I admit to having a very limited experience with the Weatherby's but from what I saw, their bedding was variable at best. The one's I dealt with used no bedding material other than the wood of the stock itself.. With a modern barrel and reasonable care 1 1/2 inches is rather easy to acheive in a bolt rifle of decent manufacture/design. Most responded to a forearm pressure point but I always tried free floating them first. A free floated barrel seems to be a bit less likely to shift point of impact as weather/humidity changes... good luck from the gunnut69