Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Winchester Collectors Glass bedding a Winchester model 70 (my way)

Nope, I was referring to the rifle you showed being bedded. I had thought most all the newer M70's were floated. This is what the barrel channel on mine looked like before I took some sandpaper and dowel rod to it. You can clearly see the pressure points causing the erratic grouping.



This is what the recoil lug area looked like prior to bedding. You can see looks like someone took a chunk out of it.



This is afterwards. I ended up going further than I wanted with the barrel shank area and cut back so only about an inch and a half was bedded. After completion, I didn't tighten the front screw at all. It's not in use at all.