Gunner, that's not a fluke. Other members here have done the same thing. BobinNH has stated before that he's taken the screw completely out and have gotten good results. I have also made "dummy" screws and epoxied them into the stocks with no contact to the barrel. However, this was something I've done after pillar bedding and also freefloating the barrels. They still look original, but shoot like a house a fire... EricM has 2 rifles I've done this to and he can attest to how well they shoot.
