Full Epoxy Bedding

[Mit]

Hi,

Long time lurker first time poster. To be honest, every time I have had a question I have searched the archives and found an answer in no time, so I hope that my searching skills haven't failed me this time.

I am in the process of building a no1mk3* into a "range rifle". I have my original and "collectable" Lee Enfield's but wish to put them aside to both reduce wear and to try and get that slight advantage against my comrades K31's, M38's and M1903's.

I have acquired most of the parts including an unused Lithgow heavy barrel, sights (PH5a, windmill foresight), opened up nose cap and a set of wood work already reamed for the H contour barrel.

The draws in the rifle were completely degraded and I had to chisel them 10mm to get to hard timber.

I have previously rebuilt draws for my old target rifle and also that of friends but this time I wanted to do something different and epoxy bed the action. This is partly due to the wide ranging conditions in which I shoot. I was inspired by this video; by Nathan Foster.

My question (after the long winded intro) is.... can the bedding compound take up the gap in the draws.

I own and have read Roger Wadham's excellent book as well as Skennerton's and have searched the net. Most information in relation to epoxy bedding Lee Enfield's is centred around spreading the load of the contact surfaces and not on actually bedding the action in the stock.

Cheers,

Mitch

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