08 November 2023, 20:29
troutcreeksRem 721 in a plastic 700 stock
Never worked with plastic? stock before. Dropped a 721 action into a factory 700 stock. It lined up with mid-point front and back. Tang is about 0.1" proud of stock. If I inlet it deeper it wont line up with the mid-point. If I add more to the stock to bring it up to the tang what do I use that will stick? The PTG trigger guard is also a bit proud but I can probably inlet that deeper to no ill effects other than shaving down the magazine a bit.
Do the more recent 700 actions have a different radius or lower tang than the 721? Don't have a 700 to compare it to.
Thoughts? Thanks guys.
08 November 2023, 20:35
bwanamrmMight get more help in the Gunsmithing Forum just a few topics down...
08 November 2023, 22:05
dpcdThis is gunsmithing.
Short answer is that they re the same. Your tang should not have a gap; look where it is hitting.
Trigger guard from PTG I know nothing about but I used a standard 700 bottom last time I built a 721.
09 November 2023, 03:50
p dog shooterIf you use a bedding product you well have use a manual locks to hold it to the stock.
09 November 2023, 06:43
dpcdI recommend you find out why it is not sitting down on the stock like it should first.
09 November 2023, 08:10
J WisnerThe 721 magazine box is deeper than any M700 magazine boxes
Try the barreled receiver and guard by themselves
A few years ago I put a 721 in a DBM stock and converted the receiver rails to accept the DBM magazine
James Wisner
09 November 2023, 21:29
Dans40XCThe 700 TupperWare stock requires material removal forward of the rear action screw hole.
'Tis the difference between a 700 w/ M.Walker trigger group inlet & a 700 X Mark trigger group inlet.
Material will also need to be removed aft of the bolt handle cut in the stock for the 721 safety lever.
23 November 2023, 21:58
Atkinsonuse inletting black and inlet it to fit has worked for me.