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<blockquote data-quote="BountyHunter" data-source="post: 455027" data-attributes="member: 12"><p>Having done exactly what you are talking about on a 300 WSM, here is a classic example of why I am not a fan of reworking at 700 action.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f17/no-click-lr-carry-gun-48155/" target="_blank">http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f17/no-click-lr-carry-gun-48155/</a></p><p> </p><p>This was an experiment I did several years ago to see if reworking a 700 was worth it. It sure to hell is not in money or reliability.</p><p> </p><p>FYI this "new" out of the box 700 broke two riveted (***) extrators in two years. Both on hunts where I carried a long cleaning rod to knock the cases out to finish the hunts. Ergo the new PTG bolt with correctly placed Sako extractor and end of problem, but still not as smooth as a custom action. First repair was done by remington too, so cannot be blamed on a local smith.</p><p> </p><p>My advice is buy a new Tooley Orion WSM action ($850 delivered with pinned recoil lug) and put it with a Wyatts box and never look back. </p><p> </p><p>Compare what you get for the money more importantly reliability with a tweaked 700 as to the Tooley and you will see why reworking a Remington action is not a smart move for money or reliability.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f37/tooley-orion-action-pics-requested-56798/" target="_blank">http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f37/tooley-orion-action-pics-requested-56798/</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f53/6-5x47-tactical-tooley-orian-59941/" target="_blank">http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f53/6-5x47-tactical-tooley-orian-59941/</a></p><p> </p><p>BH</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BountyHunter, post: 455027, member: 12"] Having done exactly what you are talking about on a 300 WSM, here is a classic example of why I am not a fan of reworking at 700 action. [URL]http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f17/no-click-lr-carry-gun-48155/[/URL] This was an experiment I did several years ago to see if reworking a 700 was worth it. It sure to hell is not in money or reliability. FYI this "new" out of the box 700 broke two riveted (***) extrators in two years. Both on hunts where I carried a long cleaning rod to knock the cases out to finish the hunts. Ergo the new PTG bolt with correctly placed Sako extractor and end of problem, but still not as smooth as a custom action. First repair was done by remington too, so cannot be blamed on a local smith. My advice is buy a new Tooley Orion WSM action ($850 delivered with pinned recoil lug) and put it with a Wyatts box and never look back. Compare what you get for the money more importantly reliability with a tweaked 700 as to the Tooley and you will see why reworking a Remington action is not a smart move for money or reliability. [URL]http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f37/tooley-orion-action-pics-requested-56798/[/URL] [URL]http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f53/6-5x47-tactical-tooley-orian-59941/[/URL] BH [/QUOTE]
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