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Bedding the Rem 700

steve4102
I am about to go out into my reloading room and bed the stock on my Rem. 700. Not that it needs it, I just need to do something with guns. Three feet of snow and 10 deg below zero is giving me "Cabin Fever".

Anyhow, here is my question, Do I want to free float the barrel on the 700? It is definitely not free floating now. The barrel actually rests on the stock about 3in. from the forend. The bluing is worn at this point on the underside if the barrel. Is the 700 designed to ride on the barrel at this point or can I go ahead and grind the stock down to free float the barrel?
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  • MIKE WISKEY
    MOST 'SPORTER WEIGHT' BARRELS WILL SHOOT BETTER WITH SOME 'UP' PRESSURE NEAR THE FRONT OF THE STOCK. ON YOUR REMINTON STOCK YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THIS SMALL RAISED PAD JUST BACK FROM THE FOREND TIP. IF THE RIFLE IS SHOOTING GOOD NOW I'D RECOMMEND LEAVING THIS PRESSURE POINT. JUST PUT A LITTLE DAB OF GLASS BEDDING COMPOUND ON IT TO GET AN EVEN CONTACT.
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  • Der Gebirgsjager
    Remington makes these with a pressure pad on purpose. If yours shoots well as-is, I'd leave it alone. However, I have restocked them with a free floating barrel, and they have shot well that way also. The fact that your bluing has worn in that spot indicates some movement when firing. Are your action screws tight?
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  • D.S.COLE
    Ive been beddind 700"s for years and have found that at least 90% of the time they shoot better free-floated. Bed the action and about the first 2 inches of the barrel solidly,scrape and sand the forearm channel until it is clear back to the epoxy pad .The barrel doesnt touch the stock from where the bedding compound ends all the way out to the end of the wood.
    After the epoxy cures several days ,test fire and if it doesnt group like you want it ,it is very simple to add a pressure point back in the forearm tip with the bedding compound , Im betting you wont need to.
    Good luck
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  • steve4102
    Thanks guys, I think I am going to bed and free float. I'll test it out after the snow melts.
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