Joined the "700 Club"

[BPTactical]

Well I have long been a Savage fan for their bolt guns but seeing how the 700 is the standard I figured I had better pick one up.
I traded my HK45 for a NIB 700 SPS Varmint .308 with the 26" barrel plus got a couple C notes outta the deal.
Yeah I know it is one of the lower tier models but seeing how 80% of it will eventually be in the parts bin why put out for a BDL or such.
First step? Shitcan the Tupperware stock and bottom metal. I would love an A5 McMillian and Badger but I doubt that will be in the budget for a while. Gonna look at the Bell and Carlson offerings.
Gonna sit down and make a list on this one.............long term project.

[StagLefty]

Sounds like an interesting project-keep us posted [Beer]

[dtbighit]

Bell and Carlson have some nice stocks,ive got one on my 700 i love it

[BUC303]

Welcome to the club haha. If you are in it for the long haul and want the McMillan A5 you might as well save your money and go for it. You aren't going to be happy if you have your heart set on that but get something else in the meantime. The old adage that I see come up constantly on these precision rigs "buy once - cry once"

[BPTactical]

Well step one is complete. I found a nice little stock for a decent price. Greybull Precision markets what they call the "Hunter" stock. Turns out it is actually a B&C made to Greybulls specs. 13.5 LOP, aluminum bedding block and pretty light. Nice contour, similar to a Mac but not as angular and blocky.
Now to find a trigger and the first real mechanical tweak will be to shit can the factory crown. They are hinky at best and this one is a little off.
One recessed 90 degree crown coming up!
In the meantime I will be saving my lunch money and tips for the strippers toward Badger's DBM goodies.
I will try to post pics a bit later.

[ronaldrwl]

Got me :) Not what I was expecting

[UberTong]

BP- I'm a dolt when it comes to gun internals and such, but what is the crown and what do you gain modifying it? BTW, I have never owned or shot any real 'long gun' except a 300 win mag last year, and wow big boom.

[Graves]

The crown is the tip of the barrel, by recessing some you more or less shroud the rifling which adds a bit of protection if you ever bump or drop it...there's that and it looks kewl too!

[quickdraw]

You should have stuck with the Savages. $0.02

[UberTong]

Thanks Graves.

[BPTactical]

You should have stuck with the Savages. $0.02

Yeah, I know Blasphemy but I need to make some tooling for Remmys and I don't want to use a customers rifle, besides seeing they are the most well known of the bolt guns and I am getting more and more work on them I need to step up my game a touch on them.
Howz that for a long sentence?

Uber- the crown of the barrel has a tremendous impact on the accuracy of the barrel. It is the last part of the barrel to contact the round and it needs to be perfect. A stock Remmy like this one has what is known as an 11 degree crown, meaning it is dished (recessed) at an 11 degree angle. I prefer a recessed crown, I feel the bore is protected better.

[Zombie Steve]

You should have stuck with the Savages. $0.02


Well, you need to put in at least 11 cents to adjust for inflation. Consider it, and we'll consider your blasphemy. [Tooth][Swim]

[Delfuego]

Careful with those remy's... They have as many parts to add-on as an AR or a Barbie. [Luck]

[BPTactical]

Well it has been a while since I last checked in here so an update is in order. I have not recrowned it as yet nor bedded it in the stock-just not enough hours in the day.
I have a Timney 510 trigger on the way, maybe some day I will have the time to get it all together.
I was thinking of putting a few rounds through it bone stock to establish a baseline before I start tweaking it.
What say you?

[SA Friday]

Well it has been a while since I last checked in here so an update is in order. I have not recrowned it as yet nor bedded it in the stock-just not enough hours in the day.
I have a Timney 510 trigger on the way, maybe some day I will have the time to get it all together.
I was thinking of putting a few rounds through it bone stock to establish a baseline before I start tweaking it.
What say you?

Was one of the first things I did with a PSS model (26" barrel) I bought here off the gun sales. I picked up Fed Gold Match and Black Hills Match 168s and 175s. They all shot under 3/4 MOA, the 175s were the best of the two. The BH match 175s were like magic bullets. They shot under 1/2 MOA. I set my reloads up based off of them; 175 SMKs, 44.0 gr Varget, Lapua cases, CCI LRP, 2.805 OAL I think. It shoots really nice when I can get my head out of my ass enough to dope the wind correctly (long story, yesterday was frustrating...).

