Recommend a Replacement Stock for Rem 700 .308?

[rrojohnso]

Howdy -

I have an old Remington 700 in .308 Winchester. Back story: my uncle who owned the gun before me chopped the barrel to make it a bush gun - the stock is beat up, and barrel was cracked at the crown. I bought it, put a nice pac-nor barrel on it almost 10 years ago, and now it's getting to the point I need to refinish/replace the stock. The trigger is awesome, the receiver is stout and strong, and the barrel is super-match grade. The problem is the barrel is very large - when I had the barrel ordered, the 'smith working on the gun floated the barrel on glass, but had to etch away so much wood, the stock became fragile at grip-end of the stock.

The gun is a hunting rifle, and I enjoy my time on the bench as well. Is there a stock you guys recommend that I can adjust length of pull, still be light enough to carry in the woods, and take the wide barrel? Also, I am inquiring about fluting the barrel to improve the balance in the new stock, which may be lighter than the original? Thoughts and comments appreciated!

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[DoubleTapDrew]

I put a HS Precision pro-series sporter stock on my 700 and love it so far. Aluminum bedding, very lightweight, good recoil pad, super rigid. My accuracy came back (had it in a choate synthetic noodle for a couple years) to where it used to be <1 MOA. I also considered bell & carlson but I have a mountain profile barrel and couldn't find a very good match.

 

[rrojohnso]

Thanks Drew! I'll give it a look.

 

[SnapShot]

ya id say HS perc, or B & C, you can often find takeoffs on snipers hide, or ebay, for a good price.

 

[BK13]

They are a little spendy, but for me well worth the price.

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The adjustable LOP might have to be a tactical stock, but for a relatively heavy barrel I might think about the M40A1.

 

[OR4X4]

Manners or McMillan.