Debating upgrading my Rem 700 action in one of two ways. I’d ultimately like to replace the barrel with a Proof stainless blank at some point in the nearish future and have it chambered/threaded etc. so I could either blueprint and tune the existing action while I’m at it OR replace it entirely.
Send it off to somewhere like LRI for the work? Is there a local SC/NC smith youd trust to chamber a barrel and tune a rifle? Basically I want the bolt to run more smoothly, a firing pin bushing (or something to the effect to keep primer flow to a minimum to stop simulating hot loads when they’re not), and to blueprint it. Something like upgrading the extractor or bolt handle angle would be nice but not necessary and just extra $.
The other option besides custom work to the existing action would be pairing the new barrel with a new action.
I know the big names in R700 SA footprint actions like GA Precision, Impact, Bat, Bighorn, etc, but there are others like the Mack Bros Stainless Evo that has great features but is around half (or less) the cost of some of the others mentioned at $675 when in stock. Are there any other quality brands that aren’t $1500+ ? I don’t know enough about the bolt action world
My start down this path was wanting to tune the action a little, since the bolt seems to “stick” during the pull back/push forward, not during locking/unlocking, and the primer pin channel is oversized. I just go down the rabbit hole from there in that if it’s already torn down for that work, might as well blueprint, and if I’m blueprinting, might as well go with a new barrel.
What do I do with the rifle? Well, I’m debating doing some competition with it (bolt action/Tac division since it’s a .308). I took a deer with it this season. Kind of will use it for whatever comes up so I don’t want a 26” long 30lb bench rig nor do I want a carbon fiber 7lb shoulder dislocator
Or I just leave this one alone and just buy a Bergara B14 HMR or something and get over tuning this Remington
Thanks
Send it off to somewhere like LRI for the work? Is there a local SC/NC smith youd trust to chamber a barrel and tune a rifle? Basically I want the bolt to run more smoothly, a firing pin bushing (or something to the effect to keep primer flow to a minimum to stop simulating hot loads when they’re not), and to blueprint it. Something like upgrading the extractor or bolt handle angle would be nice but not necessary and just extra $.
The other option besides custom work to the existing action would be pairing the new barrel with a new action.
I know the big names in R700 SA footprint actions like GA Precision, Impact, Bat, Bighorn, etc, but there are others like the Mack Bros Stainless Evo that has great features but is around half (or less) the cost of some of the others mentioned at $675 when in stock. Are there any other quality brands that aren’t $1500+ ? I don’t know enough about the bolt action world
My start down this path was wanting to tune the action a little, since the bolt seems to “stick” during the pull back/push forward, not during locking/unlocking, and the primer pin channel is oversized. I just go down the rabbit hole from there in that if it’s already torn down for that work, might as well blueprint, and if I’m blueprinting, might as well go with a new barrel.
What do I do with the rifle? Well, I’m debating doing some competition with it (bolt action/Tac division since it’s a .308). I took a deer with it this season. Kind of will use it for whatever comes up so I don’t want a 26” long 30lb bench rig nor do I want a carbon fiber 7lb shoulder dislocator
Or I just leave this one alone and just buy a Bergara B14 HMR or something and get over tuning this Remington
Thanks