Been reading up and depending how my first range session turns out, may be doing a stock and pillar bedding job on the new arrival.

While checking it out and taking it apart, I noticed the barrel is pretty much free floating from the chamber on in the forearm area.

Except one spot about a half inch in near the end of the forearm. This is obviously intended to be there.

If I pillar and glass bed the stock, should this be taken down for a full free float of the forearm or leave it in place? Have only seen one reference to this anywhere on another forum and it said not to touch it but was part of a stock refinishing post, not a pillar and bed post.

Also, since most of the chamber up is free floating now, other than some strengthening of the forearm area, what is gained by putting bedding in the forearm?

Thanks.