Old time Bedding
I hope you all don't get tired of me posting, it is seldom I run into a group of fellows in my area that has a passion for the 1860 era weapons as we all do.
I have glass bedded many rifles with AcraGlass and also JB Weld. But have any of you ever tryed the way the old timers used to do it with heavy paper or shellaced rags under the tang/ breech area?
In addition to my Armisport Enfield, I have an 1970's British made P-H 2 band Enfield that I was wanting to try it on, and really don't want to put Acraglas in this rifle. (Though I may have too, due to a generous gap under the breech, seems a normal issue with P-H rifles.) The lands on this rifle are dead on .577".
Years previous, I had the Italian assembled P-H 2 band Enfield, and I had to bed it with Acraglass to get it to shoot, as it would string shots in about a 4 inch long line from about 10 o'clock to 4 o'clock @ 50 yds. After glassing it shot great. Like a knucklehead, I later sold it. One of many rifles I wish I had back!
Last edited by Hickok; 07-26-2013 at 09:25 AM.
Relatives; Isaac W. Shafer 33rd Va. Inf. Lost right arm at Antietam
Obed T. Shafer 33rd Va. Inf. wounded at Battle of Monocacy Md.
David H. Shafer 6th. WV Cav. captured Battle of New Creek WV
died POW Richmond Va.
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