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Rem 700 Synthetic Stock Needs Free Floating
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<blockquote data-quote="royinidaho" data-source="post: 331202" data-attributes="member: 2011"><p>I took a perfectly good, well bedded both pillar and skim, exceptional shooting stock off of a 338 RUM for two reasons.</p><p></p><p>1) The wood stock was heavy and not a carry gun configuration.</p><p>2) I wanted to see if "tupper ware" stocks were the *** that most have been suggesting.</p><p></p><p>I free floated the sporter barrel by removing the two pressure points from the front end and ensuring plenty of room around the barrel all the way back to the recoil lug.</p><p></p><p>I then put the dial indicator on the stock (attached to the barrel) and alternately loosened and tightened the mounting screws to determine if beadding was necessary. Bedding did not appear to be necessary so I didn't touch it.</p><p></p><p>I loaded up some 300 SMKs in my standard load and headed for the bench. After re-zeroing @ 200 yds she grouped as good as with the pillar bedded wooden stock and is considerably lighter.</p><p></p><p>The pluses ended up being:</p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">No loss of accuracy</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Lighter and easier to carry</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The Holland QD brake seems more effective with the lighter weight rifle.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Take spray or roll on truck bed liner really well. Reduces chance of slipping of of grasp........ For 40 bucks you can paint it any way you wish and not be out much if you have to sand it down. But heck, I paint over BDLs and other especially Savage wood stocks all the time.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></li> </ol></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="royinidaho, post: 331202, member: 2011"] I took a perfectly good, well bedded both pillar and skim, exceptional shooting stock off of a 338 RUM for two reasons. 1) The wood stock was heavy and not a carry gun configuration. 2) I wanted to see if "tupper ware" stocks were the *** that most have been suggesting. I free floated the sporter barrel by removing the two pressure points from the front end and ensuring plenty of room around the barrel all the way back to the recoil lug. I then put the dial indicator on the stock (attached to the barrel) and alternately loosened and tightened the mounting screws to determine if beadding was necessary. Bedding did not appear to be necessary so I didn't touch it. I loaded up some 300 SMKs in my standard load and headed for the bench. After re-zeroing @ 200 yds she grouped as good as with the pillar bedded wooden stock and is considerably lighter. The pluses ended up being: [LIST=1] [*]No loss of accuracy [*]Lighter and easier to carry [*]The Holland QD brake seems more effective with the lighter weight rifle. [*]Take spray or roll on truck bed liner really well. Reduces chance of slipping of of grasp........ For 40 bucks you can paint it any way you wish and not be out much if you have to sand it down. But heck, I paint over BDLs and other especially Savage wood stocks all the time.:rolleyes: [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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