700 BDL 30.06 bottom metal question

[Siggunner89]

Hello I’m looking at changing my rem 700 BDL 30.06 to accept aics mags, (easily said). Now the mags I want to run are aics mdt mags with an outside diameter of 3.30” for the 30.06/6.5x55. I know I have to inlay the factory BDL stock. The big question is what bottom metal do I use for these mags? I can’t seem to figure it out. everything I find seems to me a 3.715” mag not 3.30” and I wanted it to be a flush fit mag well with extended mag for aesthetic purposes any help would be greatly appreciated Thankyou so much

 

[Aftermath]

If you really like the aesthetics of a flush fit, stay with BDL. There may very well be mags that are flush fit but I do not know of any, even the old Remington mag fed factory semi-autos were not flush.

 

[spife7980]

3.3” is for the medium length xm wsm mags, is it not?

Standard long action is 3.75 and what I would be looking towards with a 3006

Mdt makes a flush mag but it’s either for the medium length xm (not long action), or for the 3.85 cip long action mags.

 

[Siggunner89]

If you really like the aesthetics of a flush fit, stay with BDL. There may very well be mags that are flush fit but I do not know of any, even the old Remington mag fed factory semi-autos were not flush.

Flush fit (mag well) with extended mag

 

[Siggunner89]

3.3” is for the medium length xm wsm mags, is it not?

Standard long action is 3.75 and what I would be looking towards with a 3006

Mdt makes a flush mag but it’s either for the medium length xm (not long action), or for the 3.85 cip long action mags.

 

[spife7980]

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Notice the MED in the descriptions.

If you have a factory rem 700 in 3006, it’s not an xm med action, you have a long action. You’ll need a long action mag and bottom metal.




If you want to use the medium length mags then you will need a medium length action and a medium length bottom metal.

 

[Siggunner89]

Notice the MED in the descriptions.
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If you have a factory rem 700 in 3006, it’s not an xm med action, you have a long action. You’ll need a long action mag and bottom metal.




If you want to use the medium length mags then you will need a medium length action and a medium length bottom metal.

Ok understandable now does anyone make a long action 30.06 10 round aics mag?

 

[Siggunner89]

Notice the MED in the descriptions.
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If you have a factory rem 700 in 3006, it’s not an xm med action, you have a long action. You’ll need a long action mag and bottom metal.




If you want to use the medium length mags then you will need a medium length action and a medium length bottom metal.

I very much appreciate the help I have yet to hear of a medium action in 30.06 they lied the confusion I very much appreciate it nonetheless does anybody know if a 10 round 30.06 aics magazine is made for a LA?

 

[pmclaine]

See if LRI can produce their DBM in long action.

Maybe they already do.

I have their DBM on a .308 and it has worked great with the three round flush mag it comes with as well surplus USMC AI, 5 rounders.

 

[Siggunner89]

See if LRI can produce their DBM in long action.

Maybe they already do.

I have their DBM on a .308 and it has worked great with the three round flush mag it comes with as well surplus USMC AI, 5 rounders.

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That rifle looks amazing what barrel brand and length did you go with I’m guessing m40 contour?

 

[pmclaine]

That rifle looks amazing what barrel brand and length did you go with I’m guessing m40 contour?

Bartlein.

Length is short, contour is as fat as @Frank Green makes carbon steel blanks. I would have went a hair fatter but I wanted to Parkerize the entire BA.

I know it’s a LH gain twist at a fast ratio that I pulled out of my ass for no other reason than to want to try it.

It has shot well and I don’t attribute that to my genius only that all the parts are quality and it was built well.

Twenty rounds of 175FGMM on a 4” circle at 300 yards.

More build details here

Gunsmithing - Remington 700 DBM opinions from guys that put them in.....and use them.

Lots of options out there. Lots of opinions. Figured Id ask here amongst the people that install them in hopes of finding out what is preferred as far as ease of fitting and just plain works for the customer. My build is going to be a wood stocked R700 in .308. Kind of an M40esque heavy...

www.snipershide.com

 

[Siggunner89]

Bartlein.

Length is short, contour is as fat as @Frank Green makes carbon steel blanks. I would have went a hair fatter but I wanted to Parkerize the entire BA.

I know it’s a LH gain twist at a fast ratio that I pulled out of my ass for no other reason than to want to try it.

It has shot well and I don’t attribute that to my genius only that all the parts are quality and it was built well.

Twenty rounds of 175FGMM on a 4” circle at 300 yards.

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More build details here

Gunsmithing - Remington 700 DBM opinions from guys that put them in.....and use them.

Lots of options out there. Lots of opinions. Figured Id ask here amongst the people that install them in hopes of finding out what is preferred as far as ease of fitting and just plain works for the customer. My build is going to be a wood stocked R700 in .308. Kind of an M40esque heavy...

www.snipershide.com

Extremely impressive