Gunsmithing Re-use aluminum bedding block/plate?

[BurnOut]

I am in the process of modifying a T/C Icon rifle, and have purchased for it a Boyd's stock. Now, before I go on, I should note that the original stock in which the rifle left the factory included a 1/4" thick (or would that be thin?) aluminum bedding block/plate that was bedded/glued into the stock. I was able to remove it from the factory stock without damaging either the aluminum or the factory walnut stock.

In any event, the inlet in the Boyd's stock is for the action only, rather than the block/plate AND the action... so my question is, should I inlet the stock to make room for the aluminum bit, or just bed the action into the stock without it and call it a day? If it makes a difference, the rifle will be chambered in a pretty stout round (338 WM) and will be reasonably light (I just ordered a CF barrel blank for it). The intent of the rifle is to be a hunter more than a precision bench shooter, but I would of course like it to be as accurate as possible (without going to extreme measures of any sort).

TIA

 

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Personally ide just bed it without the plate....

Bedding blocks are supposed to take the place if glass bedding........but by the time you inlet the stock.....you could have just bedded the thing.

if you are concerned about the strength of the wood.....i would add cross bolts

 

[BurnOut]

Personally ide just bed it without the plate....

Bedding blocks are supposed to take the place if glass bedding........but by the time you inlet the stock.....you could have just bedded the thing.

if you are concerned about the strength of the wood.....i would add cross bolts

That's what I'm leaning towards... I was thinking about the distribution of recoil along the action/stock interface, but thinking about it some more, I can't see how the aluminum plate would do much for me in this regard.