New stock for a Rem. 700 3006???
 

Any ideas on a good quality synthetic stock for a remington 700 for around $200? I'm looking for answers from folks who have purchased aftermarket stocks. Let's hear the good and the bad. Thanks you!

Mitch

I think the Bell and Carlson stocks are in this price range. I have had a few, and they are good products for the price. Don't expect a perfect drop-in fit, but a little glass bedding will make them work very well. The 700 action is fairly easy to glass bed.

hogue makes a great tough stock,check them out

Look for specials on mcmillan bro website. I got one wheel of a deal for my 700BDL with DBM. Its a rare combo and maybe why I got a good deal. I got it for $300 shipped. Also got a sako75 swirley for little over 4. I am extremely pleased with both.

Thanks for the replies! I should have also added that it is for an ADL. I see a lot more options for BDL's but I really have no desire to convert it. I don't find the ADL a big deal to unload and no drop plate is one less thing to go wrong while hunting.

I have the LA hardware if you decide you want to make it a BDL. PM me if interested. Its new.

Houge overmolded stocks are far too heavy in my opinion. I'd look for either a synthetic takeoff in the classifieds or maybe a HS Precision dropin.

After reading your post, I started researching the HS Precision and I'm liking the reviews. I'll keep looking into this brand.
Thanks!

Duckbutter, if I change my mind on the BDL, I'll get with you. Thanks!

I have had the HS before. It worked well. I am not sure if it was the heavy palm swell or what but I didn't care much. I loved the idea of a full bedding block. But found out, you still have to glass bed it to get good bedding. There is no free lunch no matter if its steel or plastic or fiberglass.

Well, I decided today that I'm going to glass bed and stiffen up my factory stock for now. Thanks for the input guys.

That will work very well if you make sure that the barrel is free floated. Are you going to do it yourself?

Well, I ordered a glass bedding kit from Brownnell's and I have not decided yet to attempt it myself or not. I'm very nervious about doing it myself. I think I'm going to atleast talk to a few gun smiths before I decide. The stiffing part of the forend seems like that would be easy, it the action that I'm worred about.

Cajun
I have bedded a bunch of 700s. For a first timer it will probably take a few hours to do the prep work and bed the rifle. Probably the hardest part is waiting for the bedding to set up before you can take it apart to see how it looks. If you decide to DIY I would be glad to answer any questions. Just send a PM if you need any help that I can provide. Which bedding kit did you buy?

CC,

What Kit did you get? I'm hoping to do this to my 700 sometime this spring. Be sure to let us know how it goes!
-Jake

I think you would be best served with the Acraglas Gel kit. The Gel is thicker than the regular glass and is easier to apply.

Get the gel kit. I have used the other kit and its runny. You can add stuff to stiffen it up some.

Also, don't be nervous. Just put several coats of release agent on, Even some carnuba was. I too am always nervous. Just remove the trigger assembly, put masking tape on everything. Don't be so concerned about clay dams. I usually overdo this, and makes a job turn out like crap. I myself don't worry about the tang bedding. Only the recoil lug area. Also don't be afraid to hog the crap out of the recoil lug area. In fact, go wild in that area removing material, it will fillin with stronger glass. If you don't, you can get a very thin film in the recoil lug area and it will pull up or wear when removing.

If you going with the factory tupperware stock, I highly recommend not only glass, but pillar bedding.

Thanks for all the input, it is appreciated. I'm really leaning towards doing it myself. I plan to take my time on this and I'll more then likely be starting a thread and asking questions as I go. I see there is a lot of experience here. Bigcountry and Big Uncle, I'm sure I'll be PMing you guys. Seeing the comments, I'm feeling positive now about the kit I bought. Should be here this week.

This is the one I got.
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/sid=3..._GEL_4_oz__Kit

Please tell me more about pillar bedding. What material should I use for this area? Can I custom cut aluminum pieces to place in the sections to stiffen it up before adding other material?

One guy I know suggested bondo with fiberglass in it for this area then seal it with a sealer. I'm going to tackle that section after I finish the action. Also, I'm not sure how far 4 oz of the Acraglas will take me starting at the rear of the action going forward.

On the Acraglas, how is the best way to remove the extra that seeps out or goes where you don't want it? I'm assuming file and sand paper?

I don't think the pillar bedding will help much for what you are doing, but Brownells has nice alluminum pillars for about $10 if you decide to go that way. Their pillars are contoured to fit the round bottom of your 700 action but will need to be cut to length. Pillars are an excellent idea on wood stocks, but synthetic stocks don't have the same problems with the tension on the action screws. I wouldn't do pillars on my first bedding job.

You chose well with your bedding kit. There should be enough compound to easily do the actions on a couple rifles.

Tape up the outside of your stock with masking tape before you apply the bedding, and put the release coating on all of your metal parts that will possibly touch the bedding and cleanup is fairly easy.

The most time consuming parts of a bedding job is removing material from the stock and taping the stock, barrel (from the point that you want it floated), & front and bottom of the recoil lug. A dremel tool is really handy for removing material from the stock.

The worst part of a bedding job is the nervous wait until you can remove the action from the stock to see your work. I used to worry that I would screw up and epoxy the action to the stock forever, but I've done many bedding jobs and have never had a problem.

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.

I started the project tonight with sanding so I started a new thread in the gunsmithing section to track the progress and get advise.

http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/guns...ml#post3742064