Originally Posted by
Colorado Luckydog
For shooting paper, I would do both. For most hunting situations, neither one is necessary. The exception would be long range hunting.
For most local hunting this is probably true, but for a hunter that travels to a different areas I think that it makes good sense to bed and float. Humidity and temperature play hob with wooden stocks, and most plastic/fiberglass stocks are a bit flexible.
I always bed a 700 action when shooting magnum cartridges.