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Rem 700 Crooked base mounting holes
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<blockquote data-quote="Bullet bumper" data-source="post: 842164" data-attributes="member: 17844"><p>Heavier screws is a good idea but that will not change the hole missalingnment issue as the drill will just center in the old hole .</p><p>If they only need a small amount of off set to line them up I would fudge the holes over a bit using a center drill held in a milling chuck and then tap out to 8x40 . If a long way out then buy a blank 1913 rail and drill it out to match the staggered holes . Do this by bedding the rail straight with the action first and having a stop or mark of some kind to position the rail in the same palce each time , then setting the action up under the mill and center a hole then back the drill up and place the rail on the action in the correct position and drill down part of the way . Do the same for all the holes . Then remove the action and put the rail in the vice on parallels and complete the holes and the counter sinks for screw heads . They should all now line up with the old holes and pull the rail down onto the bedded shape well. If anything is a bit tight ease the hole with a slighly bigger drill .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bullet bumper, post: 842164, member: 17844"] Heavier screws is a good idea but that will not change the hole missalingnment issue as the drill will just center in the old hole . If they only need a small amount of off set to line them up I would fudge the holes over a bit using a center drill held in a milling chuck and then tap out to 8x40 . If a long way out then buy a blank 1913 rail and drill it out to match the staggered holes . Do this by bedding the rail straight with the action first and having a stop or mark of some kind to position the rail in the same palce each time , then setting the action up under the mill and center a hole then back the drill up and place the rail on the action in the correct position and drill down part of the way . Do the same for all the holes . Then remove the action and put the rail in the vice on parallels and complete the holes and the counter sinks for screw heads . They should all now line up with the old holes and pull the rail down onto the bedded shape well. If anything is a bit tight ease the hole with a slighly bigger drill . [/QUOTE]
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