Let me know when you figure out recessing the stock for the M5 badger BDM. I want to have someone do my stock PSS HS Precision with some bottom metal, but I don't want to butcher it. Been looking for someone in the area that knows how to do it and will get the install right.

[BPTactical]

Well-the Timney 510 came in today and I was thinking about a decent bolt knob.
After perusing the net and catalogs I just didnt see one that really tripped the trigger.
What to do now?

Hell with it-I made my own out of some cold rolled stressproof I had lying around.
.715 in diameter, 2.070 long-threaded 5/16th x 24 TPI (Although I may bump that out to 3/8ths x 24 TPI).
Heavy knurling.
I havent parted it off quite yet-might do a little more detail work on the end.
Got some parkerizing to do this weekend and I will park it- should look pretty good parked.

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[leatherneck448]

if I ever get a remington 700, I think I'll have you make one of those ^ for it.
Cant wait to see what it looks like on the gun

[CUatTheEnd]

Just Finished Mine:

1962 Rem 700 20" barrel (.243)
B & C Tactical Medalist stock
2.5-10x44 Vortex Viper PST Optics
Harris Bi-Pod
Badger Ordnance Picatinny Rail and Rings
Wyatt Detachable Mag Assembly
Cheek Resthttp://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee509/CUatTheEnd/Rem%20700/IMG_2587.jpg

http://i1231.photobucket.com/albums/ee509/CUatTheEnd/Rem%20700/IMG_2588.jpg

[BPTactical]

Nice

[mcantar18c]

I joined the club!
Well... its built on a Rem 700 action anyway...

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[BPTactical]

Good looking rifles guys. My scope mount should be in today along with the rest of the order from Brownells finally. I am going to go with the 20MOA EGW steel rail mount and I think that will do for now.
So now the build process begins in earnest time permitting.
She will be Devcon steel bedded in the stock and I will bed the rail to the receiver as well.
List of things to do:
Steelbed the action in the GreyBull Precision stock.
Steelbed the rail to the receiver.
Mount the Timney 510
Install the bolt knob I made-I may end up welding the handle a touch so I can make a nice seamless transition to the bolt knob.

I am going to shoot it as is and establish a baseline, then I am going to re-crown it and see what difference that makes.

We shall see.................

[flexlarson]

Nice How did it go.
I just picked up a 700 at Dicks and looking forward to modding it a lil.
Id like to get the detachable magazine. From the sounds of what Ive read on the net..Its best to ditch the stock, however I cant see why? I can clearance the front free floating it and glass bed it and wouldnt that cure any probs id have with the factory stock?

Quick Question. Is it a big deal to drill into the factory stock and add a Picatinny ral to mount a bipod that I have for my AR on there when needed? Friends say...YOU SHOULD NEVER MOD THE STOCKS it ruins value.

[BPTactical]

I haven't touched it yet-customers firearms come first.

As far as your stock- what you do depends on the stock. If it is one of the "Tupperware" plastic pos stocks then anything you do is a waste aside from selling it. If it is wooden or a quality synthetic stock then by all means pillar/glass bed it.
As far as a rail mounted to the forearm-as long as the attachment points don't touch the barrel in any way then you should have no problem. Anything that puts any pressure on the barrel forward from a point 1 inch forward of the recoil lug can be detrimental. A forearm on a modern bolt action serves no real purpose other than aesthetics and an attachment point for a sling/bipod.

[smchop]

Quick Question. Is it a big deal to drill into the factory stock and add a Picatinny ral to mount a bipod that I have for my AR on there when needed? Friends say...YOU SHOULD NEVER MOD THE STOCKS it ruins value.

No offense to you or your friends but its hard to ruin something that does not have much value to begin with. Especially if its just a standard plastic stock. Wood stock, maybe, but it would have to be pretty damn nice, HS precision probably add value if it were to resold to someone thats using the atlas quick detach bipods. If its gonna work for you, drill it and dont worry about it!