I have a Remington 700 Long Range in 300 WinMag that I want to turn into a budget precision rifle. I will leave the barreled action alone. The barrel has a 26" varmint profile w/ a 1:10 twist.
It has a B&C M40 stock on it which I built up the pistol grip on (w/ Devcon) so simulate the grip on my Manners T2A, and the barrel is free floated on it. I want to put a detachable BDM for an AICS magazine. If I stay with the 3.715" COAL, I should not have to modify the action. Is it worth it to go all the way to a 3.85? How difficult would it be to modify the action? As far as bottom metal I was going to get it from PTG. Or, who are some better recommended suppliers?
The trigger is Remington's X-Mark Pro which can be fairly easily worked on. While not as good as a Timney, it should be OK. I hope to get down to 3 lbs. w/ little to no creep & still keep it safe.
Should I bed the stock? My inclination is to shoot it first & see how it does first.
I am hoping that this rifle will be comfortably under 1 MOA. For comparison, 10 years back or so I purchased a R700 AAC-SD in .308. I upgraded the stock to a Manners T2A & put in a Timney. While not a custom gun, it is close to .5 MOA at 600 yards and the barreled action is stock! I know with high volume production sometimes you get a good shooter & sometimes not, so I am hoping that the R700 Long Range will shoot good!
Any comments/suggestions?
It has a B&C M40 stock on it which I built up the pistol grip on (w/ Devcon) so simulate the grip on my Manners T2A, and the barrel is free floated on it. I want to put a detachable BDM for an AICS magazine. If I stay with the 3.715" COAL, I should not have to modify the action. Is it worth it to go all the way to a 3.85? How difficult would it be to modify the action? As far as bottom metal I was going to get it from PTG. Or, who are some better recommended suppliers?
The trigger is Remington's X-Mark Pro which can be fairly easily worked on. While not as good as a Timney, it should be OK. I hope to get down to 3 lbs. w/ little to no creep & still keep it safe.
Should I bed the stock? My inclination is to shoot it first & see how it does first.
I am hoping that this rifle will be comfortably under 1 MOA. For comparison, 10 years back or so I purchased a R700 AAC-SD in .308. I upgraded the stock to a Manners T2A & put in a Timney. While not a custom gun, it is close to .5 MOA at 600 yards and the barreled action is stock! I know with high volume production sometimes you get a good shooter & sometimes not, so I am hoping that the R700 Long Range will shoot good!
Any comments/suggestions?
