Good evening all,
I have a bell and carlson tactical medalist that I bedded a few years ago using Devcon. The bedded barreled action is a Remington 700 SPS tactical in .223 - all factory.
Correct fit and alignment - no problems.
I have a Remington 700 Mapul version in .260. I took it out of the Magpul stock it came in, and put it into the B & C stock. The barrel channel aligns the same, and it goes into the recoil lug slot like it should - not quiet as easily as the original 700, but it doesn't seem to bind or miss fit.
The rear action screw goes in fine, and the front goes in as well - but gets a little tight to turn when getting close to bottoming out. I think the screw is rubbing against the aluminum pillar towards the muzzle end of the rifle whereas the 700 SPS tac does not. It goes together like butter.
I can torque it down to 65 inch pounds no problem - and I have shot the rifle like this - but I want it to be "right".
So - from a gunsmith's opinion - is this acceptable?- or should I drill it out and re-bed for the new action even though they are both factory Remington setups with same barrel profile?
Or - is it just common practice to NOT switch actions in a bedded chassis or stock?
Thank you in advance for your input.
I have a bell and carlson tactical medalist that I bedded a few years ago using Devcon. The bedded barreled action is a Remington 700 SPS tactical in .223 - all factory.
Correct fit and alignment - no problems.
I have a Remington 700 Mapul version in .260. I took it out of the Magpul stock it came in, and put it into the B & C stock. The barrel channel aligns the same, and it goes into the recoil lug slot like it should - not quiet as easily as the original 700, but it doesn't seem to bind or miss fit.
The rear action screw goes in fine, and the front goes in as well - but gets a little tight to turn when getting close to bottoming out. I think the screw is rubbing against the aluminum pillar towards the muzzle end of the rifle whereas the 700 SPS tac does not. It goes together like butter.
I can torque it down to 65 inch pounds no problem - and I have shot the rifle like this - but I want it to be "right".
So - from a gunsmith's opinion - is this acceptable?- or should I drill it out and re-bed for the new action even though they are both factory Remington setups with same barrel profile?
Or - is it just common practice to NOT switch actions in a bedded chassis or stock?
Thank you in advance for your input.