DB,

I have a somewhat desirable target rifle that appears to have thin ribbons of what looks like RTV criss crossed in the stocks receiver area. It must have been allowed to dry to a flexible solid before assembly. Its extremely accurate. Atkinson barrel by Kenyon helps.

bjm

 

I guess I just rode in on a pumpkin wagon. What is RTV?.

Don

 

I didn't know either. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTV_silicone

 

Rtv

Its silicone caulking that solidifies at room temperature (Room Temperature Vulcanizing)

Bathroom/kitchen sinks, various caulking needs.

bjm

 

I have tried this in the barrel channel, didn't do much, maybe was worse. Another thing to try is a weak glue-in with blue or red Loctite. I have tried this with several rifles, never made things worse and may have helped some. John

 

Member 86c has 2 rifles I think bedded this way and is quite happy with it. He normally posts in the SuperStock Form:

http://rimfirecentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=167

He seems very knowledgeable and is willing to answer questions...in great detail.:bthumb:

Drop by and look for his posts! He also posts elsewhere but SuperStock seems to be his home here.

I considered barrel bedding one of my centerfires back around 6 years ago, probably my M700 Rem in .243, and just never got around to it. :bthumb:

 

Rtv silicone that is used in the automotive industry is very resistant to oil, high temperature, and to gasoline I was just curious that because it has vibration dampening properties and its resistance to products you use to maintain your rifle that it could be a good candidate for bedding.

 

86c is very happy using it to dampen vibrations. I would contact him.

By the way, some of us here actually knew what RTV meant

 

Im a mechanic by trade so I figured most DO IT YOURSELF people have done some minor auto repair that required rtv silicone at some point in time. lol

 

RTV, the handyman's next best thing to duct tape! :bthumb:

 

i have a marlin 917v that i bought back in 04 or 05. it shot sub moa out of the box generally when i could do my part. shortly thereafter i noticed barrel contact on the left side and mic'd the barrel and turned down a piece of maple and used 3m headliner adhesive to glue a piece of sandpaper to and slowly and cautiously opened up the chamber holding slight pressure to the affected side. just forward of the actions bed. the forward action lug if you could really call it that is a dovetailed metal riser that free floats on the barrel. i sealed the fresh bare wood surface with a light coat dutch boy polyurethane and the rifle shot exactly the same? i did some bedding w/jb weld in the barrel lug area as well as in the forward bore where the dovetailed riser went. shot the same? using some orange rtv i had from a left over intake manifold swap i carefully applyed the sticky stuff forward of where i had bedded clear to the end of the stock. i used shoe polish and talc and some electrical tape by the action taped the stock and action together and 3 days later with lots of trimming with a exacto knife. and the rtv stuck in places it shouldnt have imo. however after all that, it shot exactly the same? i plated with different torque specs on action and i noticed my best improvements in lowering standard deviation from using the exact same brand ammo and installing a rifle basics trigger. mar-1?