 5 minutes. That made a huge difference. I think it softened up the layer of release agent that was holding it. Got it all out! Thanks again to all of you that followed this thread and helped me.
#37
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The tape does need to come out of the recoil lug recess, but do not use a dremel tool. There is too much risk that you will hurt the important section of the bedding to go shoving a dremel tool down there. It should pop out if you put a slim and sharp object behind one edge of the tape to get it started.
.... I'm glad the tape came out for him the way it did, but I will solidly stand by my statement that proper use of the proper Dremel tools/techniques is perfectly acceptable with proper instruction, and even a little extra clearance in the areas that were hogged out and taped to provide clearance in the first place won't hurt a thing. "Shoving a Dremel tool down there"...really?