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Nathan Foster

From email query...

Hi there
Just enquiring as to what preparation is needed to stabilize my Remington 700 SPS varmint. Does it permit the barrel to be free floated later on or does it have to bed up to the barrel. The SPS stock has massive amounts of flex where it is free floated when held vertical and touches purely from barrel weight when horizontal.


Hi -----,

It is very important to understand, that on your stock, the weak flex point is at the recoil lug. The recoil lug of the M700 almost cuts the plastic M700 stocks in half. To remedy this, the stock has to be stabilized first to strengthen the forend and fill the skeletal voids in the action, then properly bedded including the first inch of the barrel. This full reinforce will finally allow your rifle to maintain a consistent .5 MOA or less. Its a job that simply can't be short cut.

Hope that explanation makes sense. You can see the weak point for yourself by studying where exactly the flexing occurs through visual observation.