Just me - but I'd only epoxy in the long part of the cross bolt and leave the screw-in section alone... Even then, I only do that IF there's a visible crack anywhere in that area.. I just did that exact thing on my son's rifle about two weeks ago.. But I do not bed the entire stock area up to and including the forward lug. Those barrels are stiff enough that anything additional really does nothing.. FWIW


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