HuntingNet.com Forums - New stock for a Rem. 700 3006???

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Originally Posted by Colorado Cajun (Post 3741664)

The forend on my stock is very flemsy. I had sanded it down just enough to float the barrel and if is rest it or set it on sticks, the forend will rest against the barrel. That's why I'm thinking I need to stiffen it up. Is that blue painters tape a good tape to use?

My preference is regular masking tape for the reason that it trims so well with a razor blade, but the painters tape would work OK..
You will probably want to bed the first 2" - 2.5" inches of the barrel in front of the receiver, and tape the rest of the barrel to give a free floated barrel after you remove the tape. The underneath of the barrel gets extra tape on my rifles to give it more relief from stock contact. I like my barrels to be floated at least the thickness of a business card. If you float yours this much, I doubt that the barrel would make contact with the stock when it is on the bags or on the sticks. I have an SPS with the original flexible stock that does not touch the floated portion after the bedding job. You can always extend the bedding further down the barrel channel under the taped-up barrel if you feel it needs it.