Re: Barrel change for a bedded stock?
Will it work, probably. But I would not install it for this reason:
"Most of the time" a GAP build has 1.5" bedding in front of the action. Meaning a barrel has a pad supporting it for that small amount. (This is not always the case, some may have ordered it without on purpose)
Even though the contours are the same it may have been turned down at that part of the barrel a couple thousandth's just to clean it up. It could be over or under just enough to NOT notice when putting it back into the stock.
An option I have done:
Just mill out the barrel pad and have the new barrel installed. A dremel will work if your not to picky.