Yes - I'm well 'up' on the actions and re-actions with the thinsided military actions able to wobble all over - exactly what accuracy nuts don't want.

With standard bedding, and 1/2" to 1" (never on a taper) of the heavy barrel properly bedded, the accuracy was improved with standard actions over even a 'glue-in' clamped barrel.

Welding spacers between the rails to stiffen the actions was a common gunsmith trick here as well, to make miltary actions shoot as well as the various 'stiffer' Remingtons, etc. Then, the blocked/beded in barrel clamps worked as planned with military actions. My blocked, stiffened and glued in M98 agg'd .250" when that would put you in the top 3 along with the real BR rifles. So much for the early 70's. Now, 1/4" is nothing for even a gopher or small calibre deer rifle to beat.