re: Looking to upgrade a Remington 700 7 Mag

I bought it during covid from Walmart. They were selling Remington 700 for $200 each with scopes but didn’t advertise it.
I found one with guns still in stock and bought all they had.

This one is upstairs in my office without a stock. It’s never been fired. The other two I got were a .243 and .308. Never shot those in original form either. I sent them off to get trued and timed.
I’ll not shoot the 7mm mag as I don’t want to mess up the bolt since it isn’t timed properly.

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Excuse my ignorance, but why is a new stock an "upgrade"? I have a 700 with a synthetic stock and I don't understand how a new stock would make it shoot a lot better. Is it just for looks?

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there are various quality grades and types of "synthetic stocks". This "tupperware" stock is injection molded, feels like cheap hollow plastic, and is flexible which negates accuracy. These stocks sell for $35-$50 as a "used take-off".


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this HS Precision stock (possibly a Bell & Carlson stock) is synthetic with fiberglass, kevlar, and an aluminum bedding block which increases accuracy. New prices around $325, used prices around $225


here is another synthetic stock that has been glass bedded with aluminum pillars for optimum accuracy. Possibly a McMillan stock that sells for $500+.
Quality bedding job as pictured cost $225 - $350 depending on the gunsmith and who you send it to


Hope that answers your question. I've been building and consulting on custom rifle builds for over 30 yrs. Just trying to help educate people and make sure they're informed of the many options available.

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what do you think of the old Remington 7mag? All stainless steel?

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Remington introduced the stainless steel rifles in 1996. They're not really that old, and earlier produced rifles had better QC than more recent production. IMO, Remington's best years were from 1965 to 1985. Find a Varmint Special during that time frame and most rifles will shoot 1 ragged hole.

Fiberglass and carbon fiber stocks can be really bad arse.

Tupperware stocks suck

Well done wood stocks >>>> everything else. Nothing beats wood done right. Well finished with tonge oil or one of the badass new epoxy coatings, itll last forever as well.

The swelling/moving thing isn't anything worth worrying about on all but the shittiest of shitty wood stocks.