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Originally Posted by Picher
The problem with a flat-bottomed action, especially in a wood stock, is that as wood dries, it shrinks away from the metal and tends to string shots sideways. If a synthetic stock doesn't fit well, the same can happen.
On a round-bottomed action, tightening the stock screws tends to center the action, even if there's a bit of space at the top.
All else being equal, most target/benchrest rifles have rounded actions, often Remingtons.
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To the first statement, I would think this would not matter when bedded properly with a good bedding material like Devcon or Marine-Tex. There would be very little shrinkage.
To the bolded statement, I know of some respected shooters like
Bart B. that might argue that the reason Remington actions are used for more target rifles over Winchester 70 actions has nothing to do with the Remington being better or more suitable in any way.