Remington 700 Nostalgic Build

[Stonepoint]

I’ll try to keep this as short and sweet as I can. Growing up my dad was a gunsmith that grew up in the “Apprentice” day and age. His first two rifles that he built was a pair of Remington 700 chambered in 257 Roberts.

With all of that being said I have been rolling around the idea of building out my own version of this rifle but with newer more modern parts. With that being said, I have a few questions.

Can a 257 Roberts be run out of a detachable mag?

What is your favorite wood for stocks?

I am looking at running a lightweight barrel like a proof research, Badger Ordinance Bottom Metal (if it can run with detachable mags), TriggerTech Trigger. I want this to be a generational rifle that my kids can pass down to their kids as a deer hunting rifle.

Thanks for the replies in advance.

 

[FuhQ]

I’ll try to keep this as short and sweet as I can. Growing up my dad was a gunsmith that grew up in the “Apprentice” day and age. His first two rifles that he built was a pair of Remington 700 chambered in 257 Roberts.

With all of that being said I have been rolling around the idea of building out my own version of this rifle but with newer more modern parts. With that being said, I have a few questions.

Can a 257 Roberts be run out of a detachable mag?

What is your favorite wood for stocks?

I am looking at running a lightweight barrel like a proof research, Badger Ordinance Bottom Metal (if it can run with detachable mags), TriggerTech Trigger. I want this to be a generational rifle that my kids can pass down to their kids as a deer hunting rifle.

Thanks for the replies in advance.

Yes, .257 Bob can run through an AICS mag. I recommend the MDT steel mags with NO front binder plate so you can seat at maximum OAL. Just get the .308 Win mags, and you'll be good to go.

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Also, I would run 7.5" twist barrels incase you decide to run the modern heavy 133-135gr .257 bullets.

Proof is a great barrel, if you want to run carbon fiber. I run a 20" 7.5" twist Proof CF barrel on my custom .25 Creed build. Shoots 0.3xx-0.4xx 5-shot groups average, while still pushing Berger 133 Elites to over 2,800 FPS MV.

 

[Stonepoint]

Great info, Thank you for the reply!

 

[sgtsmmiii]

Great caliber.