Jimbo047 wrote:allan wrote:...bedding...
I'm thinking about doing this. Did the bedding make a difference to your LA101 accuracy?
Yes, it did but this was only one of a number of mods. I had done to see just what accuracy could be extracted from an LA101 action. This rifle is fitted with a Maddco BR blank, match chamber, head spaced for Eley, tuned ignition, modified trigger along with bedding - Took it from .5-.7" for 5 shot groups at 50 to .3" or better given good lot numbers of Eley Match & ideal conditions.
The walnut rifle on the other hand has had nothing but a trigger job and touched up crown. It has 2630 round count and still seems to be improving! Last Monday with no flags and 4 different ammos., it shot a 20 group average of .451" - All fed from 5 magazines with a 9X Duplex Leupold for optics. For the money, these are outstanding 22's.
PK (resident gunsmith at CRM in Cairns) does a bedding block for the synthetic stocks - I've shot an LA101 in a home made metal chassis and was impressed.