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Old May 19, 2013, 12:44 PM   #16
Crankylove
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The forend touching the barrel does affect accuracy..........at least in the one example I've shot.

Frankenmauser replaced the factory stock on his XL7 with an aftermarket laminate that free floats the barrel. No matter what load combinations we tried with the rifle in the after market stock, it could never get back to the accuracy and consistency it had with the factory stock. I don't recall if Frankenmauser ever tried shims or rebedding the action with the laminate stock, but he did end up selling it and dropping the action back in the factory stock to regain the groups he couldn't get with the aftermarket stock.
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