Rem 700 SA Replacement stock?

[mshootnit]

Thinking about picking up a replacement/ upgrade stock for a Rem 700 sjort action BDL. This is a huntimg rifle sporter contour barrel. A carrying rifle. I wont do plastic like a magpul, it has to be classic style or weatherby style. Would you go with HS, Bell Carlson or...?
I am familiar with those two as well as McMillan fiberglass with molded in Camo.

What would you choose and why?

 

[d2wing]

Ebay usually has several. I bought a BDL youth stock for my Grandson. CDNN usually has them too. It depends on what you want the stock for.

 

[LoonWulf]

Christensen off eBay probably, that or a Grayboe are the cheapest nicest options I'm aware of

 

[Chuck R.]

Like most things it comes down to your task/purpose and of course budget.

I have a B&C Alaskan TI on a REM 700 LA in .300WM, the Alaskan TI comes with the shortened aluminum bedding block and weighs in at 32 ounces. I also have another B&C that came on my Nosler M48 that was bedded by Nosler at the factory.

I also have 3 HS Precision Stocks, for two Rem M7s and a Rem 700SA that weigh in at roughly 38 ounces.

On another M7 I have a Manners that weighs in at 24 ounces.

The B&C and HS Precisions are both serviceable stocks, heavy when compared to carbon fiber, but stable and stiff. IF weight isn't a concern, they work fine and on one rifle my accuracy improved and the other it remained the same. Both of my LA rifles with either stock come it at a little over 8LBs all up, with either sporter or magnum profile barrels.

The Manners costs about twice as much as either the HS or B&C, and requires bedding. So roughly $500 more overall to shave 14 ounces. I've got another manners on order now to complete another lighter weight project (350RM M7).

My smith recommends dropping your barreled action in an HS, while your manners or McMillian is on order. A custom Manners is currently about a 7 month wait. Once it arrives and is bedded, sell the HS for a little loss.

 

[tbs]

H.S. Precision!!

 

[jmr40]

Find a factory plastic take-off for around $30-$50. Lots of them floating around after people buy an aftermarket stock. Honestly, unless you're spending $700 for a McMillan Edge stock everything else is mostly a lateral move. Certainly not worth the $300+ you'll pay for anything else.

McMillan, Manners, Hi-Tech Specialties, and Brown Precision and possibly a couple of others are all high quality stocks, but you won't get a new one under $500-$600 and most of them need some final fitting and finish work by someone who knows what they are doing. McMillan costs a bit more, but you can usually take them out of the box and bolt them to the rifle ready to use. Some folks bed them, but I've done it both ways and the ones I didn't bed shot just as well.

The standard stocks from most of those will still weigh as much or more than your factory wood stock. The McMillan edge will be about 1/2 lb less than factory or their standard stock, but is $100-$150 more because it is made of kevlar instead of fiberglass. Brown Precision and most of the others also offer something similar, at a higher price.

B&C and HS Precision use a cheaper manufacturing method that results in a much weaker stock UNLESS they use the metal chassis molded into the stock for strength. But that results in a heavier stock and one that has to be thick and chunky. They are passable on a heavy varmint/tactical rifle. But not what I'd want on a light sporter. And I can tell zero difference between HS and B&C in quality. B&C is at least $100 less and would be my pick if I just had to have one.

The factory plastic is actually tougher and lighter than HS Precision or B&C. And if they are any less accurate I've not seen it.

This is another option that MIGHT work. I'm pretty sure the stocks on a Bergara and Rem 700 are interchangeable. You can buy a replacement Bergara stock for $150. It is still exactly the same construction method as the factory plastic stocks used by Remington and others. They just do a better job of making them aesthetically pleasing.

B14 HUNTER STOCK SA (bpishopping.com)

 

[LoonWulf]

30-32oz is about average, lighter options will go down to around 20ish oz on the light side, but as mentioned mostly start around 6-700 dollars.

 

[lightman]

Your choices are just about unlimited. The Standard Remington/HS stock is nice and is drop in. I've had Brown Precision and McMillan that are also nice but required some minor work. Boyds makes some nice wood and/or laminated stocks. Right now most of your better stocks have a pretty good waiting time.

You can find Remington/HS take off stock new or in excellent condition for $300-$350 by browsing the classifides on the various forums.

I just finished a build thats in the $2000-$2500 range and I chose a Remington take-off HS stock for it because of the lengthy waiting time.

 

[BigBlue 94]

I chose an AICS chassis. Its as rigid as possible, but decently heavy. Never even shot the 700 with the black plastic stock: i just threw it back in the box.

I know Fajen used to make great stocks. But i think they ceased production?

 

[bigpower491]

Can't go wrong with a HS or B&C

 

[Selwaykid]

Thinking about picking up a replacement/ upgrade stock for a Rem 700 sjort action BDL. This is a huntimg rifle sporter contour barrel. A carrying rifle. I wont do plastic like a magpul, it has to be classic style or weatherby style. Would you go with HS, Bell Carlson or...?
I am familiar with those two as well as McMillan fiberglass with molded in Camo.

What would you choose and why?

I built a Rem 700ADL with a Brown Precision. That was nearly 45 years ago. 30/06 and a Leupold 3x9. The rifle shoots sub-minute with my handloads. I'm looking for about the same in.308 and will probably do the same treatment unless one of my USMC MTU guys suggest something different. I have always referred to my rifle as my high country gun and carried it for about 40 years as a pro hunting guide usually well above 7500' in the Rockies.

 

[FL-NC]

I like the laminate stocks made by Boyd's.

 

[mshootnit]

this was very helpful. Lots of good info, a d thank you

 

[Chuck R.]

I built a Rem 700ADL with a Brown Precision. That was nearly 45 years ago. 30/06 and a Leupold 3x9. The rifle shoots sub-minute with my handloads. I'm looking for about the same in.308 and will probably do the same treatment unless one of my USMC MTU guys suggest something different. I have always referred to my rifle as my high country gun and carried it for about 40 years as a pro hunting guide usually well above 7500' in the Rockies.

IF I was going to build a lightweight "mountain rifle" I'd probably start with the Manners "Ultra Classic" MCS-UC or "Ultra Classic Plus" MCS-UC-Plus, in a short action 700 they're in the 17.5-18.5 ounce range for the Ultra, and up to 21 ounce for the ultra-plus:

The new MCS-UC-PLUS has all the great features as the MCS-UC with the added ability to accept a Remington 700 style long action and up to a Proof Lite Sendero barrel profile for that perfect starting platform for a classic lightweight magnum mountain rifle. Our aim was to produce a stock manufactured by modern technologies and material for durability and accuracy while still maintaining the custom feel and shape of a high-end, handmade, classic wood stock.

 

[rayatphonix]

You may want to investigate Grayboe stocks. I have several of the Terrain model and really like them.