Scope Base Bedding Compound? Any Suggestions?

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Scope Base Bedding Compound? Any Suggestions?

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I know I have seen this discussed on here before but for the life of me I can't find it, would anyone have any suggestions on a good scope base bedding compound? I have a TriStar Viper G2 that I am getting the receiver drilled and tapped and I would like to bed the base because the receiver is aluminum, if I was mounting a Burris FF III I wouldn't be too concerned but I will be using a Burris SpeedDot and it is considerably heavier than the FF III. Thanks in advance for any help.
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When I worked as a gunsmith we used fixodent.
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I use Marine-Tex
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ICDEDTURKES wrote: September 4th, 2017, 3:26 pm When I worked as a gunsmith we used fixodent.
:LMAO:
I read somewhere that they used the clear gorilla glue
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JB Weld for compound, paste wax for release agent
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hoobilly wrote: September 5th, 2017, 11:35 am
ICDEDTURKES wrote: September 4th, 2017, 3:26 pm When I worked as a gunsmith we used fixodent.
:LMAO:
I read somewhere that they used the clear gorilla glue
Yea, I think I remember that, I think I will do the bedding myself. :walk:
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Re: Scope Base Bedding Compound? Any Suggestions?

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I watched a YouTube video last night where a gunsmith bedded one with J-B Weld and it seemed easy enough, he used Kiwi shoe polish as a release agent and it turned out great. Thanks for everyone's input.
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