I know this not to be the issue based on the compression strength of the pad, but let’s just assume for a moment that this is indeed causing the accuracy problems.
So I’ll ask you too, when the receiver is so out of spec that there has to be bedding built up to not warp the rail and in turn not bend the scope tube and fuck up mounting, what are you supposed to do? This has been common practice for decades and as I’ve said I’ve done it hundreds of times without issue.
Are you expected to have a gunsmith make a custom mount for a rifle that’s advertised as being compatible with R700 bases?
Even if you want to look at it from that angle it still points back to the fucking rifle being defective.
Back to the “issue” of the bedding pad on the front of the rail that has over
9000psi of compression strength, those two little 6-48 screws in the front have about
800psi of clamping force combined. I know it’s probably hard for your little brain to understand how both of these work but if you try really hard you might understand how those screws giving in some way (especially from stress from pulling the rail down and NOT being bedded) would cause an issue long before the bedding pad. Those little screws are the standard on R700’s and a lot of other rifles and other than in severe circumstances quite clearly are enough. Not to mention that front pad is also bonded to the action and has over 3100psi of tensile strength holding it together, or nearly 4 times the strength of those two little screws.
So please tell me more about how that bedding pad is causing my problems