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<blockquote data-quote="westcliffe01" data-source="post: 536775" data-attributes="member: 35183"><p>The composite stock on my recent Rem 700 223 Varmint (26" bull barrel) was twisted and touching the barrel in several places. An hour with a 1" diameter x 36" hardwood dowel and 40 grit belt-sander paper and I had it free floated. I put the action back in and put a bit of force on the fore end of the stock to see how stiff it was. The result was that I put in a lot more clearance on the bottom so that the stock could not touch the barrel when the weight was on the bipod. The composite stocks are pretty bendy, the wood or laminate stocks are stiffer. I don't own one, but the high end composite stocks will have actual woven/Uni glass, aramid or carbon fiber in them, whereas the injection molded factory stocks just have some fiber filling (30% if you are lucky). The ease with which they can be sanded tells the story...</p><p></p><p>So besides the grouping, have you noted anything that seems different when shooting ? Trigger take-up, release, overtravel ? Bolt closure ? Is the barrel nut tight ?</p><p></p><p>Remove the scope base, scrape off any residue and lock tight it to the action. Then start again. If the scope base has any slop or uneveness, one can change the scope until your blue in the face.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="westcliffe01, post: 536775, member: 35183"] The composite stock on my recent Rem 700 223 Varmint (26" bull barrel) was twisted and touching the barrel in several places. An hour with a 1" diameter x 36" hardwood dowel and 40 grit belt-sander paper and I had it free floated. I put the action back in and put a bit of force on the fore end of the stock to see how stiff it was. The result was that I put in a lot more clearance on the bottom so that the stock could not touch the barrel when the weight was on the bipod. The composite stocks are pretty bendy, the wood or laminate stocks are stiffer. I don't own one, but the high end composite stocks will have actual woven/Uni glass, aramid or carbon fiber in them, whereas the injection molded factory stocks just have some fiber filling (30% if you are lucky). The ease with which they can be sanded tells the story... So besides the grouping, have you noted anything that seems different when shooting ? Trigger take-up, release, overtravel ? Bolt closure ? Is the barrel nut tight ? Remove the scope base, scrape off any residue and lock tight it to the action. Then start again. If the scope base has any slop or uneveness, one can change the scope until your blue in the face. [/QUOTE]
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