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<blockquote data-quote="CatShooter" data-source="post: 144949" data-attributes="member: 7"><p>If I were you, I would take it in steps.</p><p></p><p>For an off the rack rifle, there are things that are VERY responsible for inaccuracy and there are things that are just "Tweeks" - and some of the "Tweeks" are expensive and add little or NOTHING to the performance of a field hunting rifle, and are best left to the BR shooter, or to vanity.</p><p></p><p>The SPS stock is a real dog-a-roo, so first, I would change that to a solid based stock, and glass the action with steel bed or one of the other better bedding compounds. The McMillen stock would be an excellent choice.</p><p></p><p>As to:</p><p></p><p><strong>trued action and bolt</strong> - FORGET IT - this is benchrest stuff, and you're not building a BR rifle. You will not see any improvement in a field/hunting rifle.</p><p></p><p><strong>new barrel with brake</strong> - Wait 'til last on this - the barrel you have may be just fine, and your 1" groups are probably due to the junk stock and non-existent bedding.</p><p></p><p><strong>bolt handle mod</strong> - Why???</p><p></p><p><strong>McMillan HTG stock</strong> = A VERY GOOD MOVE. Do this first, and get it bedded, before you do anything else. Then shoot the rifle and see where you are. Pillars won't add anything to the accuracy of the overall package.</p><p></p><p><strong>new recoil lug</strong> - PASS on this. There is nothing wrong with the recoil lug you have - I have been working on Rem 700 actions since they were called 721s, and 722s... and I have never seen a recoil lug fail, bend, or cause a secondary problem - this is vanity stuff, and will add to the cost for no benefit.</p><p></p><p><strong>I could keep the factory action, bolt and barrel and just get a new recoil lug, new HTG stock and have it pillar and glass bedded for approximately $1000</strong></p><p></p><p>OR... you could just restock it, epoxy bed it, do a TRIGGER ADJUSTMENT, for a lot less.</p><p></p><p>I guaree-****-tee you that the existing barreled action will be more than fine when the action is properly stocked and bedded. </p><p></p><p>And then, go and buy a Swaro range finder, and have money left over.</p><p></p><p>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CatShooter, post: 144949, member: 7"] If I were you, I would take it in steps. For an off the rack rifle, there are things that are VERY responsible for inaccuracy and there are things that are just "Tweeks" - and some of the "Tweeks" are expensive and add little or NOTHING to the performance of a field hunting rifle, and are best left to the BR shooter, or to vanity. The SPS stock is a real dog-a-roo, so first, I would change that to a solid based stock, and glass the action with steel bed or one of the other better bedding compounds. The McMillen stock would be an excellent choice. As to: [b]trued action and bolt[/b] - FORGET IT - this is benchrest stuff, and you're not building a BR rifle. You will not see any improvement in a field/hunting rifle. [b]new barrel with brake[/b] - Wait 'til last on this - the barrel you have may be just fine, and your 1" groups are probably due to the junk stock and non-existent bedding. [b]bolt handle mod[/b] - Why??? [b]McMillan HTG stock[/b] = A VERY GOOD MOVE. Do this first, and get it bedded, before you do anything else. Then shoot the rifle and see where you are. Pillars won't add anything to the accuracy of the overall package. [b]new recoil lug[/b] - PASS on this. There is nothing wrong with the recoil lug you have - I have been working on Rem 700 actions since they were called 721s, and 722s... and I have never seen a recoil lug fail, bend, or cause a secondary problem - this is vanity stuff, and will add to the cost for no benefit. [b]I could keep the factory action, bolt and barrel and just get a new recoil lug, new HTG stock and have it pillar and glass bedded for approximately $1000[/b] OR... you could just restock it, epoxy bed it, do a TRIGGER ADJUSTMENT, for a lot less. I guaree-****-tee you that the existing barreled action will be more than fine when the action is properly stocked and bedded. And then, go and buy a Swaro range finder, and have money left over. . [/QUOTE]
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