easttex and pre64win,
So are you two opining that the rifles tend to shoot better with the screw and nut removed? To be clear, I am not talking about altering the stock by floating the barrel or doing any glass bedding, but simply removing the forearm anchor point.
And, now that I have broached the subject, are you opining that they shoot even better if the barrels are floated, action glass bedded, etc.?
I ask because I remember reading here and there that some believe the forearm tie down is part of the reason for Pre '64's being rather accurate. I believe Ross Seyfried was one of those writers.
Which, of course open up a whole world of things, such as:
Featherweights not having a tie down, but not being floated
Jack O'Connor and others suggesting playing with fore end pressure
Melvin Forbes of Ultralight Arms believing it best to full length bed a light barrel, taking advantage of a rigid synthetic stock (which may not be the best idea for a wood stock.)
