I am thinking of getting an AICS stock system for a build I am planning. I am looking at doing a 300wm. The question I have is about the lug. I know the stock will fit a stock Rem ug but how does it work with a thicker lug? Will this require machining the stock to fit the aftermarket lug?
AI stocks for Rem 700
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Re: AI stocks for Rem 700
I think the new ones have a larger space for the recoil lug.
Mine was bought last year and it had to be machined to fit an aftermarket recoil lug. I think it was a badger, I cant remember what Roscoe put in it.
I think the new ones have a larger space for the recoil lug.
Mine was bought last year and it had to be machined to fit an aftermarket recoil lug. I think it was a badger, I cant remember what Roscoe put in it.
Re: AI stocks for Rem 700
I asked Stacey Blankenship from AI the same question about the lugs and so forth
He told me the aics recoil lug slot was designed for a 100% factory lug. So that way any factory remington could literally be put into the stock and torqued down in a couple seconds
So the factory lug configuration and also a thickness up to .250
Also stacey told me if a customer customizes the AICS recoil lug area it could void the stocks warranty.
I asked Stacey Blankenship from AI the same question about the lugs and so forth
He told me the aics recoil lug slot was designed for a 100% factory lug. So that way any factory remington could literally be put into the stock and torqued down in a couple seconds
So the factory lug configuration and also a thickness up to .250
Also stacey told me if a customer customizes the AICS recoil lug area it could void the stocks warranty.
Re: AI stocks for Rem 700
If you use a Badger lug you will need the slot opened up.
I used a Holland lug which is a nice fit, but I still had to remove .030" from the bottom to allow the action to pull down.
Once torqued down I have .003" under the bottom of the lug.
I prefered to modify a $30 lug rather than a $1'000 stock but that is just me
If you use a Badger lug you will need the slot opened up.
I used a Holland lug which is a nice fit, but I still had to remove .030" from the bottom to allow the action to pull down.
Once torqued down I have .003" under the bottom of the lug.
I prefered to modify a $30 lug rather than a $1'000 stock but that is just me
