I am working on a build for a 6.5 Creedmoor on a Savage action, and have a 26" barrel on order. I will be using a chassis instead of a traditional stock, and I like the MDT LSS model.
On their website, they specifically say that they do not recommend it for "longer barrels to be shot over 900 meters" as the forend is shorter than normal. They offer an LSS-XL model that has a 3" longer fore end and that is what they recommend for longer barrels.
So my question is this: why does the length of the fore end matter if the barrel is free floated from the recoil lug forward? Is it simply a balance issue?
I will only be shooting this gun off of bags or a rest, so balance does not really concern me.
Any reasons anyone knows of as to why this would adversely affect accuracy or matter at all?
On their website, they specifically say that they do not recommend it for "longer barrels to be shot over 900 meters" as the forend is shorter than normal. They offer an LSS-XL model that has a 3" longer fore end and that is what they recommend for longer barrels.
So my question is this: why does the length of the fore end matter if the barrel is free floated from the recoil lug forward? Is it simply a balance issue?
I will only be shooting this gun off of bags or a rest, so balance does not really concern me.
Any reasons anyone knows of as to why this would adversely affect accuracy or matter at all?