Warners
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I posted this elsewhere, but got no reply so I thought I'd try here in the rifle forum.
Hello all. I have an 80's Harrington and Richardson model 340 rifle in 30-.06 that I bought in unfired condition. It has an Interarms Mark X action in a fairly nice wood stock. After firing only 40 rounds through it, the stock has developed a crack in it behind the action. After doing a little research on this, it appears that this is not an uncommon occurrance with the Mark X actions, and has to do with how they are bedded. My birthday is coming up in November, and I was thinking I'd ask my wife to "buy" me a glass bedding job for the rifle. My questions really are, what is the best way to correct this problem and prevent it from happening in the future? Is getting it glass bedded a way to fix this? Is anyone familiar with how to PROPERLY bed these actions without having the "cracking stock" problem? I really like this rifle a lot and want to take care of it and make it nice. Any suggestions, guys?
Thanks in advance,
Warner
Hello all. I have an 80's Harrington and Richardson model 340 rifle in 30-.06 that I bought in unfired condition. It has an Interarms Mark X action in a fairly nice wood stock. After firing only 40 rounds through it, the stock has developed a crack in it behind the action. After doing a little research on this, it appears that this is not an uncommon occurrance with the Mark X actions, and has to do with how they are bedded. My birthday is coming up in November, and I was thinking I'd ask my wife to "buy" me a glass bedding job for the rifle. My questions really are, what is the best way to correct this problem and prevent it from happening in the future? Is getting it glass bedded a way to fix this? Is anyone familiar with how to PROPERLY bed these actions without having the "cracking stock" problem? I really like this rifle a lot and want to take care of it and make it nice. Any suggestions, guys?
Thanks in advance,
Warner
