I've got an old Remington 700 in 7mm magnum that was made in '65. I decided I would knock down the pressure point in the front of the ADL stock so that the barrel would float. The raised area on the inside of the forend was rather long covering about 4 or 5 inches. I sanded down this raised area to be in line with the other clearance on the inside of the forend. Even though I did this the tip of the forend still contacted the barrel. I think the area in the stock where the front of the receiver sits is too low. So I cut a piece of aluminum out of a pop can to cradle the front of the receiver in the stock. The aluminum shim covers about a inch, or a little more, of the outside of the receiver. This shim sits around the front receiver screw. Doing this allowed the barrel to be free of the forend.
Has anyone tried something like this? Can something like this work? Or do I need more firm contact between the receiver and stock?
Has anyone tried something like this? Can something like this work? Or do I need more firm contact between the receiver and stock?