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iraiam · October 31, 2013, 06:42 PM

I personally never free float the barrel without also bedding the action to the stock.

The reason I adopted this rule of thumb was exactly what you are seeing, removing the pressure point from the barrel did not necessarily degrade accuracy, but it made the rifle more subject to changes in POI due to screw torques and such.

IMO, you have 2 options, do the "tuning fork" thing, pillar and bed the stock and try to make it act like a tuning fork. OR put the pressure point back on the barrel by adding a cork shim under the barrel, which will stiffen the barrel.

October 31, 2013, 06:42 PM	#12
iraiam Senior Member Join Date: September 6, 2012 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 1,057	I personally never free float the barrel without also bedding the action to the stock. The reason I adopted this rule of thumb was exactly what you are seeing, removing the pressure point from the barrel did not necessarily degrade accuracy, but it made the rifle more subject to changes in POI due to screw torques and such. IMO, you have 2 options, do the "tuning fork" thing, pillar and bed the stock and try to make it act like a tuning fork. OR put the pressure point back on the barrel by adding a cork shim under the barrel, which will stiffen the barrel. __________________ NRA Lifetime Member Since 1999 "I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people except for a few public officials." George Mason