Skeptic13
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So there seem to be two questions you are asking. The one in the title of the post about free float barrels and the one in the post about pressure on the hand guard changing your point of aim.
For the first question I think that what free floating does is give you consistent harmonics from shot to shot. This will allow for a theoretically improvement in consistent point of impact. Leading to tighter groups. But this is only one factor in consistency so it will not always give you the desired results.
The second question about pressure on the hand guard changing the point of aim seems unlikely in standard shooting scenarios. There just is not enough force placed on a quality hand guard to shift the point of aim. If you hand guard does flex that much then I would look at a different hand guard.
For the first question I think that what free floating does is give you consistent harmonics from shot to shot. This will allow for a theoretically improvement in consistent point of impact. Leading to tighter groups. But this is only one factor in consistency so it will not always give you the desired results.
The second question about pressure on the hand guard changing the point of aim seems unlikely in standard shooting scenarios. There just is not enough force placed on a quality hand guard to shift the point of aim. If you hand guard does flex that much then I would look at a different hand guard.