Ok I have what I think is a dumb question but I would rather be safe than sorry. I have a Remington 700p that I think has a bedded stock. I would really like to find out but I honestly don't know if taking the stock off would screw up accuracy. I'm thinking I will be safe but I want to know for sure. Also if it is safe to take it off how do I tell if it is bedded?
Probably a dumb question but....
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I think that rifle comes from the factory with a fiberglass stock with aluminum bedding. if you want to take off the stock just make sure you have a set of armor screwdrivers, they are tapered to perfectly match the screw head so that you don't mess up the screw. if it has aluminum bedding you will see two blocks of aluminum where the screw goes threw the stock. The idea is that the action is secure to the stock at the screws and floats on the rest of if. I have floated the barrel on my 700's but never bedded one. To be honest i have never felt the need with the one i have, it is a nail driver with reloads
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I hope some one with more knowledge weighs in on this.
.I hope some one with more knowledge weighs in on this.
If it is bedded taking the stock off and back on will lessen the chances of your POI changing. The bedding helps assure it will go back together exactly the same each time. I seriously doubt it came from the factroy properly bedded.
The secret is in getting the action screws properly tightened when putting the stock back on. Tighten the front screw first, and it will be the tightest. The back screw is next, it only needs to snug up the rear of the action. On a rifle with a middle screw it is last, and it only needs to be tight enough that it won't work loose and fall out. You can find specs showing exactly how many inch pounds of pressure for each screw if you want. I've never worried about that, just with practice you can get a idea for what feels about right.
Accuracy shouldn't suffer unless you get something back together terribly wrong. The POI could shift slightly because of slight differences in how it is assembled. In rare cases I've had to make very minor scope adjustments after removing a stock. I prefer not to do it unless I know I'll have a chance to get back out and confirm my zero very soon. I wouldn't hunt with a rifle I'd removed the stock on without confirming the zero.
The secret is in getting the action screws properly tightened when putting the stock back on. Tighten the front screw first, and it will be the tightest. The back screw is next, it only needs to snug up the rear of the action. On a rifle with a middle screw it is last, and it only needs to be tight enough that it won't work loose and fall out. You can find specs showing exactly how many inch pounds of pressure for each screw if you want. I've never worried about that, just with practice you can get a idea for what feels about right.
Accuracy shouldn't suffer unless you get something back together terribly wrong. The POI could shift slightly because of slight differences in how it is assembled. In rare cases I've had to make very minor scope adjustments after removing a stock. I prefer not to do it unless I know I'll have a chance to get back out and confirm my zero very soon. I wouldn't hunt with a rifle I'd removed the stock on without confirming the zero.
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A lot of guns are not sensitive at all to taking the actions out of the stock. Buy an inch-pound torque wrench and do it yourself.
Its literally two screws. The worst that could happen is gun needs to be re-zeroed slightly or you have to fiddle with torque settings a little. Factory torque specs are easy to find and apply. There is even a chance the gun could shoot better than it currently does.
Its literally two screws. The worst that could happen is gun needs to be re-zeroed slightly or you have to fiddle with torque settings a little. Factory torque specs are easy to find and apply. There is even a chance the gun could shoot better than it currently does.
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Please don't worry about dumb, questions. You can be concerned about dumb answers at times though. However these answers are very good. If it is not glued or epoxied it shouldn't mater. If it were me I'd remove the stock and make sure every thing is good. On the other hand if it shoots good I dunno if it's necessary.
Well it out shoots me as I'm just starting to get into high power stuff. It will put 5 shots in just over an inch at 100 yards which normally I wouldn't brag about but almost always three of them are touching and within 1/2in. I can tell you I'm not the worlds best shot by any means but when I get those groups with full length sized military brass, bulk Winchester 150grn fmjbt bullets and a $100 BSA scope I belive the potential for pretty good accuracy it there. I know for a fact the barrel is free floated, and compared to my mid 70's rem 700 the trigger has been worked on. So that's where my assumption about the stock comes from. BUT my big problem is every shot the rifle puts a bright wavy line about mid way up the case. So I'm thinking it has headspacing issues.
I have never fired neck sized brass in this rifle because I don't have a neck sizer. But it has split 2 cases at the same spot in the same wavy fashion as mentioned above, that had god only knows how many reloads on them(got them from a friend) and had been shot in an HK style fluted chamber.
Basically I'm wondering where to go with this rifle, because I think it could be a very accurate rifle. Just the head spacing issue, and the fact that the stock has a crack in it around the front sling swivel from where someone tightened a bipod down to tight, makes me wonder if I shouldnt just start over getting a new HS precision or mc millian stock, Krieger barrel, etc etc and build a 1000+ yard rifle? Because every time I take this rifle to the range I keep trying to do better and I think I could really enjoy long range shooting.
I have never fired neck sized brass in this rifle because I don't have a neck sizer. But it has split 2 cases at the same spot in the same wavy fashion as mentioned above, that had god only knows how many reloads on them(got them from a friend) and had been shot in an HK style fluted chamber.
Basically I'm wondering where to go with this rifle, because I think it could be a very accurate rifle. Just the head spacing issue, and the fact that the stock has a crack in it around the front sling swivel from where someone tightened a bipod down to tight, makes me wonder if I shouldnt just start over getting a new HS precision or mc millian stock, Krieger barrel, etc etc and build a 1000+ yard rifle? Because every time I take this rifle to the range I keep trying to do better and I think I could really enjoy long range shooting.
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