I have spoken to several people at McMillan that said they work fine with no bedding. The military issue sniper rifles are not bedded. I think when they are used for competition then they do bed them.

I checked accuracy before and after on a feather weight edge stock and if there is a difference then I can't shoot well enough to tell.

I wished I had checked out repeatability when the action is removed before and after but I didn't. I think bedding will increase the consistency but haven't proved it.

Either pillars or solid glass and a torque wrench could improve repeatable point of impact, but I would always check it after each swap.


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