One thing on the Sporter barrels (on a tip from J. Baker) I have started playing with a free-floated barrel EXCEPT for one point at the fore-end. Mine (Bottom Release M11 w/sporter weight barrel) was good for three shots and then invariably went to 1-1/2" for five. No question the shorter weight barrel gets HOT. I shoot five shot strings and wait 15 minutes. Thee shot is fine for a deer rifle . . . but I have varmints as well. And NO ONE doesn't like a rifle they can shoot for hours at targets for fun and practice (and load development).

I free-floated from the lug forward, added pillars, bedded and then added a bit of tractor inner tube held down with fletching/two-sided tape with just a few pounds pressure. I can move it back and forth to "tweak" in the harmonics.

I wanted to get through hunting season so I haven't had a chance to play with this. Will be a feature post if it works!



Here's my bedded area and posts.



For giggles I bedded the bottom "plastic" (E.Arthur Brown) though I have a Gun Shop metal trigger