Rem 700 reciever

[Krush1127]

Anyone know if there is somewhere you can buy just the reciever?

 

[42769vette]

you can or could buy just the reciever at brownells, midway has also sold them in the past. or you could buy a custom action on a 700 footprint. usually the price on the action from brownells or midway is just as much if not more than a donor rifle from walmart.

since you brought it up you mise well fill us in on what your building

 

[Krush1127]

I currently own an AR in .223 and a MP 9mm I would like a rifle that can reach out a little further with more knockdown than the AR. I have also gotten in to more precision shooting recently

 

[Krush1127]

Wow you are right on the price of the reciever from brownells. Should just get a donor and part out what I would replace

 

[IndyGunworks]

on the flip side, these recievers may have never had a buttscock on them so you "could" build a pistol on them.

that is if they are still truely virgin recievers.

 

[Krush1127]

How much is there to putting together a 700? I built my AR from the ground up how much more difficult are there?

 

[42769vette]

night and day diffrence. putting together a 700 required extensive knowlege of gunsmithing, and machining pratices. a ar build requires the ability to read and use hand tools

 

[Leo]

I used to try to buy actions. I was a model 70 fan. Since I did not care about custom shop quality blueing, I just bought the cheapest one from a discount store, twisted the barrels off and stripped the parts. It was faster and cheaper. Good luck on your new rifle build.

 

[Krush1127]

Well then maybe I was a little overambitious without doing enough research yet

 

[IndyGunworks]

How much is there to putting together a 700? I built my AR from the ground up how much more difficult are there?

all lathe work, you need to be able to hold tolerance while threading, boring, facing, chamering.

thats just for a barrel change. for a complete build you need to have the tools for and knowledge of

picking up and existing thread and chasing it
machining class three threads
indicating in parts to high tolerance
action blueprinting jig
and stock bedding.

 

[Krush1127]

Alright then maybe I'll try out a stock one then worry about upgrades later

 

[fireball168]

How much is there to putting together a 700?

That would all depend on your expectations.

AAC sells "drop in" 700 barrels. Some find that interesting in that they are a part of the same conglomerate as Remington Arms.

Headspace adjustment, if necessary, is performed by surface grinding the recoil lug - not a difficult or particularly expensive task.

Advanced Armament :: Remington M700/M-7 Threaded Barrel, .260, 24", Medium Contour

Advanced Armament :: Remington M700/M-7 Threaded Barrel, .260, 24", Medium Contour

Advanced Armament :: Remington M700/M-7 Threaded Barrel, .260, 24", Medium Contour


Pac-Nor has been marketing a Savage style barrel nut/barrel combination for Remington barrels for several years. I've yet to read a bad review.

Custom rifle barrels for varmint hunters to serious benchrest shooters. PAC-NOR Barreling, Inc. - Precision Rifle Barrels - Pac-Nor.com

PacNor Prefit barrel...


There is a pretty good picture of a rifle so equipped at the bottom of this page:

Mystic Precision - When Accuracy Counts


Criterion/Krieger manufactures the same type of "Rem/Age" barrel with the Savage style barrel nut. As of this moment, Jim Briggs at Northland Shooter Supply is the only retail source.

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Bergara is also marketing them, I've yet to see one in the flesh though.

http://www.bergarabarrels.com/bergarabarrels/drop-in-barrels/remington-700-rifle-barrels.html

There is a video link on that page for the swap that may be worth a look if you are interested.



If you can fall into a donor 700 for less than $400, sell off the factory fit barrel for $50-100 - it wouldn't be much different $$$ than screwing together a Savage (other than knocking the factory fit barrel off - and I'll rent you the tooling).

 

[42769vette]

i didn't even know they made drop in 700 barrels

 

[Hondo]

Fyi...I tried to order a 700 receiver a few months ago....they were priced at just under $400 but they were back ordered...After waiting 3 months, I gave up.