Talk me out of this. Buying a stock remington 700 6.5 cm receiver and putting it in a magpul pro stock.

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I am itching to assemble a bolt action from a stock remington 700 barreled receiver in 6.5 CM into a magpul pro stock. The thing is I already have a Ruger PR in 6.5 cm and a Christensen Arms MPR in 6.5. My reasoning is that I want to keep the round count down on the MPR to save it for hunting, and The RPR is on a semi permanent loan to my Dad. The cost would be roughly 1350 Total for the rifle. I will put a primary arms platinum scope on it to keep the “cheap” theme going. Would be used as a long range toy and maybe competitions.

The thing is I am not going to lose interest in this hobby and could allocate more funds for a really nice set up but I like to tinker and am a cheap MF at heart. I think the magpul stock looks pretty legit but the action might leave me wishing I sprung for something a little bit pricier. It would be nice to cut my teeth on that barrel and then move up to some next level stuff though.

I could just stop buying guns though. How many do I need? Just kidding....
 
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RE PA scope:
I have nightforce, leupold mark 6 and bushnell Elite tactical scopes. The primary arms tracks well and is close to the leupold and better than the bushnell in terms of glass quality. Not an expert but just my opinion based on my use. Don't poo poo the primary arms until you get some time behind it. For 1200 (on sale) it blows away anything close to that price point (Except the bushnell which is pretty close).
 
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You would be money ahead to burn up the barrel on one of your other rifles and then have it replaced. Remington's suck. The chances of you getting a lemon are high. If you have to have a new rifle then get a Ruger American Predator and put that in the Magpul stock. Better performance, better customer service, less lemons.
 
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Pseudohero said:
RE PA scope:
I have nightforce, leupold mark 6 and bushnell Elite tactical scopes. The primary arms tracks well and is close to the leupold and better than the bushnell in terms of glass quality. Not an expert but just my opinion based on my use. Don't poo poo the primary arms until you get some time behind it. For 1200 (on sale) it blows away anything close to that price point (Except the bushnell which is pretty close).
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It doesn't blow away a used RZR Gen II for $1,400 from the classifieds.
 
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Man, you missed a sale. APO had factory 700's in 308 and 6.5CM in one of their chassis last week for $750 (not the snipers hide one)
Even the normal price is in line with what you are looking for (less than $1400).
For me though, I'd get an Origin, a prefit barrel, a trigger and the KRG Bravo or used MPA or something. It would be a little over your target price (around $1800-ish depending on trigger and barrel costs), but you could spread the cost out over a little more time if that matters and end up with a much better gun than a factory Remington.
The Magpul chassis doesn't do anything for me at it's current price point. That's just a personal opinion though, I haven't sat behind one. I was getting ready to pick up a KRG Bravo for my .223 when I ran into an MPA here for $500 and went with that.
ETA: I did neglect to add the cost of a barrel wrench, go/no-go if using a savage barrel nut barrel, and a vise of some sort in my above calculations. I have had those tools for a while for other guns, so I didn't think about them.
 
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hookedonbrass said:
get a KRG bravo instead.
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This +1000.....Definitely go with the KRG Bravo, it has much better ergo's than the Magpul stock.

Also, consider going Remage instead of typical shouldered Rem barrel for easier future barrel swaps. I can HIGHLY recommend the Criterion pre-fits sold through Northland Shooter Supply.

Prefit Remage Barrels by Criterion Barrels| Northland Shooters Supply

Northland Shooters Supply offers prefit Remage barrels by Criterion barrels that are hand lapped match grade barrels, finished and fully chambered.
northlandshooterssupply.com northlandshooterssupply.com
 
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Get a KRG Bravo, you won't be disappointed.
Trued 700 action, KRG Bravo, 20" Proof Carbon, Vortex PST II. Great shooter, I give up a little velocity, but I love the overall length and weight with the can. 10 lbs 4 oz without and 12 even with can.
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b6graham said:
and a real scope

or maybe just get a steel barrel for the MPR to use not hunting?
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Pseudohero said:
Re: steel barrel for mpr.
Want to keep it zeroed ready to go with the carbon barrel for hunting.
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Yeah...I'd be on this bandwagon personally - just have a spare barrel spun up for the MPR.

I have 2 barrels for my surgeon (6.5CM and 22CM). The gun is zeroed for the 6.5 barrel, and I know to just give the scope a few clicks in the right direction when switching over to the 22CM when I want to. Haven't had any issues with returning to zero after swapping back and forth to date. It's a little bit of task to switch the barrels, but it still doesn't take more than about 20-30 minutes to do it.

