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<blockquote data-quote="Susquatch" data-source="post: 479152" data-attributes="member: 31264"><p>Others will no doubt argue. IMHO, Remington sells diamonds in the rough. Very very few 700s shoot well out of the box. The vast majority look and feel like junk. But I have never owned or worked on one that couldn't be made to shoot well under an inch (typically 1/2 to 3/4 in for 30 cal and under) with reasonable tuning.</p><p> </p><p>1. Dump the forend pressure, then check the action bedding - in that order. If there is any binding or if you can feel any movement at the forend/barrel interface or rear tang/stock with your thumb lightly touching both steel and wood when the acton screws are loosened or tightened, step 4 is not optional.</p><p>2. Run a box of Tubbs lapping bullets through it - follow directions thoroughly.</p><p>3. Lap the crown just enough to include the crown ends of the lands. </p><p>4. If that doesn't do it, glass bed the action (with pillars if you can). </p><p> </p><p>Sometimes it takes a bit more than that, but not very often. Whole books have been written on other "tinkering" options and all of them include options that work well on the 700.</p><p> </p><p>By the way, Tubbs would probably have eliminated the burr.</p><p> </p><p>Last but not least I would be remiss if I did not add that finished diamonds are available everywhere for big bucks. But turning a rough diamond 700 into a fine gem tack driver is a labour of love that provides the kind of satisfaction and pride that money simply cannot buy.</p><p> </p><p>Just one old man's point of view.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Susquatch, post: 479152, member: 31264"] Others will no doubt argue. IMHO, Remington sells diamonds in the rough. Very very few 700s shoot well out of the box. The vast majority look and feel like junk. But I have never owned or worked on one that couldn't be made to shoot well under an inch (typically 1/2 to 3/4 in for 30 cal and under) with reasonable tuning. 1. Dump the forend pressure, then check the action bedding - in that order. If there is any binding or if you can feel any movement at the forend/barrel interface or rear tang/stock with your thumb lightly touching both steel and wood when the acton screws are loosened or tightened, step 4 is not optional. 2. Run a box of Tubbs lapping bullets through it - follow directions thoroughly. 3. Lap the crown just enough to include the crown ends of the lands. 4. If that doesn't do it, glass bed the action (with pillars if you can). Sometimes it takes a bit more than that, but not very often. Whole books have been written on other "tinkering" options and all of them include options that work well on the 700. By the way, Tubbs would probably have eliminated the burr. Last but not least I would be remiss if I did not add that finished diamonds are available everywhere for big bucks. But turning a rough diamond 700 into a fine gem tack driver is a labour of love that provides the kind of satisfaction and pride that money simply cannot buy. Just one old man's point of view. [/QUOTE]
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