Pressure point vs. free floating

old single shots

I have never seen a bolt action rifle whose accuracy was not at least somewhat improved by eliminating the pressure point and free floating the barrel.(rem 700 or 7 anyway)When i get a new rifle this is the First thing i do.Would like to hear others thoughts and comments on this. Thanks.

COONASS

what exactly is a "pressure point" on a stock aren't all bolt action's bedded "glass bedded" what's the difference???????//glass bedded and free floating are they two diff things????????? if a dollar bill will slide down between the barrel and the stock , does this mean its free floating???what do you think old single shots....... *

old single shots

Coonass-Most all production bolt action rifles have a point near the end of the stock where the barrel touches.Usually for about an inch or so.This is thepressure point.If you can slide a dollar bill between the barrel and stock back to the recoil lug,this is (freefloated)

COONASS

old single shots.........what exactly is "glass bedded".........is it at recoil lug..if so what diff does that make..so close to the lug???????????*

old single shots

*-Glass bedding is a compound (epoxy)put in a liquid state between the action or action -barrel and stock which hardens and gives a skin tight fit between the two. Hope i explained that right.

JustC

you put it perfectly old single shots. The epoxy then eliminates any space between the action and the stock, therefore, there is no room for movement. This makes the action and the stock into one piece (so to speak) instead of two individual pieces, thus eliminating movement between them. The solidification of the action and free floating of the barrel will pull group size in considerably. You will also notice the rifle recoil more straight back instead of the muzzle flip that you are used to seeing due to the barrel slapping against the contact point and bouncing upward.

He Dog

I usually glas bed the first 4" (first is closest to the action) of the barrel and free float the rest.

11echo

I like to glass bed and BUSH the receiver screws. Doing this tries to eliminate squirm around the receiver to get better accuracy. There are 2 philosophies about barrels. To "free float" a barrel, there must be NO contacts to the barrel from the tip of the forearm down to the receiver (Like coonasses trick with the dollar bill). This let's the barrel uniformly vibrate to get consistencies accuracy. The other school of though is to put a pressure point about 1" from the tip of the forearm to get direction on the barrel vibration. This idea is incorporated by a number of rifle manufactures (like the Ruger company). I've seen a adjustable pressure point where it mounts in the forearm of the stock and has a spring loaded plunger putting pressure on the barrel. This plunger is mounted on a long screw so you can "walk" this contact point up and down to find a "sweet spot" for that particular weapon. I myself like the "free floating" barrel, AND have achieved great results with a number of rifles. Hope this helps. ...Mark(11echo)

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nimrod_sn

old single shot - try buying any of the Browning rifles with the BOSS system they are all free floated from the factory - and are tunable with the BOSS for SMALL!!! groups. I have two winchesters with the same setup but winchester doesn't market the BOSS on its rifles any longer. Have seen them on auction frequently though.

MIKE WISKEY

I HAVE BEDDED MANY RIFLES BOTH WAYS AND FIND THAT 'MOST' SPORTER AND LIGHT WEIGHT BARRELS GROUP BETTER WITH A PRESSURE POINT ABOUT AN INCH FROM THE END OF THE STOCK. THERE ARE ALWAYS EXCEPTIONS. I 'FREE FLOAT' LIGHTER BARRELS AS A LAST RESORT.