[edit: quoted wrong post, my bad]
 
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Pappakap said:
Get into the Cadex Strike Nuke Group Buy Instead!!! Cadex is an active supporter of the Hide and supposed to be including a lot of goodies with it for group buy purchasers.

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Thanks for the group buy heads up. So the general consensus is Remington 700 stock action is meh and magpul stock is ok but better cheaper options that take better actions are out there. Consider me talked out of it. Needed some group therapy to fix my temporary insanity.
 
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I agree with everyone saying skip the Magpul Pro chassis. IMO there are better options for the same or less money.

As another “cheap mother fucker that likes to tinker” I’ll also second the recommendation for Ruger American Predator over a factory Rem 700. With some minor DIY stuff and some aftermarket accessories the action can truly feel quite good to cycle as well as re-cocking the bolt.

For around $600 you could get the “Hunter American” model. It comes with the Magpul Hunter stock, an RPR muzzle brake, and a 20” barrel that is 0.850” at the muzzle, compared to $400 for the 22” 0.750” barrel on the American Predator model in the factory stock.

DIY stuff I did:
Polish the bolt body
Cut down/sand/polish some of the sharp edges/burrs left on the bolt from the factory
Polish the surface the cocking cams rotate on.
Factory trigger can be worked on and gotten down to 1.5-2 pounds and doesn’t feel bad, but the Timney replacement at 1 pound feels better

Items bought:
Anarchy Outdoors bolt handle, and a long bolt knob
AD Arms Custom Rifles has a replacement firing pin back that drops re-cocking force by 1 pound, and they also fluted and microslicked my bolt...the microslick protects the bolt from rust and also removes the “zipper” sound of the bolt running, fluting purely aesthetic

Doing these things truly changed the feel of the rifle in a great way

More budget friendly scope choices I’d look at the Athlon Midas TAC lineup, 6-24 in a 30mm tube for $600 or 5-25 in a 34mm tube for $765....or if you need illumination the Ares BTR Gen 2 or Ares ETR

If you went the Ruger American route and still wanted a chassis, the Indian Creek Design MoFo chassis is a great option. Modular fore end design so you can change it up if you want, and any choice of AR15 buttstocks and hand grips

This is my hot rodded American. 26” heavy Palma prefit barrel from PVA, ICD MoFo chassis, MPA EVG grip, Luth AR MBA3 stock, Midas TAC 6-24 scope
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bunsen27 said:
This +1000.....Definitely go with the KRG Bravo, it has much better ergo's than the Magpul stock.

Also, consider going Remage instead of typical shouldered Rem barrel for easier future barrel swaps. I can HIGHLY recommend the Criterion pre-fits sold through Northland Shooter Supply.

Prefit Remage Barrels by Criterion Barrels| Northland Shooters Supply

Northland Shooters Supply offers prefit Remage barrels by Criterion barrels that are hand lapped match grade barrels, finished and fully chambered.
northlandshooterssupply.com northlandshooterssupply.com
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I totally agree. You can get an action and barrel from Northland and a KRG Bravo stock. It’s the easy button for a reasonable priced accurate rifle. Highly recommend Criterion. My 6br Remage is under .5 moa with little to no load development.
 
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b6graham said:
or a brand new PST Gen 2 for $800
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Yes it does. Japanese made (LOW) versus PI made. No contest.
PST are not bad scopes, but durability is lacking.
Primary Arms: better glass, better mechanicals, better turrets. The primary arms is better in most respects, except reticle. Vortex reticles are very good.
 
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Pseudohero said:
I am itching to assemble a bolt action from a stock remington 700 barreled receiver in 6.5 CM into a magpul pro stock. The thing is I already have a Ruger PR in 6.5 cm and a Christensen Arms MPR in 6.5. My reasoning is that I want to keep the round count down on the MPR to save it for hunting, and The RPR is on a semi permanent loan to my Dad. The cost would be roughly 1350 Total for the rifle. I will put a primary arms platinum scope on it to keep the “cheap” theme going. Would be used as a long range toy and maybe competitions.

The thing is I am not going to lose interest in this hobby and could allocate more funds for a really nice set up but I like to tinker and am a cheap MF at heart. I think the magpul stock looks pretty legit but the action might leave me wishing I sprung for something a little bit pricier. It would be nice to cut my teeth on that barrel and then move up to some next level stuff though.

I could just stop buying guns though. How many do I need? Just kidding....
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Howa 1500 in the KRG Bravo for the win.
The sightmark pinnacle is also a very good scope for the price.
 
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Remington makes a factory 700 with the magpul stock. My friend has one in .260. It shoots under 1 moa.

That said, there are waaay better options out there for a cheap build. Plenty of them mentioned already.
 
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