Originally Posted by
Larry Gibson
Another thing to consider is the bedding. With the long barrels it is very easy for the stock to bend them. With the barreled action laying in the stock if, when the front guard screw is tightened, the action is pulled down into the stock the barrel is being bent up. That can and does cause milsurp rifles to hit higher than they are supposed to. The barrel, in a properly bedded Mauser, should lay evenly w/o any upward (or sideward) pressure when the action is tightened down firmly by the guard screws.