i dont know if this is the right place to post this or not my uncle had his savage 110 bedded at a smith in southern wisconsin . they full length bedded it, my question is should we sand the bedding down from the lug to the fore-end or just leave it alone,i always thought it should free float we are having trouble finding a load for it. i thought that might be the problem ,but not sure? any help would be appreciated thanks to all in advance.
Gunsmithing free float or not ?
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Re: free float or not ?
Conventional wisdom says to bed just the action and lug, allowing the barrel to float.
There are occasions with quite thin barrels however where it can benefit accuracy by bedding a pad for the barrel to rest on closer to the muzzle. If your barrel isn't a pencil profile though you should not need this.
I can't recall hearing of a barrel bedded the entire length of the stock being a good thing however.
Also, if your uncles stock is wood then many factors that effect the expansion/contraction/deflection of the stock will be translated to the barrel if full-length bedded. Not good for accuracy.
Conventional wisdom says to bed just the action and lug, allowing the barrel to float.
There are occasions with quite thin barrels however where it can benefit accuracy by bedding a pad for the barrel to rest on closer to the muzzle. If your barrel isn't a pencil profile though you should not need this.
I can't recall hearing of a barrel bedded the entire length of the stock being a good thing however.
Also, if your uncles stock is wood then many factors that effect the expansion/contraction/deflection of the stock will be translated to the barrel if full-length bedded. Not good for accuracy.
