Center bedding

[Steve H. in N.Y.]

Disassembled an Ishapore FTR'd No.4 Mk.1/2 T for cleaning & inspection and had my first look at the fabled center bedding shim. Thought I'd post a picture in case anyone was interested.
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[XL39E1]

Interesting that it has been done with a small metal shim, mostly done with wood. Savage forend must be unusual too!

[RJW NZ]

Thanks, thats a perfect match to the descriptions in a book I've got here, I still don't quite understand how the points settling into the wood would even be possible, it seems to me that their job is to anchor the shim from moving fore and aft, and that the plate should be resting on the wood around them, with no way to settle.
Just in case someones reading this, the method was described as producing results but it was felt that the points squeezed into the wood and the shim settled, over time, thus reducing the up pressure and therefore accuracy. The stock T bedding was preferred therefore because it didn't settle, but otherwise the india method performed as claimed.
FWIW the most accurate enfield I have is center bedded on that spot, also with a metal shim of a slightly different design.

[vintage hunter]

Mine was bedded the same way. Also has Savage wood and quite a few of the other parts are Savage as well. With the center bed job it would shoot 3 shot groups of 1 1/4 '' at 100yds. Took it apart one day to see what the metal condition was like below the wood line and found that both draw patches were broke loose. While reparing these I bedded it back the traditional way, had to patch up under the reinforce and at the stock tip where barrel had been floated. Shoots a lot better now.

[bow]

how long is bedding plate form reinforce?

[Steve H. in N.Y.]

It's ten inches from the front of the receiver-pretty much centered with the lower band.

[bow]

Very interesting. Therically speacking, at the center bedding plate, the barrel exerts a downwards pressure or the plate is only a contact point? At the muzzle is there any pressure?

[vintage hunter]

Mine was midway between the reinforce and lower band. The only place the barrel made contact with the forend was at the shim, wood had been removed at the reinforce and tip so it would float else where.

[Steve H. in N.Y.]

I was too lazy to remove the whole forend prior to answering bow's question so I just pulled a handguard and poked around with a slip of paper until I thought I'd found the shim. Vintage hunter's reply got me thinking so I opened it up completely and there it was, 4 3/4" from the receiver, midway between it and the band. Sorry if this has caused any confusion. If you'll excuse me, I have to go assemble a rifle quickly-Oprah is on TV in half an hour.

[vintage hunter]

Steve, just wondering, are you gonna watch the TV or shoot at it?