We are on the same page John. Well said.
It's that lifting the last quarter inch that's the bugger.

Not flattening pieces under recoil for thousands of rounds is not easy.
I'd like see a clock face diagram for every action varietal showing effort to depress barrels an additional .25 inch from beginning of cycle to end. Illustrate the lumps, and the slope of their hillsides.

Out there doing it best I can.