This may seem silly...

[JDumas]

But I'm considering re-building a REM model 700BDL .223 Caliber from the ground up (so to speak). I've been throwin around a few ideas in my head as to how I want to do this an thought I'd bounce some off of you fine people to see if I'm headin in the right direction, an maybe see where I need to improve my ideas.


First off..., what I have thought was to take out the action from an old 70BDL an true it up similar to that of a bench gun..., an maybe having the bolt fluted for smoother cycling. Second would be to find a .2oz trigger (if ones available) an replace it with standard trigger. An lastly..., re-finishing the stock stimilar to that of a BR stock though the only thing I haven't quite figured out yet was how I could modify the forend to the standard .3" flat that is standard on most BR stocks. ow this little project is still in the very early stages an once our regional BR season is complete (As early as May) I intend on starting onto this this project an thought I'd get some advice/suggestions as to what I've already thought up an where I could improve it before I start.


Advice/Suggestions an opinions are welcomed....

JD

 

[LHSmith]

Regarding THE 3" forend on the stock........you could machine a piece of 3" wide Delrin (aka acetal) stock to match the stocks contour, fasten it via the front swivel thread or epoxy it.
Delrin can be finished to slide easily, is easy to machine, and inexpensive. It is available from MSC and Mcmaster-Carr.
The same thing could be done on the butt end of the stock to aid in better tracking.....assuming this won't be for point-blank competition.

 

[alinwa]

JD,

Here are some pictures of modified Rem700 stocks...... they are all works in progress so a little hard to figure out exactly WHAT is going on but I've posted them to show buildups done using wood, epoxy and carbon fiber. These are all Rem700 stocks.

The wood is pretty self explanatory, cut to fit and epoxy in place. The carbon fiber, the same.... added for stiffness. The weird looking white stuff though is interesting. It's a very lightweight bulking material that I call "floc" although I'm not sure what it's actually called. I get it from a fiberglass/plastic/epoxy supplier called TAP Plastics. It's a silicaceous product I believe, NOT something you want to breathe!!!!!! But it works really cool to mix with epoxy resin to bulk it up. You can turn a tablespoon of epoxy into several tbsps and smear it on like whipped honey. It makes for bulk without adding tons of weight.

Quite time consuming but I've done this with several old stocks just to try stuff. My bro-in-law set his up similarly and folks would ask him where he bought it. The stocks will finish out as fancy as your abilities allow..... sealer and paint will cover anything! Hopefully you have some bodywork experience.

al

 

[Boyd Allen]

Bob Pease used to sell a modified 700 varmint that had had the barrel set back and rechambered to .22 PPC. The bolt face was opened and a SAKO extractor was fitted. A single shot adapter was used and the magazine mortise in the stock filled in with a block of wood that was fitted and glued in place. After that it was bedded as a single shot. In an article in Precision Shooting Magazine he wrote that when he made the first of these rifles, he tested each modification to see how much accuracy was gained. Surprisingly, he reported that it was filling in the mag well and bedding the rifle as a single shot that gave the greatest gain.

Kelblys will sell you one of their stocks for about $300. If you ask them to they will build in aluminum where the action screw holes are to be drilled.

There is a lot more to a benchrest stock than a 3" wide forend. There reason that I don't like 3" wide attachments that are secured at the front of sporter stocks is that I have determined that rifles that have these stock shoot better when rested just in front of the front action screw ( because their forends are too springy). Another issue that a forend modification cannot solve is toe angle. Bottom line, if you intend to build a rifle that is to be shot primarily from the bench, you would be smart to spring for a new stock.

 

[caroby]

John, if this is for fun/target /varmint.......... That's one thing.

But...

If for 100/200 NBRSA/IBS .... You know what works.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Really the only thing that works... Custom....

Just paticently save your money and build the gun ya want.... Who know's, Bob may still have your old gun.... You know, the one that "got away"...........

cale

 

[JDumas]

Thanks for all the info guys...

This rifle will be used strickly for Coyotes..., turtles..., beavers an maybe the occassional target (non match). As for bench..., I intend on either waitin er out an gettin back "the one that got away" or in havin one built (extreme case).


JD

 

[McD]

this is my cz 17 ack hornet for gophers that I added to forend I think I added about 5 pieces of wood in total kept as much of original stock as I could but getting flat surfaces to glue to. In the first picture you can see part of original stock at the front