frizzell,
I had a Weatherby Vanguard when they came with nice wood, it was free floated but not glass bedded, it shifted all the time.
I had two Winchester mod 70' s not floated which also shifted even after I took them off and sealed them. They shot very accurately which is why I did not float and glass them but the impact kept shifting, so I floated and glassed them then they would not shoot tight groups.
Then I got a Remington m700 stainless synthetic .280, floated and bedded it and that was my main rifle for years. Impact never shifted much, just fine tuned it from time to time. I shoot a lot all year practicing at long range and off hand so I really notice when the impact shifts.
LA must be quite a shift from Montana, we are getting ready to start bear hunting up here. The snow is melting and the bears are out, season opens April 15th we will be out there glassing. We had practically no winter this year so they are out early.