Sooner1911
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For all of you wood working experts out there, I have a couple of questions. Please be patient while I provide some background.
I have a Remington 700 heavy barreled varmint rifle in 22-250 that is satin (flat black) in a composite stock. I bought it new in 2004 or 2005 and the closest model to it on the Remington website that I can find is the 700 SPS Varmint. However, my stock does not have the vents like the SPS Varmint model on the website. My stock is actually closer to the VS SF model shown on the website. According to my notes, there is not a model name in any of the markings on the gun. I am making the assumption that this is an ADL. It does not have the removable magazine. Is there a way to identify the model from the serial number?
Now to my gunsmithing question. Will a BDL or CDL SA wood stock fit this rifle, assuming I can modify it to fit the contour of the heavy barrel? Are the actions the same assuming that the stock is from an action w/o a removable magazine? If so, can anyone give me an idea of how hard it will be to remove the wood to fit the heavy barrel? Any tips on how best to remove the wood would be greatly appreciated. Would a BDL or CDL stock be thick enough to make such modifications to remain structurally sound and not look lousy? I feel confident that I can stain, seal, and refinish the stock, but I worry about removing the material without leaving gaps between the barrel and stock. I know the composite stock is probable more stable than wood, but I am an old school type of person who loves the look of wood. I would not have even considered the gun under normal circumstances, but $380 OTD was too good a deal to pass up. I planned to use the action for a BR gun, but decided that If i decided to do that project I would use a custom action.
Thanks in advance for any ideas or tips. Mods, if I put this in the wrong place, please feel free to move as appropriate.
I have a Remington 700 heavy barreled varmint rifle in 22-250 that is satin (flat black) in a composite stock. I bought it new in 2004 or 2005 and the closest model to it on the Remington website that I can find is the 700 SPS Varmint. However, my stock does not have the vents like the SPS Varmint model on the website. My stock is actually closer to the VS SF model shown on the website. According to my notes, there is not a model name in any of the markings on the gun. I am making the assumption that this is an ADL. It does not have the removable magazine. Is there a way to identify the model from the serial number?
Now to my gunsmithing question. Will a BDL or CDL SA wood stock fit this rifle, assuming I can modify it to fit the contour of the heavy barrel? Are the actions the same assuming that the stock is from an action w/o a removable magazine? If so, can anyone give me an idea of how hard it will be to remove the wood to fit the heavy barrel? Any tips on how best to remove the wood would be greatly appreciated. Would a BDL or CDL stock be thick enough to make such modifications to remain structurally sound and not look lousy? I feel confident that I can stain, seal, and refinish the stock, but I worry about removing the material without leaving gaps between the barrel and stock. I know the composite stock is probable more stable than wood, but I am an old school type of person who loves the look of wood. I would not have even considered the gun under normal circumstances, but $380 OTD was too good a deal to pass up. I planned to use the action for a BR gun, but decided that If i decided to do that project I would use a custom action.
Thanks in advance for any ideas or tips. Mods, if I put this in the wrong place, please feel free to move as appropriate.