Rem 700 clone stock swap, bedding question.

[Punkinslinger]

I have two 700 clones, both chambered in 7 RSAUM AI a Defiance single shot (my go to F-open rig) and a Pierce repeater, used for fire forming.

They are both long actions in Bobby Hart stocks the Pierce has a shot out barrel that I use for fire forming, it is a repeater with a home made single shot follower, so there is no bedding material in the mag well area, just on the ends, however this stock tracks better and has an adjustable butt plate and cheek piece. I want to swap stocks, so my question is, should I clean up and bed the area that has no bedding material or just swap and see how it shoots with existing bed job, or are the plus minus tolerances too much from one action to another and will require a bedding job no matter what ? TIA

 

[hoz53]

I have two 700 clones, both chambered in 7 RSAUM AI a Defiance single shot (my go to F-open rig) and a Pierce repeater, used for fire forming.

They are both long actions in Bobby Hart stocks the Pierce has a shot out barrel that I use for fire forming, it is a repeater with a home made single shot follower, so there is no bedding material in the mag well area, just on the ends, however this stock tracks better and has an adjustable butt plate and cheek piece. I want to swap stocks, so my question is, should I clean up and bed the area that has no bedding material or just swap and see how it shoots with existing bed job, or are the plus minus tolerances too much from one action to another and will require a bedding job no matter what ? TIA

IMHO -- bedding the mag well isnt really necessary. i would swap the stock as it is and see how it fits /shoots but id more than likely be rebedding the stock to the defiance. It may only take skim bedding or you may have to grind some material out but their are usually slight differances in actions that make this necessary.

 

[Punkinslinger]

Just a quick post on what I discovered, the Defiance recoil lug is beefier so a swap is not compatible. The Pierce would fit into the Defiance channel, but not vice versa. I will do a bedding job on both.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Even if you swap consecutive serial number actions you need to at least skim bed it. Lil dremel action and any lug will fit just fine