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<blockquote data-quote="brcfo_outdoors" data-source="post: 2527265" data-attributes="member: 113623"><p>As others have mentioned, you really need to just shoot it supported and unsupported and see. For best accuracy, the current knowledge says that free floating heavier barrels is optimum. With inconsistent pressure on the barrel, I would worry about POI shift. Now lighter barrels are often bedded the entire length of the stock which I guess helps with barrel harmonics but I am not enough of an expert to speak on that. Doing that in this instance with your heavier barrel probably won't help your groupings, but might make your POI consistent. Otherwise I would say opt for a different stock. If you like the general profile of the McMillan Hunter and just need a R700 BLD cut for your bottom metal, the Proof Research lightweight mountain hunter stocks are phenomenal and lightweight. They are built around using Proof's Sendero profile barrels and should offer plenty of float for a carbon CA barrel.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brcfo_outdoors, post: 2527265, member: 113623"] As others have mentioned, you really need to just shoot it supported and unsupported and see. For best accuracy, the current knowledge says that free floating heavier barrels is optimum. With inconsistent pressure on the barrel, I would worry about POI shift. Now lighter barrels are often bedded the entire length of the stock which I guess helps with barrel harmonics but I am not enough of an expert to speak on that. Doing that in this instance with your heavier barrel probably won't help your groupings, but might make your POI consistent. Otherwise I would say opt for a different stock. If you like the general profile of the McMillan Hunter and just need a R700 BLD cut for your bottom metal, the Proof Research lightweight mountain hunter stocks are phenomenal and lightweight. They are built around using Proof's Sendero profile barrels and should offer plenty of float for a carbon CA barrel. [/QUOTE]
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