I bought an Army turn-in standard barrel .22LR trainer from the CMP at Christmas. I was pleasantly surprised to find the standard barrel profile matches the 700 Varmint factory taper.
I sent the rifle to Charley Robertson's Score High Gunsmithing in Albuquerque to glass bed into a take-off H-S Remington 700VS stock. Charley used the take-off stamped bottom metal from the old GI wood stock to cover the magazine hole with proper clearance for the 40X trigger.
I called Cameron Murphy at Murphy Precision for one of his correct pre-74 height rails for non alphanumeric serialed 40X and 700 receivers. It fit without any monkeying -- no gap, no bowing or springing, it just dropped on flat. The stainless Torx screws fit the standard 6-48 holes correctly, first try.
I asked for a 3/4 inch forward extension so I could get the scope just a little further forward for benchrest and prone eye relief. The rail's below line-of-sight when I shoot a Centra rear sight and 22mm aperture in front.
I fitted one of Dan Criswell's excellent comb Cheekwelders for proper no-shading eye alignment through the scope tube. I shoot this rifle with both iron sights and scope, and I didn't want to use a Karsten or Eagle stock pack for iron sight shooting. The Cheekwelder comes in three heights (this one's a high for a sloped rail and 42mm objective bell -- use the extra-high for 50 and 56mm objectives) and uses a tension fit to clip on and off like a Kydex taco shell (there's a soft liner for stock contact, a consideration for those with nice wood or finishes you don't want marred or scratched).
Rifle with a side-focus 10X Super Sniper and ready to go for my son.
The rifle shoots fantastic despite an unknown round count.
Thanks CMP, Charley, and Cameron.
I sent the rifle to Charley Robertson's Score High Gunsmithing in Albuquerque to glass bed into a take-off H-S Remington 700VS stock. Charley used the take-off stamped bottom metal from the old GI wood stock to cover the magazine hole with proper clearance for the 40X trigger.
I called Cameron Murphy at Murphy Precision for one of his correct pre-74 height rails for non alphanumeric serialed 40X and 700 receivers. It fit without any monkeying -- no gap, no bowing or springing, it just dropped on flat. The stainless Torx screws fit the standard 6-48 holes correctly, first try.
I asked for a 3/4 inch forward extension so I could get the scope just a little further forward for benchrest and prone eye relief. The rail's below line-of-sight when I shoot a Centra rear sight and 22mm aperture in front.
I fitted one of Dan Criswell's excellent comb Cheekwelders for proper no-shading eye alignment through the scope tube. I shoot this rifle with both iron sights and scope, and I didn't want to use a Karsten or Eagle stock pack for iron sight shooting. The Cheekwelder comes in three heights (this one's a high for a sloped rail and 42mm objective bell -- use the extra-high for 50 and 56mm objectives) and uses a tension fit to clip on and off like a Kydex taco shell (there's a soft liner for stock contact, a consideration for those with nice wood or finishes you don't want marred or scratched).
Rifle with a side-focus 10X Super Sniper and ready to go for my son.
The rifle shoots fantastic despite an unknown round count.
Thanks CMP, Charley, and Cameron.
