Remington 40XC info

[KyShooter]

My dad recently purchased a 40XC repeater in 223 on an online auction and we cannot find any information about it anywhere. I’ve looked all over and all I can find is info on the ones chambered in 308. It’s fitted into a McMillan target stock topped with a 36x Leupold br and has the mounts for peep sights. Checked the barrel twist with a cleaning rod and seems to be a 1:9 twist and appears to be a Remington barrel beings it’s stamped with Remington date code CQ which comes out to April of 1979, so I guess my question is did someone send it back to Remington to make a practice rifle out of or was this something Remington offered?

 

[RegionRat]

https://forum.accurateshooter.com/threads/remington-40x-explain-please.3888813/

It didn't necessarily get sent back and odds are it just came this way.
Rem 40-X have come in several centerfire calibers and options. They even had accommodations for stripper clips on some models, I think those were the -KS models.

 

[mike mccormick]

As far as I know, for what that is worth, the xc was built as a dedicated across the course rifle. I am unaware of any configuration other than a 24 inch 12 twist 308 barrel ( stainless, heavy taper to 0.860"), with an integral box magazine and stripper clip slot. That being said, they were all custom shop rifles and someone may have ordered one in this configuration.

 

[Mulligan]

My dad recently purchased a 40XC repeater in 223 on an online auction and we cannot find any information about it anywhere. I’ve looked all over and all I can find is info on the ones chambered in 308. It’s fitted into a McMillan target stock topped with a 36x Leupold br and has the mounts for peep sights. Checked the barrel twist with a cleaning rod and seems to be a 1:9 twist and appears to be a Remington barrel beings it’s stamped with Remington date code CQ which comes out to April of 1979, so I guess my question is did someone send it back to Remington to make a practice rifle out of or was this something Remington offered?

Remington 40X--Explain Please

You will have to excuse my knowledge on this rifle but I have no clue what a remington 40X is as I have never seen one. Could some explain what is different about these rifles and would it be a good project gun.

forum.accurateshooter.com

Check out post 17

CW

 

[Infrequent Shooter]

My dad recently purchased a 40XC repeater in 223 on an online auction and we cannot find any information about it anywhere. I’ve looked all over and all I can find is info on the ones chambered in 308. It’s fitted into a McMillan target stock topped with a 36x Leupold br and has the mounts for peep sights. Checked the barrel twist with a cleaning rod and seems to be a 1:9 twist and appears to be a Remington barrel beings it’s stamped with Remington date code CQ which comes out to April of 1979, so I guess my question is did someone send it back to Remington to make a practice rifle out of or was this something Remington offered

all of the 40x rifles I have seen with that stock were 308 rifles.

 

[SBS]

The serial number of the OP's 40X is much later than 1979, plus it was much later that stainless 40X (and 700's) were made. Remember that Remington used the letter codes several times, so they can represent different years. I too only know of the 40XC in 7.62 Nato (.308) caliber. The .223 was not popular in cross the course bolt guns. A few gunsmiths altered Remington actions to take detachable magazine and some clip slot adapters were made aftermarket. However, accurate AR-15's soon dominated the XC market and the demand for those conversions died quickly. I would guess that this rifle is the product of a 40X barreled action being put in a McMillan 40XC stock, which could be ordered from McMillan and also a lot of them floating around since the barreled actions were put to other uses as the XC matches have greatly declined in popularity. Sure wouldn't be the first time a shooter restocked his barreled action. I think that you can still find out from Remington about the configuration it left the factory and when it was produced. EDIT: Might also mention that the 40XC stocks from the early years (70's) were made of wood (sycamore to be exact) and would not have been in a McMillan stock. Had several of them, plus the same stock for the 40XR rimfire version, which did not have a blind magazine cut out since they were all single shots and intended to appeal to indoor and outdoor 3/4 position shooters (didn't sell many, as most bought Anschutz rifles at that time).

 

[fkimble@charter.net]

OK, that is a later model 40-x, not a 40-XC. Says so right on the action! The stock is a 40XC type stock made by McMillian. Early original XC stocks were wood. No adjustable cheekpiece. Only stock adjustment was the butt plate, it could be moved up or down an inch or so from its neutral position. Rem 700 and 40-x actions fit the same stocks, so musical stock swapping is easy and common. Is it clip slotted ? If so for a 308 or a smaller size?
A real 40-XC was not a commonly found gun. I ran one from approx 1987 til 1895. I shot at Perry every year plus a half dozen ranges with in 100+ miles of Atlanta. Never saw another one! At one time the National record was held by a shooter shooting a 40-XC. Looks like a nice weapon and probably shoots as good as it looks. The 9 twist was the early "slow" twist for the 223, used to shoot the then new Sierra 69 grain match bullets.

Frank

 

[distinguished]

Looks like your dad did well, providing he didn't pay too much. They were available in .223/5.56NATO as well as the .308. The 24" barrel was standard for this version. They did make them with 26" barrels though. I had one that had a 26" barrel with a 1-8 twist. It was clip slotted and set up to feed 80gr bullets from the magazine. Hated that stock though and swapped it out for a McMillan Baker special in desert camo. Regret letting that one go!

 

[Richard Jones]

Isn't KS a designation for Kevlar Stock ??

 

[kevinbritvec]

Remington made it in .308, .223 and .22 LR.

I own the wooden stock version in .308. I always wanted the .22 LR model back in the 1980's to train in the winter, but never followed through on the purchase.

 

[fkimble@charter.net]

Richard, yes KS tacked on indicates it has a Kevlar stock.

Frank

 

[rich56]

all of the 40x rifles I have seen with that stock were 308 rifles.

I have one in 223, 1/8” rifling