remington 700 stock swap

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idigg

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i just got a new-ish remington 700 30-06 adl for cheap with the intention of replacing the stock with a walnut bdl stock. i prefer the look of a classic walnut stock to that of the newer synthetic stocks, tactical stocks, thumbholes etc. i also want the hinged bottom plate, and possibly, down the road, go with a detachable mag...

from what i understand it should be a direct swap... i need a long action, and it needs to be a right hand model(obviously)...

is there anything else i have to worry about? new vs old 700s... do all the barrels have the same contour? i imagine some barrels are thicker than others, yes?
 
Easier to buy a walnut adl stock off ebay. I got a really nice one for 100 bucks. Unless you just have to have a floor plate. I think the adl stock is more stiff myself.
 
I doubt it will be economically feasible to go to BDL, the magazine box is different too. Going to a detachable magazine is even more expensive, likely more than you paid for the rifle.

If you wanted a classic wood/blue rifle the best bet is to sell the one you have and buy what you want. The rifle you have has bead blasted matte finished metal that wouldn't particularly go well with a glossy finished wood stock.

Buying a used wood ADL stock is the most economic way to go. Or order a new stock from stockys.

There are several advantages to staying with a blind magazine over a floorplate. I'd rather have the ADL, sure wouldn't pay extra to convert one.
 
well, i dont necessarily want the floorplate, but it is a stepping stone to a detachable mag.. which is really hard to buy in a new 700.

i hadnt thought about the matte black on the walnut though. wonder how off that will really look.


i figure a bdl floorplates go for about $100... i could probably find one cheaper. and a detachable mag setup is about $200... and im sure i could resell the floorplate quite easily.
 
If you wanted a factory DBM Rem 700, you will probably have to order one, they are not typically found in your local WalMart. Or, if you intend to put aftermarket DBM on the rifle, you would be money ahead to have just started with a BDL/CDL to begin with. Call me cranky, but I have never been able to figure out why some people think they can "do it cheaper" than the factory.:rolleyes:
 
Instead of buying the hinged floorplate, which you will be trashing eventually anyway, why not just buy a detachable mag setup from the start?

http://www.brownells.com/rifle-part...als/index.htm?psize=96&k=detachable&ksubmit=y

With that being said, I never really understood the need for a detachable magazine conversion on a bolt rifle.

For what it's worth, I have been on several extended, many-hundred-rounds-fired varmint hunts, and never once did I think "If only this rifle had a detachable magazine"

But hey, if you want one, go for it.
 
As suggested, you could buy a used BDL stock and install a Kwik Klip conversion assembly, available from Cabelas for $109.99 plus free shipping. It will drop in a BDL stock. Order an extra magazine or two. My best friend and I have had ours for years and love them. We both wish a conversion was available for our other rifles. There is a higher grade conversion available from Midway USA, but at much higher cost.
 
For what it's worth, I have been on several extended, many-hundred-rounds-fired varmint hunts, and never once did I think "If only this rifle had a detachable magazine"
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Yeah, I've gotta agree with this. I'll even add that even with a few "fast and furious" big game episodes, I've never felt I could have done a mag swap more efficiently than I could top feed my integral mag. jd
 
I bought a nice take off walnut stock floated and refinished it in a nice satin finish. it looks great on my matte finished gun, like it was ment to be there.
 
welp. it seems that i need to defend my desire to do it... i got the adl used very cheaply... i like modifying things. thus far, looking at stocks that seem like they will fit, and the dbm kits, i will be WAY below the price of a 700 with everything already on it..

and to defend my desire for a dbm, well, ive always had them. we do a lot of drives with atvs and cars involved in getting you from place to place... which means a lot of loading and unloading. watching others fumble with unloading even their hinged floorplates after i have my mag in my pocket makes me not want to be without a dbm. also, having a second clip in my pocket rather than 4 loose rounds... also, taking a shot, and instead of opening the bolt to fill the gun to its max capacity, i can just swap clips. i mean. detatchable mags exist for a reason, right? so some people obviously prefer them... so why are people trying to convince me to not do something, because they dont see it as useful?

so my original question... is their anything i have to worry about besides for long action, and right hand? are their different barrel contours, etc?
 
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and to defend my desire for a dbm, well, ive always had them. we do a lot of drives with atvs and cars involved in getting you from place to place... which means a lot of loading and unloading. watching others fumble with unloading even their hinged floorplates after i have my mag in my pocket makes me not want to be without a dbm. also, having a second clip in my pocket rather than 4 loose rounds... also, taking a shot, and instead of opening the bolt to fill the gun to its max capacity, i can just swap clips. i mean. detatchable mags exist for a reason, right? so some people obviously prefer them... so why are people trying to convince me to not do something, because they dont see it as useful?
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Back up the butt-hurt and read the last line of my post. :rolleyes:

Nobody is trying to convince you of anything, and you don't have to defend anything. I said I never understood the need. You do. Good for you.

So click on the link I provided and pick any of several different offerings of Remington 700 detachable mags and knock yourself out.
 
You could get several different inlets since Remington has several different contours of barrels. You have mountain rifle, sporter (which is your ADL), magnum, sendero, and varmint just to name a few. However, like you've been informed if you want DBM its cheaper to do that from the start than to convert to BDL first.
 
The other potential concern is the action itself, I believe the factory Remington 700 DM the bottom of the action is milled out so it only works with detachable mags, the ADL/BDL so a conversion to the factory setup is not as simple as swapping in parts.

Aftermarket companies making kits to fit a factory action like this one would be an easy button, and probably cheaper than trying to convert to a BDL first.

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Kwik-Klip-Remington-Model-Clip-Conversion-Kit/741478.uts

The down side is you lose one round of magazine capacity, because of how the mag needs to be designed to fit the factory action.
 
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