Remington 700 left hand Chassis construction.

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South Paw

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In Australia left hand precision rifle chassis are almost impossible to get. Remington 700,s are as prolific as flys here but the left hand chassis are like diamonds. You can order them but the wait period is between 12 months to 3 years depending on the chassis and dealer. A local engineer here is now designing left hand only precision rifle chassis for the Rem 700. I have seen the base design on paper and comp cad, and they are fantastic. right handers will be jealous when they these units. I am about to purchase a Rem 700 CDL 270 long action left hand. I have friends who also own 700 SPS Varmint 22-250 & 243. Another with 700 SPS compact in 7mm-08 (all left hand). Rifle chassis to be developed are for the 700 SPS varmint short action series. My question is are left hand 700 models including the 223 dimensionally the same. I know mine will be a longer action but is the rifle construction all the same the difference only being bolt length. Will the CDL fit into a stock designed for SPS varmint? And will all 4 calaburs available for SPS varmint LH fit the same chassis? Thank you in advance for your thoughts. I know this was a lengthy question.
South Paw.
 
Remington makes both a short (.308/.223, etc.) and a long (30-06, 300 Win Mag, etc.) action left handed receiver. It never occured to me how difficult it could be to obtain one overseas. Good luck.
 
Is there some reason you can't order them from the States? There are lots of choices here, at least for the standard length action. McMillians are custom made, so they take a while.
 
No stock makers in Australia?
"...CDL fit into a stock designed for SPS..." Should. CDL has a hinged floor plate mag. So does the SPS. However, the long or short action applies. .308, .243, 7mm-08 are shorts. Barrel diameter matters too.
 
Thanks for your input

All information helps. We do have one precision stock engineer for rem 700's but no left had editions. Yes we can order from the USA but the waiting period is just too long especially for a left hand editions if one is even available. Keep in mind also that rifle components coming from the USA for private Byers will probably be blocked by Australian customs and seized. You will pay for an item you never receive. You need to order through a certified Australian dealer. I tried to purchase a JAE 700 stock from their Australian dealer what a joke, 2 year waiting period for a right hand edition, no left hand edition available at all. All things so difficult here. Just to cap that off, I hear they are introducing a law that will ban all lever action rifles of any form. We have no freedoms here. We are a suppressed people. Sorry to be political. It's just how it is here. Russians have more freedom than we do. Mite try to seek asylum there.
 
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