Im grabbing one soon, are you guys bedding the stock also or just messing with the forends?
Also regarding gaps on spaghetti noodle forends, a quick check is to put a little ball of modeling clay between the forend and the barrel.
The clay ball is a good idea. I sanded and rasped a fairly large gap between barrel and stock, more than 1/8", and it still rubbed.
I used epoxy in the fore-end but it allows the fore-arm to flex near the action. I hate plywood but ordered a Boyd's last week. They are way behind on filling orders.
