barrel floating question.

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My rifle has a synthetic stock and a screw that goes into a lug under the barrel. Should I just loosen this screw and have done with it, or should I remove the screw completely and sand down the stock to float the barrel?
Any advice would be a big help:)
 
Take the action out of the stock and sand the barrel channel until you can get a folded piece of paper between the barrel and stock all the way to the action. The actions screws should be torqued down to 45 inch lbs NOT FOOT LBS.
 
If I leave that screw in the forestock dosen't that defeat the purpose? There are 3 screws left to me. 2 that attach the stock to the trigger guard plate and one that goes through the stock to the action itself.
 
Chances are the middle screw just holds the front of the trigger guard to the stock the front and back screws hold the action into the stock. Take them all out and see what is holding the in. You need to have at least 2 actions screws to hold it together.
If you are talking about the front swivel screw that may protrude into the barrel channel and touch the barrel way out front, file it down.
 
There is a screw about 4 inches along the barrel that goes into a lug nut that attaches to the barrel. That is the one that confuses me. Should I sand down the forestock after that point?
 
A lot of sporter-weight barrels see no benefit from free-floating; some even work better when bedded or with a pressure point in the forend.
 
prosper said:
A lot of sporter-weight barrels see no benefit from free-floating; some even work better when bedded or with a pressure point in the forend.
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True, but sometimes you never know until you free float them. It doesn't take much to put the presseure point back in if the free floating doesn't work.
 
Quiz, Guess why many gun makers have the barrel touching the stock? So when the stock warps the barrel still looks centred in the stock AND when the barrel is installed crooked the barrel still looks centred in the stock. If anyone would like to debate the topic I have a fine selection you can view.
 
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