Remington 700 Trigger & Stock

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m4armorer

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Hey guys I just picked up a Remington 700 ADL in 22-250. I have a Vortex Viper PST Gen II 5-25x50 ready to install. The trigger pull is heavy at 6lbs and being a long range varmint rifle it’s way too heavy. Should I try to adjust it or just replace it? I’m kinda leaning on replacing it. I also want to replace the plastic stock. What do you recommend?

Thanks again
Patrick
 
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Timney and McMillan are my favorites. Not sure waiting for a McM stock is what you want to do. You can occasionally pick one up used. I have also used B&C and still have one. I prefer them over HS, but IMO, it just comes down to personal preference. Check out Red Hawk Rifles. They also sell Grayboe stocks. I have heard good things about them, but haven't gotten my hands on one. They usually have a good selection of stocks in stock.
 
I have three vertical grip grayboe stocks. They are similar to McMillan and seem to be pretty tough. I like them and they are a pretty good value. Lots of options out there though. I have a couple HS precision stocks as well. They are solid performers.

Triggers: lots of options there too. I have some factory and some jewel . Factory remy is fine if they will go low enough and stay dependable. If they wont I switch them to jewel. Several years ago I had a couple shilen triggers but they didn't have safety option (On bench guns so safety wasn't needed). There are lots of other options though.

Good luck
 
A lot depends on your budget but being a Remington, there are lots of options. I recently bought a Stocky's Long Range Composite, very nice solid stock and not expensive. Bell&Carlson are nice and so are HS Precision. Might check out Grayboe, I have one and its nice too. Then there are the McMillan or even a chassis style. Lots of choices.

Triggers, just Google Remington triggers and start reading. I like Rifle Basix.
 
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I would vote for a grayboe stock of your style you like and a trigger tech trigger. Checkout red hawk rifles for the stock they proably have them in stock and they were running a deal on a stock and bottom metal when purchased together.
 
I just went with a KRG Bravo chassis for a 6.5 im building...guess it really depends what your purpose for the rifle will be.
 
As far as triggers, id decide what range of poundage you want...there are better options out there than Timney....Jewell, TriggerTech and Bix 'n' Andy all come to mind
 
I use Bell & Carlson Medalist and HS Precision stocks and like them both. Several aftermarket triggers are great, but I’ve had great results adjusting my stock 700 triggers to just over 2 pounds. This is a fairly economical way for me to improve my 700’s.
 
Originally Posted By: lockrotorYour gun smith can lighten that trigger with no problems down to 2.5# and a HS Precision stock, thats my choice.

The above is very solid advice.

Any decent gunsmith can tune the factory trigger to a safe 2.25-2.50lb trigger for not much money. You can do it yourself, but please don't mess with the trigger unless you are well versed on triggers. I mean no disrespect to anyone, but most people are not well versed on triggers and that's when accidents happen so to be safe it's better if the masses take it to a gunsmith.

You can find nice, nearly new HS Prec take off stocks in the classified section on a, nearly, regular basis in the $250-ish ragne and one of those would be my first choice.

If the gun is an ADL model and you switch to a BDL type stock, you'll need new bottom metal as well, so be sure to keep that in mind.
 
m4armorer didn't mention what type of stock replacement he was
interested in......wood or composite?

Unless going to ounces, Timney triggers are mighty fine, and a
tremendous improvement over the factory triggers. I have had
three different makes of triggers and find that the Timneys are
about the easiest to install and adjust. Many like their hunting
triggers to break at three pounds while I prefer 1.5#, and the
Timney will reliably and safely do either with a very crisp
break.

 
Thanks for all the excellent advice. I’m want a composite stock. My Rem 700 American Wilderness Rifle came with a Grayboe. I really like it. I’m Looking at the combos Grayboe offers with bottom metal. Doing my research on triggers, wow I never realized how many brands and options are out there. Found one I’m interested in. It’s a Trigger Tech primary trigger. It’s adjustable from 1.5 - 4 pounds. They claim it has zero creep. Does anyone have experience with this brand?
 
I have a trigger tech haven’t actually live fired it but dry firing it feels better then my timney in my savage. It breaks very nice. What do you not like about the grayboe stock? I think I would shoot it. Grayboe is owned by the son of the owner of McMillan stocks. He used to work for McMillan so the stock is a very solid good stock.
 
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Originally Posted By: zr600 What do you not like about the grayboe stock? I think I would shoot it. Grayboe is owned by the son of the owner of McMillan stocks. He used to work for McMillan so the stock is a very solid good stock.

Grayboe is McMillan, just another spin on stocks to get another piece of the pie.Father/son like mentioned above. I've been to my gun smiths place and seen both. They come in the same box and had a McM sticker on them. Also the the sticker/decal they send with both brands has a rifle pic on it .It's the same scoped barreled action just the stock is differant.
 
Trigger tech is comparable to timney. I put one in a friends rifle and was very impressed with it. He had a guy cerakote his rifle who didn't take the timney trigger out when he bead blasted it and ruined the trigger.
I recommended having the cerakoter get him a new trigger but he said he wasn't worried about it. Guess he doesn't like confrontation.
 
Update on my stock trigger. After watching a few YouTube videos I was able to adjusted my trigger. The hardest part was getting the thread locker off the adjustment screw. I believe the triggers around 2 1/4 lbs. I made sure it wouldn’t fire by closing the bolt hard and banging on the stock with my hand. The triggers not perfect, has just a little take up and creep. More overtravel after it brakes than I prefer. But I can deal with it. It’s 100% better than Remington sent it.
 
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Good job. Put a drop of fingernail polish on the adjustment screws when you are done to keep them from moving. I am completely satisfied with the adjusted stock triggers on my hunting rifles.
 
Just did the same as you with a 243 m700 adl.I put it in a H&S adl stock with a Timney trigger and a Sightron 4.5 X 14 and it is working very well so far.
 


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