I tried both in the 788 (got a Leupold VX III 4.5 x 14 x 40 on it).....after boresighting, the 180 grain was all over the place, 150 didn't do much better...next try will be 165-168 factory loads....any input ??
It is my opinion, the bedding is shot.
My Rem 700's the stock had a deliberate pressure point at the fore end tip.
Relieved pressure point at fore end
I drilled big holes in the stock, poured bisonite down the holes, which once cured, act as pillars.
Poured epoxy down to threaded nut
routed wood around pillars and filled it up with bisonite. Final bedding job is so sloppy looking, I do not want to show it.
Before at 100 yards, the action slide in the stock and had a wide left to right shot movement
Glassbedded 100 yards
glassbedded 300 yards
If you are like most people, you want a simple fix. You want to go to the Auto store and buy a can that has on its label "Miracle" , pour it in the crankcase, and because it is miraculous, expect that it will fix the worn bearings and low engine compression. I am going to say, there is no Miracle can of anything that will fix poor bedding. Every Remington wood stocked rifle I have owned, the bedding was poor and it did not improve with age. With every Remington rifle that I bedded, and free floated the barrel, group consistency improved.