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.
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)
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