Remington 700 action Blue print

You can spend too much money on a 700!. A true blueprint with a sleeved bolt, fluted bolt, and custom bolt release will cost in the vicinity of a custom action and that is just crazy. And guess what, when you go to resell, you still have a 700. I suggest you square the receiver and bolt face, lap the lugs, and call it a day. Further, bed your action and chamber area of the barrel and carefully work up your handloads. Of course use a quality barrel (I prefer Krieger) and have a minimum spec chamber cut by a quality gunsmith and your in business.
 
Originally Posted By: oklahomaboyYou can spend too much money on a 700!. A true blueprint with a sleeved bolt, fluted bolt, and custom bolt release will cost in the vicinity of a custom action and that is just crazy. And guess what, when you go to resell, you still have a 700. I suggest you square the receiver and bolt face, lap the lugs, and call it a day. Further, bed your action and chamber area of the barrel and carefully work up your handloads. Of course use a quality barrel (I prefer Krieger) and have a minimum spec chamber cut by a quality gunsmith and your in business.

True, but not really what the OP was asking.
 
Originally Posted By: 2muchgunSleeved bolts are nice, but not needed on a hunting rifle. Matter of fact, you may well be better off without......

I agree, though the same could be argued for most of the other stuff. For a hunting rifle, that is.

Most of my re-barreled actions have not been trued up or "Blue Printed" as some refer to them. They shoot better than the average ones I've shot.

Maybe if I shot long-range or Benchrest comp's, but I'd probably just buy a BAT, Stiller, Borden, or other premium action for that.
 
A sleeved bolt creates tolerances too tight to be practical on anything but a prarie rat rifle or Benchrest rifle, IMO.

In other words, it is a question of function.

The other stuff will not impede function, but as you say, are not entirely necessary either.....
 
I had a 700 worked over by a well known bench rest smith before he put his favorite barrel brand on it. Had everything done but the sleeved bolt. I couldn't get better than 1.25" groups with most closer to 1.5". I sent it back to him to be checked out. He bedded it into a stock he had and agreed with me it didn't shoot very good. He then told me it for sure wasn't the barrel, had to be the action. I asked how that could be since I'd just paid him to fix the action. His answer just blew me away, "some actions you just can't make work. Kenny Jarrett told me "no matter what you do they'll never be any good"." No Kenny Jarrett wasn't the guy who did the work, just got brought up in the conversation.
The guy who did the work is well thought of in some circles, but I'll sure not send him any more work.
 
Kinda a weird thing to say. I could see someone saying that about a barrel. Especially Jarrett.

An action either specs out, or it doesn't. When you say he did everything, I assume a full blueprint. After that, the action is either true, or it isn't. There is no gray area. I can't see a perfectly true action not shooting with a quality barrel on it.

It had to be the barrel, or the work, or the load......
 
Um...Jack, Dan Dowling, Clarance Hammonds, and Dwight Scott will debate that with you. I know cause I have discussed the point with them on my guns. Further reasons against a full blueprint on a hunting gun might include: 1)prevents one from reinstalling a custom or factory barrel of standard barrel thread dimensions and 2) a grain of sand or piece of trash will prevent that follow-up shot on that B&C whitetail and scratch the H--- out of that cerakote or polished bolt!!! If you plan on using that factory action for benchrest or long range competition, by all means lay down $300 plus on accurizing (including bushing the bolt) plus the action cost. You still have a 700 but think how wonderful it would be to win the Super Shoot with a 700!!!
 
I'm not sure if Jack meant sleeving the bolt also, or not. It is not something I would do to a hunting rifle.

I'm not sure why #1 would be a concern?
 
Originally Posted By: 2muchgunKinda a weird thing to say. I could see someone saying that about a barrel. Especially Jarrett.

An action either specs out, or it doesn't. When you say he did everything, I assume a full blueprint. After that, the action is either true, or it isn't. There is no gray area. I can't see a perfectly true action not shooting with a quality barrel on it.

It had to be the barrel, or the work, or the load......


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Tried lots of loads, don't think that was it. This one had single point thread, re-cut the shoulder abuttement, ground the recoil lug, square the ring face, locking lugs and bolt face. Put a lot of money into what turned out to be a pretty common shooter. I don't have a single factory rifle that wouldn't out shoot it.
 
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