Quote Originally Posted by fly boy View Post
I would do that in a weekend if I had the time and money. I'm guessing there are "lugs' inside the action, and repeated use would wear them down. and by "lapping" the lugs they just sand them slightly for the same effect sans 1,000 rounds down the barrel?
Pretty much. The Rem 700 has 2 lugs and I have honestly never seen any reason to lap or polish them on nay of my 700s. You could always dry-fire it a thousand times and get the same effect.