M1 Garand accuracy help

[Twinson]

I have an M1 Garand that had walking groups due to the stock touching the barrel on the left side near the chamber. I relieved that and no more walking groups but I still have a few flyers. My next area of concern is the rear hand guard to stock fit. With the rifle assembled and the trigger guard locked into position, I can slide a piece of paper between the rear handguard bottom and the stock top (where they meet just in front of the clip latch). But I can't slip the paper between the rear handguard and the stock on the right up toward the stock ferrule. My question is, should I relieve some wood from the front area of the rear handguard where is is contacting the stock so I can slide the paper between the two pieces?

As of now I have the rear handguard floated on the barrel from the retaining clip to the middle band.

I have the rear of the hand guard relieved front the front face of the receiver.

I have the front hand guard relieved from the gas cylinder.

I have the stock floating from the barrel.

So the only palce the barrel contacts anything is at the middle band and front handguard ferrule.

With the pressure of the rear handguard on the stock, I figured that might be affecting something. What do you gentalman think? Thank you, James.

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