I'm going to glass bed another Mod 98. Its a commercial 98 in a sportster stock. It was bedded at the factory with forend pressure as you can feel the rise in the wood at the forend. There is a spot of glass bedding from the factory just forward of the recoil lug supporting the junction of the barrel/receiver. The recoil lug is not bedded. After having read some of the past posts and the disagreement over whether or not the 98 is "pillar" bedded, etc. I got to thinking about the forend pressure and was wondering if anyone can tell me if the original military 98s had any forend pressure? Also how many bed the entire recoil lug vs taping the front,sides and bottom? Always looking for new tips :-)

BTW its a 300 win mag. and it has a crossbolt in the stock.

I've never seen a military Mauser with forened pressure, doesn't mean they don't exist. As far as bedding around the recoil lug, I've done it with and without the tape. 'Bout the only difference I can tell is that the tape makes it easier to remove the stock from the action.

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Also how many bed the entire recoil lug vs taping the front,sides and bottom?

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that me me.......I'm not sure how necessary it is.....it just made sence to me and so I do it.

Thanks for the feedback. I really didn't think that the military mausers had any forend pressure, but I don't know them well. I read somewhere (Mauser Central?) that the steps in the military barrel were for dampening barrel vibrations. I think I'll try just taping the front and sides this time.