I have my custom encore almost ready to go just wondering about the forarm. the stock is laminat with a heavy barrel from mgm
to just leave it alone
full length bed
pillar bed

now I have read alot of articals about full lenght including one from mike belum (father)
I have also read about pillar bedding including mike belum (son)
now my lever guns i never did anything to the forarm

400 plus views and no opinions on this one ???
thats ok cause the more i read the more it is seems to me split right down the middle

Did you mean Mike Bellm ?? If so that guy more or less re wrote the score on Encores and Contenders. I have his springs etc on all of my triggers. A couple of people have been making hangers for Encore and Contender fore ends Bullberry barrels was one. Obviously taking off and putting on the fore end gives a different torque every time which is said can effect the fall of shot/accuracy. T/C tried and failed to cure this with their quick release attachment. No to be honest the idea worked, the engineering was c##p. I have modified the ones I have and they now work fine. No matter how well bedded, you are still going to need a small torque wrench to make sure the fore end is torqued to the same pressure. I have to admit all of my Encore barrels will shoot better than I am capable of. Proved it off bags with air release to the trigger. I will now wait to be shot down in flames

yea i bought aq torque wrench have not used it yet but bought it
i don't have a grouping problem just a changed poi every time i take forarm off
yea i meant bellm also have his trigger kit in mine love it

think I am going to bed it when i bed my daughters rifle i am building. then use torque wrench each time if that does not solve problem then I can always pillar bed it

First try shooting it...if no problems don't try to fit it.

pillar bedding isn't one of my favorite fixes for any rifle, full length bedding with even barrel/wood contact works on some.

Most T/Cs shoot better than the shooter can hold without any bedding. Sincve the frearm is not directly connected to the action and mostly floats with the barrel, it acts merely as barrel weight.