Rem 700

[Cade]

Picked up a 700 223 on the cheap and decided to give it some lipstick.

 

[K22]

Nice!

If it doesn't shoot to your standards, try pillar bedding it. I never could get Rem 700's to shoot well with those cheap factory stocks especially with those pressure points at the end of the forearm.

Pillar bedding is relatively inexpensive and easy to do but I have always used a gunsmith to do mine. As Dirty Harry once said, "a man has to know his limitations."

 

[JB10]

I got this one a few months back. Its not staying a 223. Already got new stock and trigger. Ordering a barrel in a few weeks

 

[B23]

I got this one a few months back. Its not staying a 223. Already got new stock and trigger. Ordering a barrel in a few weeks

I get the whole beauty is in the eye of the beholder thing but I never quite understood what Remington was thinking when they came out with those triangle shaped barrels. I'm a big Rem 700 fan and I'd buy one of those but then I'd do the same thing as you and order a new barrel for it soon as I got it home.

You said "Its not staying a 223" soooo you've got to know were an inquisitive bunch, what are you turning it into with the new barrel???

 

[L.Sherm]

Don't discount those Rem factory barrels, my nephew had a Rem SPS 22-250 that quit shooting never would shoot same POI after he shot it some no matter how tight action screws were. I told him order a boyds stock and I would bed it and add pillars do some load development for him, to my surprise it shot really well. After I sent it to him he took it out and sighted it in and sent me a group he shot and it was better, could hardly tell it was 3 shots, thats the group I shot in the pic.

 

[JB10]

I get the whole beauty is in the eye of the beholder thing but I never quite understood what Remington was thinking when they came out with those triangle shaped barrels. I'm a big Rem 700 fan and I'd buy one of those but then I'd do the same thing as you and order a new barrel for it soon as I got it home.

You said "Its not staying a 223" soooo you've got to know were an inquisitive bunch, what are you turning it into with the new barrel???

Its going to be a 20 practical

 

[B23]

Its going to be a 20 practical

Very good choice!

 

[17cal Fan]

I bought one of those in 223 a few years back, round barrel. Never shot it, sold the barrel but planning to use the stock after grinding off the front pressure points. Just retired a few weeks ago so the new barrel blank arrived the other day and I'll get started on it shortly. Planning it to be a 221 Fireball. If the stock doesn't work out it will wear a Boyd's laminated.

 

[ArtinNC]

I bought one of those in 223 a few years back, round barrel. Never shot it, sold the barrel but planning to use the stock after grinding off the front pressure points. Just retired a few weeks ago so the new barrel blank arrived the other day and I'll get started on it shortly. Planning it to be a 221 Fireball. If the stock doesn't work out it will wear a Boyd's laminated.

My 221 Fireball. in a Savage 112 with a Brux barrel.

 

[jpjulian]

I ground the pressure points off of exactly the same stock of my 700. The whole action wiggled in the stock without the pressure points. I replaced the pressure with the end flap from a box of .22LR. No more wiggle and the rifle has shot bugholes since. I recently put that barreled action into a KRG Bravo so no more end flap needed.

 

[searcher]

Don't discount those Rem factory barrels, my nephew had a Rem SPS 22-250 that quit shooting never would shoot same POI after he shot it some no matter how tight action screws were. I told him order a boyds stock and I would bed it and do some load development for him, to my surprise it shot really well. After I sent it to him he took it out and sighted it in and sent me a group he shot and it was better, could hardly tell it was 3 shots, thats the group I shot in the pic.

I agree. I have three Ruger M-77's that I restocked, bedded and replaced triggers. They shoot as about as good as a factory rifle will do. The newer ones might have better triggers?

 

[Idaho-Lefty]

I put about, $2,100.00 worth of "Lipstick" on my, Rem 700, SS Lefty, "Pig",.. a 6 XC Tubb, Version One chambered Criterion 24" Hvy Sporter Bbl., set with TIGHT Headspace, got a top of the Line, Jewell Trigger,
an H-S Precision, Pillared and Glass Bedded Stock, made myself, a "Toe"Rudder" to "track" well, in the Bags and a Cheaper Burris, 6.5 x 20 Scope all included, in the Total Price.
I'm getting 5 shots, One Hole groups in the 2's and 3's ( Bullet & Load, dependent ) and sometimes, in the 4's, when I get,.."Sloppy" !
Probably WON'T win, a BR Match, but it certainly scares, the Chit outta,.. Sage Rats and Yotes.
Unlike Tikka's, the Rem 700's can really,.. "suck up" the Dollars,.. FAST !

 

[DGP4]

I have the same rifle. I bought it before the Remington bankruptcy when they were selling them at a huge discount and with a rebate. It shot so well, I added a Timney trigger and a Magpul stock with the aluminum bedding. It loves the Hornady 52 grain match bullets and 23.5 grains of Ramshot TAC. It shoots .4-.5 inch 5 shot groups at 100 yards pretty consistently.

 

[Ackman]

Remington barrels can shoot very well. Your .223 should make you happy. My only .223 now is a put - together. Was a new stainless Varmint fluted takeoff from the gun show, screwed onto a 722 action modified for a 700 trigger. In an old Rem. classic stock which may/may not have bedding, I don't remember. All stuff I had sitting around. This load isn't the fastest one, its backed off a little, but nicely accurate. Bullets seated .005" off lands. VV133 and 50's turned out to be the magic stuff in that barrel. I believe AA2015 should work also but never tried it.

 

[Zero333]

Don't discount those Rem factory barrels, my nephew had a Rem SPS 22-250 that quit shooting never would shoot same POI after he shot it some no matter how tight action screws were. I told him order a boyds stock and I would bed it and add pillars do some load development for him, to my surprise it shot really well. After I sent it to him he took it out and sighted it in and sent me a group he shot and it was better, could hardly tell it was 3 shots, thats the group I shot in the pic.

I also had that problem with my 223 Rem-700 SPS TAC 9" twist... I bought a MDS LSS stock, Timney Calvin Elite 2-Stage trigger and the rifle starter shooting everything regardless of bullet weight.

BTW.. The Calvin Elite 2-Stage is by far my favorite trigger.
I really don't get why 2-stage triggers are not very popular in North America. This Calvin Elite 2-Stage is an absolute dream of a trigger (for a tactical rifle).
I do understand how 1 stage triggers are more loved by benchrest and F-class. Otherwise I don't get it.

The Calvin Elite 2-Stage is adjustable for first stage, second stage and over-travel.
Every time I pull on that trigger it makes me go WOW regardless where the bullet hit .


I have Trigger tech triggers on 2 other rifles and they're great, but I still prefer ( by a lot ) the 2-stage Timney Calvin Elite.

 

[nockhunter]

Sand off the nubs at the end of the stock and fill the fore end with epoxy. Should shoot great, my 22-250 did.

Mike