Gunsmithing Delete please - duplicate thread

[armueller2001]

Hey ya'll.

Here is the current status of my build. Base rifle is a Remington 700 AAC-SD in .308. I purchased a HS Precision PST012 stock from a dude on Calguns and got ready to install it but I'm having problems. When I tighten the action screws down securely at all, the safety lever picks up some resistance and the trigger takes significantly more pressure to get it to break. It operates normally when the action screws are loose. I took the receiver off and saw where the safety bar is dragging along the aluminum of the trigger well. Probably going to file it down a bit with a steel file. Might go all the way around the trigger well until the operation is normal.

Has anyone had similar problems with a stock installation? Anything else I might do instead?

Thanks

 

[Lafayette]

Re: Problem with HS Precision stock install on Rem700

are you specing the bolts to a certain LB?

whats throwing me off is the fact that the trigger is harder to break... the safety is one thing, the trigger break is something else.. I think.

 

[armueller2001]

Re: Problem with HS Precision stock install on Rem700

I haven't torqued them down to 60-65 inch pounds yet, there is still a little ways to go for that. I was just snugging them down to test out the action when I discovered these issues. I know exactly where the safety mechanism is rubbing because I can see the scrapes on the aluminum. Not too sure on the trigger though... Maybe I will reinstall the old stock and compare the two.

 

[crumpmd]

Re: Problem with HS Precision stock install on Rem700

It is binding. You need to chalk the stock white and very carefully place the action into the stock and torque the screws. Then carefully undo it and see where the major contact points are and use emery cloth to relieve them. Then bed the action with epoxy. You will have a much better setup after that.