K5ride
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Hi all! I am new to the site and fairly new to owning a centerfire rifle. The rifle in hand is a Remington 700 ADL .308 with synthetic stock, 24" standard barrel, Leopold base and rings, and a Nikon Buckmaster 3-9x40 for glass. I've had this rifle for a little under a year now and it will shoot 1 -1 1/4 moa with handloads. This rifle is used mainly for target practice/learning and hunting deer and hogs.
I have put close to 500 rounds through this rifle since I've had it. In that time I have found two things that I would really like to change out.
#1 - The cheap plastic stock.
The stock is partially free floated from the factory. By that I mean that the only part of the fore-end touching the barrel is the very front. From just behind that point all the way back to the receiver you can slide a dollar bill cleanly through. The fore-end will bow upwards in the middle if your not careful. I'm thinking this is a factory flub up and has got be part of why I'm only getting 1 1/4 moa.
#2 - The lousy X-Mark trigger.
The trigger feels pretty tight without much slop but breaks a 6 1/2 lbs. I'd like to drop that to around 2 or 3 lbs.
I'd like to find a good free floated replacement stock with an aluminum bedding block but have no idea which brand to go with. I know I am somewhat limited in choices with the ADL's blind mag so I'm not against converting it to a hinged floor plate BDL configuration. As for the trigger I was thinking about a Timney but not 100% sure.
Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!
I have put close to 500 rounds through this rifle since I've had it. In that time I have found two things that I would really like to change out.
#1 - The cheap plastic stock.
The stock is partially free floated from the factory. By that I mean that the only part of the fore-end touching the barrel is the very front. From just behind that point all the way back to the receiver you can slide a dollar bill cleanly through. The fore-end will bow upwards in the middle if your not careful. I'm thinking this is a factory flub up and has got be part of why I'm only getting 1 1/4 moa.
#2 - The lousy X-Mark trigger.
The trigger feels pretty tight without much slop but breaks a 6 1/2 lbs. I'd like to drop that to around 2 or 3 lbs.
I'd like to find a good free floated replacement stock with an aluminum bedding block but have no idea which brand to go with. I know I am somewhat limited in choices with the ADL's blind mag so I'm not against converting it to a hinged floor plate BDL configuration. As for the trigger I was thinking about a Timney but not 100% sure.
Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!