glknineteen Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 So, I'm in the process of getting a 700 SPS Varmint, and the stock is obviously a limitation. Is there any reason I couldn't take some sand paper to the barrel channel to open it up a bit, to keep the barrel from contacting the stock? Obviously a nicer stock replacement is ideal, but in the meantime, would this help at all? Thanks for the wisdom guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskinsler83 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Ditch it for an HS Precision varmint/tactical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskinsler83 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Or a B/C medalist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegunnerd Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 I'm going to have a BC medalist to sell soon once my AI comes in. Complete with R&D bottom metal installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glknineteen Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 Oh, believe me, I'll get a better stock eventually. I'm asking more theoretically I guess. Would it help? Would there be a reason that I wouldn't want to do this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskinsler83 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 A total waste of time in my opinion. It's a junk stock theres not metal in it to bolt through so in theory there is no place to get a good torque on the action screws for uniform tension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glknineteen Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 Here's where I'm coming from though: plenty of people are getting MOA and better accuracy from this rifle, out of the box. Obviously the stock isn't ideal, but it also seems to work well enough. While I'm saving up the money for a B&C, used HS Precision, or something else, I might as well try this on a stock that will probably get thrown away eventually. If my idea works, or has no effect, that's fine, but I obviously don't want to make the accuracy worse that out of the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegunnerd Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 I have an sps varmint. I didn't get close to that with my stock model. Maybe 1.5 moa with premium ammo but that's it. The stock itself is freakin plastic , no filing will free float the barrel to the point where it will make a difference. There's no chassis or bedding block. It has no rigidity so no matter what it's going to flex and change the point of impact. When you take your action out you'll see how awful it is . Best bet is dropping it into a B&C A2 stock or whichever B&C you like for a couple hundred bucks. With handloads and federal gmm i was able to get .5moa on a good day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskinsler83 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 I have an sps varmint. I didn't get close to that with my stock model. Maybe 1.5 moa with premium ammo but that's it. The stock itself is freakin plastic , no filing will free float the barrel to the point where it will make a difference. There's no chassis or bedding block. It has no rigidity so no matter what it's going to flex and change the point of impact. When you take your action out you'll see how awful it is . Best bet is dropping it into a B&C A2 stock or whichever B&C you like for a couple hundred bucks. With handloads and federal gmm i was able to get .5moa on a good day. +1,000,000,000 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxshooter Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 (edited) You might find a Remington stock with the full length aluminum bedding block for under $100.00. I have seen them on Snipers Hide for that price. Then you will have something to work with. Those stocks are rigid and you can torque the action screws and they will stay put. Not ideal but certainly 100 n% better than the factory stock you have. Edited April 8, 2013 by Jaxshooter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkvibe Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 The biggest problem with the SPS varmint stock is that it flexes. If you put a bipod on it and load the bipod legs a little then shoot you end up with bipod hop to one side or the other. It's pretty much impossible to drive the rifle correctly with that stock. If you are on a budget get a wood stock that someone took off their rifle. If you have cash get a good stock from McMillan, AI, B&C or some other good stock or chassis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeRush Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 I am almost afraid to confess my WECSOG moment here, but I was in a similar situation to the OP and this is what I did. Please don't hold it against me, I was 18 at the time. I have a R700 ADL model in 7 Rem Mag, I wanted to get a better stock but at 18 getting a couple of ARs seemed like a much bigger priority. I took the ADL stock (cheaper than the SPS Varmint model) and did a bedding job with marine tex. When I got done I didn't have to sand the barrel channel because I had raised the action relative to the stock with the bedding. Found out the stock would flex and the barrel would contact the stock when I loaded the bipod. So I whipped out some epoxy and the old pushrods I had from my LT1 Trans Am 5.7. I epoxied several in throughout the forend (internally of course) and then filled the void with fiberglass resin. I also used resin to add a bit of ballast to the rear of the stock. The result was consistent 3/4" moa performance on target, and nothing out of pocket, just a few things I needed to get rid of from the garage. This is from an otherwise stock sporter barrel 7 Rem Mag. Only worked up one load for it, may have done better with others. I will eventually throw it in a proper stock and get the action trued/barrel replaced, but it got me through a few months of prone work before I completely abandoned rifle shooting for 5 years. If the mods move my reply to the humor section it won't hurt my feelings... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38superfan Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 If you're on a tight buget, add pillars. After that hog out the barrel channel, use thick carbon arrow shafts or old fishing rods cut to fit and bed them into the forend. Lot of work but cost effective. It works good enough to allow you to save for a better stock. Its been a LOOONG time since I've seen an hs stock for $100 on the hide or anywhere else. Seem to be 200+ these days. After you've got the stock you want, ditch the bottom metal. Cracked and shroomed several over the years. Yes I torque to proper specs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinecone Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 The Remington HS Precision stocks have been going for $300 (no bottom metal) - $500 lately. I will have one with the detachable box magazine for sale shortly. Putting a Manners on my PS-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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