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Recently overcame accuracy problem (rem 700)
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<blockquote data-quote="25WSM" data-source="post: 1577025" data-attributes="member: 38048"><p>I've been smithing for over 30 years and specialize in remington 700s. Doesn't take much to get them shooting great. The Clark is not a bad trigger it just needs the angles on the sear adjusted and a better spring for the trigger return. If you have a cheap plastic stock free float it. Then torque the action screws to 25 in pounds. If you get laminate or wood you need to pillar bed them and free float. If it has an HS precision your normally good to go on bedding. On to the action. Check the lug surface on the bolt to see how much each lug touches. Put black Sharpe on the lugs and open and close it a few times. If you don't have 50% or more on each lug take it to a smith. Trying to lap lugs with the barrel on is not a good idea. I find most 700s need some lapping to the lugs. Some only have one lug touching. I have had to fix tons of bolts that were done wrong by their owners. Break that barrel in. Lots of cleaning and shoot and clean and do this for 50 rounds. Then develope your load and you should be good. So here it is in a nut shell. Junk the plastic stock. Free float the barrel. Pillar bed the stock. 50 to 60 inch pounds on action screws once pillars are done. Make sure lugs touch 50% or more on each side. Break barrel in completely. If you want to make it nicer do the trigger. They are easily capable of 1/2 moa. Good luck Shep</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="25WSM, post: 1577025, member: 38048"] I've been smithing for over 30 years and specialize in remington 700s. Doesn't take much to get them shooting great. The Clark is not a bad trigger it just needs the angles on the sear adjusted and a better spring for the trigger return. If you have a cheap plastic stock free float it. Then torque the action screws to 25 in pounds. If you get laminate or wood you need to pillar bed them and free float. If it has an HS precision your normally good to go on bedding. On to the action. Check the lug surface on the bolt to see how much each lug touches. Put black Sharpe on the lugs and open and close it a few times. If you don't have 50% or more on each lug take it to a smith. Trying to lap lugs with the barrel on is not a good idea. I find most 700s need some lapping to the lugs. Some only have one lug touching. I have had to fix tons of bolts that were done wrong by their owners. Break that barrel in. Lots of cleaning and shoot and clean and do this for 50 rounds. Then develope your load and you should be good. So here it is in a nut shell. Junk the plastic stock. Free float the barrel. Pillar bed the stock. 50 to 60 inch pounds on action screws once pillars are done. Make sure lugs touch 50% or more on each side. Break barrel in completely. If you want to make it nicer do the trigger. They are easily capable of 1/2 moa. Good luck Shep [/QUOTE]
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