Author Topic: how to seat Remington 700 action (Read 597 times)

bluebayou · « **on:** December 17, 2004, 05:12:05 PM »

Okay, I am ordering a Boyds laminated "VIP" stock for a 700 ADL. How does the action seat into the stock? On the factory synthetic stock the recoil lug is supporting the barrelled action. It leaves maybe.... 3 business cards thickness between the action and the contact points of the stock (around the bolt holes). This makes the stock bend. I can't believe that this is a good thing.

Should the recoil lug bottom out? Should everything just fit together with equal pressure? How do the Boyd stocks rate? I don't need aluminum bedding blocks and all of that jazz. Just a good fit for a hunting rifle.

Reading the description on the Boyds website, it says that it is 98% finished and minor fitting is required. I figured I should get the kinks worked out even though I don't have it in my hands yet. Any help would be appreciated.

gunnut69 · « **Reply #1 on:** December 18, 2004, 06:23:32 AM »

The action should bottom out and be supported by the stock. The recoil lug should NOT touch on the bottom or the front. The sides really don't matter but I prefer that only the rear face of the recoil lug touch. The barrel for a length of 2-3 inches should be fully supported. Since th M700 is a round action I bed them tight completely from the bottom up the sides where the action curves inward away from the stock. The most important areas that must be bedded are around the action screws and the rear of the recoil lug and the action immediately behind the recoil lug, and the first few inches of the barrel. Also when drawn tight the magazine box should have about a 32nd of an inch of clearance between the top and the top of it's clearance cut in the action. This iun effect allows the mag to float and not touch and introduce bowing to the action. If bedding compound is used the bedding can be stopped a bit before the top of the wood is reached so that the bedding compound doesn't show. I think it makes for a nicer looking rifle and should have no effect of the weapons performance.

bluebayou · « **Reply #2 on:** December 18, 2004, 06:30:24 PM »

WELL... that about sums it up. Thank you again for giving me plenty of info. I am really relying on this forum to help me out.

I appreciate your description of bedding the action and how the stock should support the action. I think that I will try bedding the plastic stock as a trial run. Since I am going to replace it anyway then it will be easier to deal with when I make mistakes. I am assuming that you can reseal a can of bedding compound. In any event I found instructions on bedding in a couple of different places.

Thanks again.

gunnut69 · « **Reply #3 on:** December 19, 2004, 08:18:23 PM »

The epoxies we're talking about can indeed be saved over time. Acraglass a quite good shelf life. This refers only to unmixed material... One thing about bedding a synthetic, be sure to clean the surfaces where the bedding is to go well with solvent and clean towels as the releaase agent may still be there from the stocks manufacturer and bedding won't stick with a hoot. I'd strongly advise roughing the bedding surfaces of the synthetic stock up a bit so the bedding compound can get a good grip.

bluebayou · « **Reply #4 on:** December 22, 2004, 05:34:07 PM »

Interesting point about using the solvent. I had already planned on roughing it up. I have tried fixing my sons toys too many times not to know that one. The solvent is a good point. I am sure that it has oil on it if nothing else.