Patent ID: 6487805
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
A method for securing an action to a stock of a firearm, the method comprising:providing a stock including a bedding block having a surface defining a bedding channel with opposite sides, the bedding block having a bedding fastener opening formed therethrough; providing an action including a receiver coupled at a rearward end of a barrel, the receiver having a threaded passage alignable with the bedding fastener opening; providing a pair of first ribs between the receiver and the bedding channel, each one of the first ribs extending along a corresponding one of the sides of the bedding block; providing a pair of second ribs between the receiver and the bedding channel, each one of the second ribs extending along a corresponding one of the sides of the bedding block; supporting the receiver on the opposite sides of the bedding channel with the first ribs contacting the bedding channel and the receiver, and a gap between the second ribs and one of the receiver or the bedding channel; placing a fastener through the bedding block opening into the threaded passage; and securing the receiver on the bedding block with the fastener so that the second ribs are in contact with the bedding channel and the receiver.