[260 Rem]

For those in the “undecided” camp regarding the practice of some (maybe many) to bed forward of the recoil lug an inch or so... some rationale.
I have heard of several gunsmiths that bed forward of the lug (under the barrel shank). They suggest that the extra bedding provides better support. I will leave the promotion of that practice to those that believe it is beneficial.
Personally, I keep the bedding away from the barrel because I believe anything touching it affects the “vibration”. It seems reasonable to assume with temperature change, either ambient or in the steel after multiple shots, the pressure at the contact point would change and potentially set up a vibration pattern that could result in shot dispersion. With a couple of barrels, I experimented by bedding forward of the lug...doing load development ...then removing the under barrel bedding and re-doing load development. In both cases, the fully floated barrels performed best.