Remington 700 VTR - FLOAT BBL or NOT???
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I am working with my neighbor's 308 VTR.
To start with, I put it in a Remington Varmint stock that was bedded.
44-45g of Varget and Sierra 168's shoot with the bullets touching at 100 yds.
I'd give that barrel plenty of freefloat, get steel 1/4" rods from the hardware store and reinforce the forearm with bedding compound/steel rods.
If you get groups that indicate a stock issue, then get a laminate or walnut varmint stock, bed and free float.
Good luck!
To start with, I put it in a Remington Varmint stock that was bedded.
44-45g of Varget and Sierra 168's shoot with the bullets touching at 100 yds.
I'd give that barrel plenty of freefloat, get steel 1/4" rods from the hardware store and reinforce the forearm with bedding compound/steel rods.
If you get groups that indicate a stock issue, then get a laminate or walnut varmint stock, bed and free float.
Good luck!
deaddogwalkin
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I have one in 223. Took the pressure points off and free floated it. It helped with the accuracy but the stock had a tendency to flex when it got hot outside. Didn't want to spend any more time on the POS stock so I replaced it with a B&C medalist varmint stock. All I can say is night and day. Well worth the Money. If you want to try a stock that already has the pads removed I'll sell you mine for $50.00+ shipping. Personally I would replace the stock.
joed
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Originally Posted By: JTBThere are exceptions to every rule, but I fell 99% of properly bedded rifles out there will shoot better with a free floated barrel. For years a lot of companies have used pressure points on barrels as a way of skimping on properly bedding.
Bravo! I couldn't agree more on your post which is the reason I don't like Remingtons. I have more of them than any other make but every one of them has required stock work or a new stock. For being "First in the Field" I think Remington better get it together.
Every rifle I have owned has benefitted from free floating.
Bravo! I couldn't agree more on your post which is the reason I don't like Remingtons. I have more of them than any other make but every one of them has required stock work or a new stock. For being "First in the Field" I think Remington better get it together.
Every rifle I have owned has benefitted from free floating.
Thanks for all the input, I have never had a "triangular" bbl before otherwise its a no brainer "BED&FLOAT" I guess I will bring my dremmel to the range with me just in case. I also have a take off varmint stock and a boyds overmold so one way or the other it will come together. I will give an update if we ever get a weather brake so I can try it out.
Well...
I have a Rem 700 action with a custom Shilen barrel in 223 Rem. I bought it in a HS stock, bedded plus aluminum bedding block, free floated, etc. I needed the stock for another rifle so I bought a cheap SPS varmint stock for it for the time being. In that stock, unbedded, with the pressure points left in the front, it shoots BETTER than it did in the HS stock. Go figure.
I would shoot it as is, with the pressure points in for now. Like someone else said, those stocks are flimsy. Taking them out will only make it worse. However, if when you bedded the rifle, you raised the action slightly, so the pressure points aren't putting the same or equal pressure, you might have to take them out, if that makes any sense?
I have a Rem 700 action with a custom Shilen barrel in 223 Rem. I bought it in a HS stock, bedded plus aluminum bedding block, free floated, etc. I needed the stock for another rifle so I bought a cheap SPS varmint stock for it for the time being. In that stock, unbedded, with the pressure points left in the front, it shoots BETTER than it did in the HS stock. Go figure.
I would shoot it as is, with the pressure points in for now. Like someone else said, those stocks are flimsy. Taking them out will only make it worse. However, if when you bedded the rifle, you raised the action slightly, so the pressure points aren't putting the same or equal pressure, you might have to take them out, if that makes any sense?
Originally Posted By: bownutWell...
I have a Rem 700 action with a custom Shilen barrel in 223 Rem. I bought it in a HS stock, bedded plus aluminum bedding block, free floated, etc. I needed the stock for another rifle so I bought a cheap SPS varmint stock for it for the time being. In that stock, unbedded, with the pressure points left in the front, it shoots BETTER than it did in the HS stock. Go figure.
I would shoot it as is, with the pressure points in for now. Like someone else said, those stocks are flimsy. Taking them out will only make it worse. However, if when you bedded the rifle, you raised the action slightly, so the pressure points aren't putting the same or equal pressure, you might have to take them out, if that makes any sense?
Bownut, I hope you went out and bought some lottery tickets that day because that is the luckiest thing I have read on a 700 to date!
I don't doubt your word at all, just saying that you are one very lucky man!
Keep on keeping on!
I have a Rem 700 action with a custom Shilen barrel in 223 Rem. I bought it in a HS stock, bedded plus aluminum bedding block, free floated, etc. I needed the stock for another rifle so I bought a cheap SPS varmint stock for it for the time being. In that stock, unbedded, with the pressure points left in the front, it shoots BETTER than it did in the HS stock. Go figure.
I would shoot it as is, with the pressure points in for now. Like someone else said, those stocks are flimsy. Taking them out will only make it worse. However, if when you bedded the rifle, you raised the action slightly, so the pressure points aren't putting the same or equal pressure, you might have to take them out, if that makes any sense?
Bownut, I hope you went out and bought some lottery tickets that day because that is the luckiest thing I have read on a 700 to date!
I don't doubt your word at all, just saying that you are one very lucky man!
Keep on keeping on!