I currently have a Rem 700 in a Bell & Carlson Varmint/Target fiberglass stock.
The barrel that came with the 700 is about done and I'm about to order a new barrel. The barrel contour I want to get starts the taper a couple of inches further forward than the current standard barrel that came with the gun. So this would mean my gunsmith would need to extend the wide portion of the barrel channel forward - removing some of the stock material.
Has anyone opened up the channel on a B&C stock before? Should I be concerned about removing material? It's a pretty stiff stock. I'd like to think (hope) it would be OK. But I'm curious if there happens to be anyone here who has done something like that.
Thanks.
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The barrel that came with the 700 is about done and I'm about to order a new barrel. The barrel contour I want to get starts the taper a couple of inches further forward than the current standard barrel that came with the gun. So this would mean my gunsmith would need to extend the wide portion of the barrel channel forward - removing some of the stock material.
Has anyone opened up the channel on a B&C stock before? Should I be concerned about removing material? It's a pretty stiff stock. I'd like to think (hope) it would be OK. But I'm curious if there happens to be anyone here who has done something like that.
Thanks.
OR