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Bedding vs. full barrel block mounting
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<blockquote data-quote="hemiford" data-source="post: 1277416" data-attributes="member: 72104"><p>Thanks Gents, and Yes to Mr. Russo, you illustrate exactly what</p><p>I was referring to.</p><p></p><p>I have several heavy barrel projects. All the free-float arguments</p><p>I've read about over the years seem to be repeated without question,</p><p>or seemingly without understanding the original reasons even.</p><p></p><p>Primary argument: Thin barrel in a wood stock, stock gets wet and </p><p>swells, enough to touch the barrel and change it's vibration, or even </p><p>push on and actually bend the barrel. POI is changed.</p><p></p><p>I simply don't believe ANY stock is strong enough to bend a thickwall</p><p>1-1/4" OD steel tube.</p><p></p><p>In fact, bedding in general does not hold the machinery into the </p><p>stock, only two little screws do that. The barrel can still jump off</p><p>the bedding during firing. I contend that even more is needed,</p><p>perhaps some sort of strap(s) to hold the barrel down.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hemiford, post: 1277416, member: 72104"] Thanks Gents, and Yes to Mr. Russo, you illustrate exactly what I was referring to. I have several heavy barrel projects. All the free-float arguments I've read about over the years seem to be repeated without question, or seemingly without understanding the original reasons even. Primary argument: Thin barrel in a wood stock, stock gets wet and swells, enough to touch the barrel and change it's vibration, or even push on and actually bend the barrel. POI is changed. I simply don't believe ANY stock is strong enough to bend a thickwall 1-1/4" OD steel tube. In fact, bedding in general does not hold the machinery into the stock, only two little screws do that. The barrel can still jump off the bedding during firing. I contend that even more is needed, perhaps some sort of strap(s) to hold the barrel down. [/QUOTE]
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