Glass bedding a 41 Mississippi?

[mwmoore10261]

Just bought a used Mississippi. The front barrel band/wood fit is loose and the barrel is floating in mid air with the tang screw the only support. I would like to glass bed the barrel to remedy the problem. Do I bed the entire barrel or just the last 10-12 inches of the barrel where there is questionable stock to barrel contact.
Michael Moore, St Mary's Light Infantry, 10261

[Joe Burchette, 2440V]

I bed the entire length. This also strengthens the stock and helps to prevent warping with humidity and temp changes. God bless. :D

[Southron Sr.]

Sad to say, but many Italian repros come out of the box with bedding problems, or more precisely so much wood cut from out of the breech area of the stock, there is NO WAY the arm will deliver decent accuracy.

The ONLY cure for this is glass bedding. I am a believer in "Full Length" gass bedding of the barrel channel, tang and tang bolt hole. A friend of mine had a brand new rifle-musket that shot lousy. After I glass bedded his rifle-musket, it shot wonderfully.

A couple of weeks later he called me up after he had completely disassembled his new rifle-musket for a thorough cleaning. He told me: "I don't have a glass bedded barrel, actually, it is a gun with a fiberglass stock with a walnut veneer on top!"

[paulmarcone]

I have an Armi Sport 2-band Enfield. I've had it for 3 years and is always a little high and to the left.

Would it make sense to glass bed?

If yes, is there anywhere on-line that has step by step instructions. I am a relative novice and have zero gunsmithing experience.

Thanks.

[Greg Ogdan, 11444]

Paul,
Either Southron, or Southron Sr., has posted detailed instructions on this board in the past. Just do a search and you will be rewarded.

[Scott Kurki, 12475]

Brownell's kit comes with good instructions.

[paulmarcone]

Brownell's kit comes with good instructions.

Is it something a total newbie to gunsmithing could do and not totally screw up his rifle??

[Greg Ogdan, 11444]

Yes

[William H. Shuey]

"Brownell's kit comes with good instructions."
"Is it something a total newbie to gunsmithing could do and not totally screw up his rifle??"


If a ham fist like me can do it, you can. Just be sure to use plenty of mold release all over any metal parts that will come in contact with the resin.

Bill Shuey
1st Maine Hvy. Art.