Why pressure point on for-end

[hawg man]

Hey Guys, need to see if anyone can tell me why a rifle has a pressure point at the for-ends last inch of the rifle stock and the rest is free floated? Why did they do this,and why not free float the it all.

[Buckshot]

Ive noticed this on my savage 7-08 when I restocked the gun. I believe its done for accurancy, as some gun shoot better when stocked this way. Let me tell you my 7-08 with its factory stock wouldnt shoot worth a dang stocked this way. Heck it didnt shoot worth a damn when I restocked it with a ramline either, I wound up glass bedding the ram line and then it turned into a tack driver.

[frizzellr]

Ive noticed this on my savage 7-08 when I restocked the gun.

Every Savage I ever saw was free floated at the factory. Maybe someone missed something on yours. As far as the Ramline stocks go, all of them I saw have been sort of flimsy so bedding would have probably helped. Most Savages shoot well right out of the box.

[Vapodog]

Rem

Hey Guys, need to see if anyone can tell me why a rifle has a pressure point at the for-ends last inch of the rifle stock and the rest is free floated? Why did they do this,and why not free float the it all.

ington and others do this.....I believe Weatherby does it too.....I remove them immediately as the free floated barrels have always been the best shooters to me.....It's a good question as to why they do it.....I certainly don't recommend it!!

[James B]

As a rule only factory Remington rifles have a pressure point on the stock. A rifle can, often but not always, be made to shoot better buy providing an even pressure on the stock to barrel fit. This can be done by glass bedding or by creating a stationary point on the stock. This causes the vibrations of the barrel when fired to vibrate the same each time thus giving more uniformity. Its cheaper to go with the pressure point than to bed the whole stock. I have added a pressure point to other stocks with mixed results. Often it helps a marginal rifle shoot better. However sometimes it seems to make no difference. I quess it just another reason why no two guns are the same. Kind of like Women, they are all different but most have many of the same fine qualities.

[Slamfire]

Take a piece of rope, and stretch it out on the ground. Now give it a flip with your wrist. See the wave that travels down the rope. Believe it or not a rifle barrel does that when fired. Now got down there 2/3 of the way to the end and put something under the rope. Flip it again. the 1/3 beyond the object you put under it doesn't have as much wave in it as it did before. That's why light sporter barrels like a pressure point. Heavier barrels don't need it, try flippin' your garden hose with the same amount of power applied as your used on the rope.

[hawg man]

You are the man!!!!! Thanks alot for the info. Its all starting to add up now. Thanks

[stubblejumper]

I prefer free floating the entire barrel.The accuracy is just as good but the point of impact is usually more consistant in varying conditions.

[Sniper151]

I believe that many of the thin barrel rifles, like the sporters and ultra lites do this for additional support midway down the barrel. Some of the lite series barrels are only half a size larger than the bullets they shoot.

[8mm/06]

If I have a rifle that is not shooting to my expectations I start with checking the action screws to see how they have been tightened.

Then I see about the barrel channel. Next I attempt to apply a little up pressure to the underside of the barrel near the end of the of the stock. This will often shrink the groups a little.
If it is still shooting poorly I'll move to the effort of a complete free float but can often end up with upward barrel pressure for best results anyway.
If the free float with or without the upward pressure doesn't do it I'll glass bed it allowing about an inch of the barrel just in front of the action to have bedding.
Every gun is a little different. My best shooter is barrel bedded all the way down. Go figure.