bedding the model 1917

Thats a rather open ended question, and the answer likely depends on how serious a "match" one is discussing. I guess the brutal answer is that if its a serious match, you should trade the 17 in for something more "user friendly" and more inherently accurate.

but if you are discussing bedding to repair an old stock, thats had thousands of rounds shot through it, and is perhaps set back and maybe even cracked, its not rocket science to accomplish it.

But all the other factors should be examined, for example, is the barrel still in good enough shape internally, to expect bedding to be worth the time?

There is a thread in the gunsmith section, which discusses bedding on Rem 700s, I suggest reviewing it, as pretty much the same same applies to bedding any rifle.

The idea is to get a consistent section of material, whether wood or epoxy, that you can tighten the screws to a consistent tension. Now the original mil dress 17s had tubing around the screws, to prevent compressing the wood, but again, we have many decades of drying on the stock, and all bets are off.

its not really a topic that can be explained in a few paragraphs. But it is fairly straight forward, and something that can be accomplished by anyone with a little mechanical ability, and very few tools.

Simply do a "how too" on google, and various instructions are given. Some likely go overboard, some are likely too simple. I believe you will simply have to study several of them, and apply what ever fits your situation the best.

Good luck, and dont forget to use the release agent properly, should you jump into the job.

It for sure is one of those topics, that the gun writers spend days and hours discussing, and many of them are just re writing something they read by some other gunwriter that read it somewhere else.

Its fun to work on the old ones, but labor costs make it un practical, if a guy has to pay someone else to do the work.

But as said, bedding is something anyone not afraid to get their hands dirty can accomplish, once they understand the reasoning and use a bit of logic with the job.