Gunsmith
Excellent bedding compounds. Consistent. Same to same , lot to lot.
Marine tex
Great product . Easy to mix and apply. Very satisfied.
solid as a rock
i have been bedding with marine tex for years as a secondary bedding material after having issues not being able to find acraglas i was very happy with the results
Other purpose
I have used Marine Tex for years bedding rifles but I bought the white this time to fix my camper where I backed into my boat trailer and I put a hole in the camper. I pull the boat behind the camper and I was hooking by myself and I put the tongue into the camper. Thought that would be the best product to use as I can sand and paint the area and it would look better.
The best there is.
I realize this is Brownells, but from my perspective after dozens and dozens of bedding jobs, Marine-Tex is the best epoxy bedding material available. It wets, i.e., sticks to the stock extremely well and forms an absolutely perfect impression of the barreled action without voids. Also has a generous working time. The only thing not to like is it's black, whereas brown would match walnut stocks better. I've used Marine-Tex for years & prefer it.
Great for Stock Bedding
Use it to bed NM M1A. Have used it on wood laminate with excellent results. When fully hardened, it requires tough tools to shape & form (M14 selector cuts). Used regular Johnson's Paste wax ( several coats) as release agent.
the good stuff
i am a gunsmith at a small shop near pittsburgh and after having used several other products for bedding i think i've settled on this stuff for bedding jobs and installing pillars. it is great stuff that is easy to mix(5:1 by volume), it is easy to work with(think creamy peanut butter), easy to clean off with acetone before it is cured and runs that you missed usually break off cleanly as long as you did your part with release agent, i usually use carwax but plenty of folks use shoe polish. as i said at the beginning i've used other products like acraglass putty and devcon and end results were fine with both of those but i've heard of acraglass shrinking as it cures more than other bedding compounds and i've found devcon to be a pain to work with and expensive. marinetex is easy to work with, low shrinkage and if you go through it like i do at certain times in the year it is also more volume for your money and it is always benificial to have more compound mixed than you expect to use.
Great Bedding Material!!!
An all time favorite of mine for bedding & texture jobs! It doens't take a lot to do a bedding job on an average stock properly. Dry time is good at around 24 hours, however here in AZ i remove the barrel about 12-18 hours later, then let fully cure without the rifle action in the stock. use the Brownell's release agent, it works really well. Any overage you get on the gun with Marine-tex cleans right up with Mineral Spirits when it's still wet with no issues. Marinetex will shrink very little, less than 1%. Fit and Finish in a bedding job are SUPER TIGHT!
