Why Your ‘Drop-In’ Chassis Isn’t Always Drop-In: The Truth About Bedding Precision Rifles

In today’s video, we dive into one of the most overlooked—and most critical—steps in building a true quarter-minute rifle: proper bedding and eliminating stress in your chassis or stock.

Manufacturers often advertise their chassis systems as “drop-in” or “no bedding required,” but as you'll see, that’s far from reality. This rifle shows severe misalignment and stress points that would destroy accuracy if bedded incorrectly.

We walk through:

Why even top-tier chassis (MDT, XLR, Manner’s, etc.) can have bedding issues

How to identify stress in your action before bedding

Why tightening both action screws can lock stress into your receiver when bedding

The method we use to ensure a perfect, stress-free bedding job

Why we rely on BAT Machine actions

Real-world examples of poor inletting and how to fix them

Why every rifle striving for true precision should be professionally bedded

If you want a reliable ¼-MOA rifle, bedding isn’t optional—it must be done correctly, or you risk mirroring stress back into the receiver and ruining accuracy.

Coming Soon. We’ll be launching several new gunsmithing videos as we open our ProSumer Gunsmithing School, including a full review of the Vesper Action and more detailed bedding instruction.