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Stock Pressure on Barrel
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<blockquote data-quote="Freebore" data-source="post: 227123" data-attributes="member: 873"><p>I own 3 Weatherby's and have found that the lightweight barrels (use to be called buggy whips) shoot better with a pressure point against the barrel. Both shot worse freefloating for me. If you do the bedding yourself you fill in the flutes with moldeling clay around the area of your pressure point. Remove it when done.</p><p> </p><p> The pressure point on my lightweight barrels is fairly substantial. Use of credit cards in this area or something equal to do the shimming with until it shoots well. This is the only area the stock touches other than the action.</p><p> </p><p> I find a bullet and load to the velocity and consistancy I want then 'tune my rifle pressure point' using shims. From here I then put a permanant bedding pressure point. This is some old school stuff.</p><p></p><p> Both of my .257 Lgwghts shoot under 5/8" at 200 for 3 quick shots from a COLD barrel. 1st 2 shots cutting the 3rd at 11:00 form both rifles. </p><p></p><p> The Accumark's are free floating from the factory and shoot well that way. 7STW</p><p></p><p> I have heard that the pressure point is in the area 11-14# range from the factory FWIW. I do not know how to measure that. I could get the wife to hold scale steady enough while I pulled down on the barrel. (just kidding)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Freebore, post: 227123, member: 873"] I own 3 Weatherby's and have found that the lightweight barrels (use to be called buggy whips) shoot better with a pressure point against the barrel. Both shot worse freefloating for me. If you do the bedding yourself you fill in the flutes with moldeling clay around the area of your pressure point. Remove it when done. The pressure point on my lightweight barrels is fairly substantial. Use of credit cards in this area or something equal to do the shimming with until it shoots well. This is the only area the stock touches other than the action. I find a bullet and load to the velocity and consistancy I want then 'tune my rifle pressure point' using shims. From here I then put a permanant bedding pressure point. This is some old school stuff. Both of my .257 Lgwghts shoot under 5/8" at 200 for 3 quick shots from a COLD barrel. 1st 2 shots cutting the 3rd at 11:00 form both rifles. The Accumark's are free floating from the factory and shoot well that way. 7STW I have heard that the pressure point is in the area 11-14# range from the factory FWIW. I do not know how to measure that. I could get the wife to hold scale steady enough while I pulled down on the barrel. (just kidding) [/QUOTE]
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