How does this bedding job look? High Caliber Customs in Kalamazoo, MI

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The old Titebond wood glue bedding job... yeah I’d want my money back. I’m far from a pro and usually only do the lug and tang, but it should look somewhat like this around the pillar.
 

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It needs to be redone. There isn't enough support and eventually it will crush and move.

I'd also be wondering if the recoil lug is fully engaging the action. that has to engage fully or you may batter the slot in the action to death.

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Years ago I did construction for a living, including finish carpentry on multi-million dollar homes down to cracker box homes. I was very meticulous, and a down right perfectionist. Some customers would refer to me as a craftsmen. Others a handyman. I considered myself a skilled craftsmen. It's handymen that produce products like the OP's pictures. Anyone worth their salt would be disgusted with that slop.

Man, that's a bit cruel to even the shittiest of handymen. That is the work an elementary school kid would do if explained how by a handyman over the phone.
 

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That's rough man, hopefully they make it right. I don't know if I'd necessarily bash the company as some others have said unless that guy is the owner or they refuse to make it right, assuming he isn't since you said management I take that as it is a bigger store then some guy in a garage.
 
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Man, that's a bit cruel to even the shittiest of handymen. That is the work an elementary school kid would do if explained how by a handyman over the phone.
Call me biased. I had to fix the crap work of sooooooo many handymen, that I could not stand to be called one. But point taken.
 

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It needs to be redone. There isn't enough support and eventually it will crush and move.

I'd also be wondering if the recoil lug is fully engaging the action. that has to engage fully or you may batter the slot in the action to death.

Jeremy

Looks short doesn't it?

Not good either way.
 

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What stock is that? I can’t figure out why manufacturers would make a tikka inlet with cutouts right over the pillars.

Id get my money back and send it to someone who will do it right.
 
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What stock is that? I can’t figure out why manufacturers would make a tikka inlet with cutouts right over the pillars.

Id get my money back and send it to someone who will do it right.
That looks like a Mesa precision stock from the pic of those pillars.
 

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The good part is, there is so little compound it should be easy to remove. I'd bet you could scrap it out with a utility knife or similar.
There are a bunch of videos about bedding. I would get the materials and diy. It really isn't overly difficult; it's all about the prep and set up.
 

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Wow! Tough call on what to do. You could ask him to try again, or you could ask for a refund. I know as a contractor, every once and a while I have a customer that is not happy with the work that we do. I always send my guys back and make sure the customer is happy even it means we lose money on the job. For me, my reputation is more valuable than one job. Not all people are that way. You will find out in a hurry what type of person he is, if you don’t already know. Worst case scenario you are “only” out $100.00. I know there are a few people that I would pay $100.00 to never have to deal with again:)

Good luck,

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Wow. I'm pretty sure I know what kind of a person did that job just from looking at it. Hopefully management makes it right, but I put little faith in someone who would keep such a person on staff. Unless I'm extremely drunk, I take more pride in how I take a piss than that person does in their work.
 
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thats what I figured. Do you know why companies are placing cutouts directly over the pillars? Seems counterintuitive.
I’m not sure exactly what their reasoning is. It could be that many people buying stocks are buying them as “drop in ready” and don’t ever even bed them. For an average hunter that might not practice a lot and hunts a few times a year I’m not sure they would even notice things like that in their accuracy either.
Many times when prepping a stock for bedding especially with already installed pillars I have found you need to remove a bit of material from around the pillars. Then I can make sure the action is level and sitting proper in the stock before adding bedding compound.
 

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I’m not sure exactly what their reasoning is. It could be that many people buying stocks are buying them as “drop in ready” and don’t ever even bed them. For an average hunter that might not practice a lot and hunts a few times a year I’m not sure they would even notice things like that in their accuracy either.
Many times when prepping a stock for bedding especially with already installed pillars I have found you need to remove a bit of material from around the pillars. Then I can make sure the action is level and sitting proper in the stock before adding bedding compound.

Just strange it seems manners and AG do the pockets, but mcmillan pillars touch the action. I thought that was strange about the AG stock I had in hand for a very short time. My manners tikka was the same until I sent it off for the mini chassis.

I do agree though it seems how most of these drop in ready stocks come, it seems strange to be expected to put betting compound between the action and pillar.

I guess it comes down to the difference between a 100$ skim bed job and someone setup to machine and bed pillars correctly.

Fwiw my 2 mcmillan tikka stocks remain un bedded for now. Getting beyond acceptable groups for myself. Seems like all a skim bed would do without removing material is cover my pillars that are already making good contact with the action
 

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If anyone is still following, I sent those pictures to the owner of the shop..

He stands by his gunsmith’s work and says this is exactly what a proper bedding job should look like. he offered a 50% refund.
Double WOW!!! Well, unless his gunsmith is a 4 year old, no disrespect to all the 4 year olds out there, that IS NOT EVEN CLOSE to what a proper bedding job should look like, not even close.

After seeing pics of that bedding job his response should have been OMG please do not show that work to anyone and not only will I refund you your money but I'll pay you to keep you mouth shut if you promise not to show those to anyone. I'm blown away anyone would even remotely try and defend that kind of work.
 
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