So most of the little knowledge that I have about precision rifles comes from this and similar sites.
I understand that barrels need to be free floated so that they remain consistent in the way that they vibrate and such. That's a pretty easy concept to grasp.
99% percent of the centerfire rifle shooting I do involves guns that were in vogue 70 yrs ago. In other words, milsurp rifles.
What I don't understand is that some of them supposedly like to have some pressure/contact with the stock or stock bands near the front of the rifle. The Soviet Mosins, German Mausers, and English Enfields come to mind.
I dont understand why these seem to shoot better with contact whereas all of the relevant rifles today are 100% free floated.
Wouldn't these old guns themselves perform better if they were completely free floated too?
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