I have a Remington 700 Long Range and recently took the stock off (Bell and Carlson M40 )to do some trigger work(safe 2 pound pull now).
I have not had the chance to shoot it yet as I just got it back from Remington,so only firing of the rifle has been done at factory.
I noticed some things though that Makes me wonder if I should bed this stock or not(I have never bedded a rifle)
on the aluminum block there are marks on the front and tang area.[Linked Image][Linked Image]
The Recoil lug appears to only be making contact at the top close to the barrel(see shiny spot at top of recoil lug recess in pic)[Linked Image]
Should I bed this rifle for best accuracy?or will the action and lug mate themselves with repeated firing?
If the rifle needs to be bedded for best accuracy would I need to Bed just the lug area/OR?
I really dont want to remove any of the bedding block to bed the rifle.

Thanks


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