Single shot M700

[wahoowah]

I would like to convert my Remington M700 SA to a single shot and eliminate having to cram each round into the magazine . I have seen ads or listings in catalogs such as Brownell's, Sinclair, etc. offering filler blocks of one sort or another. How are these attached to the action magazine opening? Are there any great differences between the various types?

Thanks.

 

[burtona]

I get them from Sinclair and glue them to the receiver with epoxy. I use Brownells steel bed for this but any good filled epoxy like JB Weld would work.

 

[Riflemeister]

Sinclair, Brownell's, and Midway all sell them as does Russ Haydon and others. They come in two flavors, with or without a tip up slot milled into the adapter. The shorter rounds such as PPC and BR require the tip up. The Midway one has a full round bottom profile that matches the contour of the receiver, the Davidson style is flat on the bottom and fits below (or really above) the contour of the receiver.

I use JB Weld to attach them. I first make sure they drop in with no binding or resistance that could result in stressing the receiver, bead blast them, and clean everything thoroughly with B-12 Chemtool before gluing them in place. I follow that by sealing all the edges with JB Weld after the adapter has set up. When sealing the radius cuts at the rear of the magazine opening, be sure to place a small piece of masking tape on the inside, or the JB will flow into the bolt way. Cleanup of the freshly applied epoxy can be done with Q-Tips and white vinegar.

 

[remmy700]

I have a scorehigh ramp in one of my 6mmbr BDL's, I replaced the follower with the new ramp leaving the mag spring in place. I chose this method so if at a later date I wanted to change back I could with no problem.

The problem in doing this is that the follower can shift slightly from time to time which stops the bolt from sliding forward.

My advice ----GLUE IT IN!

It is a hunting gun which I wanted to feed from the mag, but being a BR it would not feed from a 700. Spoke to Mike Bryant who has a BR mag conversion on his site. Yet another rainy day project!!!!!!!

 

[Dave Short]

I would like to convert my Remington M700 SA to a single shot and eliminate having to cram each round into the magazine .

It sounds like you're putting every round you fire into the magazine. If so, you don't have to..........All you have to do is lay the round on top of the follower and close the bolt........Which is functionally no different than the single shot conversion. The magazine port is normally only blocked when the magazine has been eliminated by installing a custom stock. Eliminating the magazine cut keeps the stock rigid.

-Dave-

 

[Bill Ohio]

I would like to convert my Remington M700 SA to a single shot and eliminate having to cram each round into the magazine .

Uh, who says you have to "cram" each round into the magazine, except somebody who doesn't understand the concept of single loading?

Single load your roads by just laying one atop the follower, and slide the cartridge forward a bit into the chamber with your finger if you like. Close the bolt. This will be NO DIFFERENT than if you glued in a single shot follower.

It doesn't get more basic, friend. Keep the muzzle down range please.

 

[Bnhpr]

Uh, who says you have to "cram" each round into the magazine, except somebody who doesn't understand the concept of single loading?

Single load your roads by just laying one atop the follower, and slide the cartridge forward a bit into the chamber with your finger if you like. Close the bolt. This will be NO DIFFERENT than if you glued in a single shot follower.

It doens't get more basic, friend. Keep the muzzle down range please.

Uh, It's really not the same...and it's a good question that shouldn't be ridiculed.

Please remember that some cases don't load well like this .....e.g. 22-250, .243 etc.

Most single followers have the groove machined in the middle, so the round has less chance of jamming left and right and damaging the tip. The factory follower tends to center the round quite far right, and sloppy.

So, if you really want a single shot...glue in a good follower, chuck the magazine box, pillar and epoxy bed the action.

 

[Bill Ohio]

Uh, It's really not the same...and it's a good question that shouldn't be ridiculed.

Please remember that some cases don't load well like this .....e.g. 22-250, .243 etc.

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I've singled loaded every repeater I've ever owned, which is approaching two dozen different rifles, in at least ten different chamberings, including both of those you mention. At least a dozen of these are/were Rem 700. In no instance, was it necessary to CRAM each round into the magazine. A pointed remark can be a very effective teaching tool, friend.

On the other hand, some folks think that it's fine that kids' soccer matches no long keep track of the score, and that Drill Instructors shouldn't be allowed to raise their voices when talking to their charges, and that wearing one's baggy denims halfway to one's knees to the cruise ship's dining room on 'formal night' shouldn't elicit a reprimand from the head waiter.

I'm not in that school of thought.

 

[Bnhpr]

I've singled loaded every repeater I've ever owned, which is approaching two dozen different rifles, in at least ten different chamberings, including both of those you mention. At least a dozen of these are/were Rem 700. In no instance, was it necessary to CRAM each round into the magazine. A pointed remark can be a very effective teaching tool, friend.

On the other hand, some folks think that it's fine that kids' soccer matches no long keep track of the score, and that Drill Instructors shouldn't be allowed to raise their voices when talking to their charges, and that wearing one's baggy denims halfway to one's knees to the cruise ship's dining room on 'formal night' shouldn't elicit a reprimand from the head waiter.

I'm not in that school of thought.

Wow.....

Agree about the pointed remark theory.....So...what did you learn?

I never minded the DI's hollaring at me, it was when they used to kick me, when I was doing pushups the p=ssd me off.

Back on subject....but polite this time please.

Although I think we've covered the subject well enough so he can make a decision.

Ben

 

[Dennis Sorensen]

Cramming them in the magazine is simply a term referring to loading the magazine. It's just a word...

I have had to use the magazine in order for the shell to load into the chamber smoothly on various calibers... some just do not feed well at all if they are laying on top of the magazine. The tips of some cases sit too low in this position.


I have used the slip in loading ramp which sits on top of the factory follower and once set in place have had no trouble with it...