I think you're sayin' that he held the barrel floated in the channel while he was bedding it by wrapping tape around it. Then removed the tape after it was free floated. You may wanna consider putting a pressure point in the barrel channel as it sounds like your barrel may want a little pressure. Try putting some temporary pressure under the barrel towards the end of the barrel channel and see how it shoots. If it shoots well that way you can run a little pad of bedding under the barrel in the channel and create a permanent pressure point. That will likely let you get rid of the barrel condom and still keep your accuracy.
