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Truing/working over a Rem700 LA
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<blockquote data-quote="BillLarson" data-source="post: 2696052" data-attributes="member: 1149"><p>I've done many rem.700 actions....old....new..... s.s.,chrome moly....</p><p>Rifles are like an engine..... you don't know what you got till you get them apart.</p><p>I've seen some that could benefit nearly ZERO...... most could stand some alignment.</p><p>If you own a lathe and have the understanding you can do the work yourself.</p><p>Otherwise I would recommend going with a custom action.Barrels are another topic.... we are lucky in the U.S.having many good barrel makers...</p><p>About 15 yrs. ago my brother bought a brand new left </p><p>handed rem.700 chrome moly sa.for an accurate prairie dog rifle....</p><p>Took it apart started looking it over.Checked concentricity of the reciever threads for alignment with bolt bore.They did,nt match by .013" ..... receiver face had been done on a sander... mismatching the oringinal surface by 75%..... When you get one like this you gotta remachine the reciever lugs,reciever face and recut the threads by at least .010"...in brothers case .015"....not with a tap..... but chasing the threads with a lathe.</p><p>When finshed it are good as most customs.... except for the bolt diameter fit with the reciever..... for that you can sleeve bolt..... you know what you got......</p><p>Resale value only raises questions about who did the work...... what exactly did they do...</p><p>We all started somewhere in this ballgame, the choice is dependent on your pocketbook and your families responsibilities.</p><p>All this said.... You can hand most people an Olympic quality accuracy type gun....</p><p>They are not able to appreciate it totally because of their ability.</p><p>bill</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BillLarson, post: 2696052, member: 1149"] I've done many rem.700 actions....old....new..... s.s.,chrome moly.... Rifles are like an engine..... you don't know what you got till you get them apart. I've seen some that could benefit nearly ZERO...... most could stand some alignment. If you own a lathe and have the understanding you can do the work yourself. Otherwise I would recommend going with a custom action.Barrels are another topic.... we are lucky in the U.S.having many good barrel makers... About 15 yrs. ago my brother bought a brand new left handed rem.700 chrome moly sa.for an accurate prairie dog rifle.... Took it apart started looking it over.Checked concentricity of the reciever threads for alignment with bolt bore.They did,nt match by .013" ..... receiver face had been done on a sander... mismatching the oringinal surface by 75%..... When you get one like this you gotta remachine the reciever lugs,reciever face and recut the threads by at least .010"...in brothers case .015"....not with a tap..... but chasing the threads with a lathe. When finshed it are good as most customs.... except for the bolt diameter fit with the reciever..... for that you can sleeve bolt..... you know what you got...... Resale value only raises questions about who did the work...... what exactly did they do... We all started somewhere in this ballgame, the choice is dependent on your pocketbook and your families responsibilities. All this said.... You can hand most people an Olympic quality accuracy type gun.... They are not able to appreciate it totally because of their ability. bill [/QUOTE]
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