Questions about Remington 700 BDLs

nhenry

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I'm starting a project on a BDL stock I bought off of eBay for cheap. My plan is to strip the finish off, replace the butt plate with a red pachmayr, replace the plastic grip cap and tip with real ebony, and then ebonize ALL OF IT with iron acetate. Curse at me all you want, it's happening. Here's the stock:

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My questions:
1) Can anyone tell me what material the black cross bolt coverings are?
2) How is the forend tip connected to the rest of the stock?

Thanks
 
I'm starting a project on a BDL stock I bought off of eBay for cheap. My plan is to strip the finish off, replace the butt plate with a red pachmayr, replace the plastic grip cap and tip with real ebony, and then ebonize ALL OF IT with iron acetate. Curse at me all you want, it's happening. Here's the stock:

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My questions:
1) Can anyone tell me what material the black cross bolt coverings are?
2) How is the forend tip connected to the rest of the stock?

Thanks
I am really curious how this turns out
 
Why is there a cross-bolt in that location ??
I've never seen them anywhere but behind the recoil lug, where they're needed...
 
Why is there a cross-bolt in that location ??
I've never seen them anywhere but behind the recoil lug, where they're needed...
Remington's always put one there because of the massive gap in the stock caused by the magazine cutout. It was originally just a brass pin, but this one and later ones have the pin covered.
 
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