I have a Remington model 700 BDL in .375 RUM. at 7.5lbs i think the gun is too light for the .375 RUM cartridge and i would at least like to get a new stock fitted to the model 700 action and maybe some more stuff done to it. What are some good places that will rebuild a model 700 for me?

Hey Pez
What do you hope to do with the rifle?
Are we talking about a better recoil pad and a Mercury recoil reducer or a bunch of specialized custom features?
Someone will be here to help if you give more details.
Good luck with your project.

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This guy did my m96 swedish, and did a great job. this guy is truly an ivory tower smith but with out ivory prices.

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Hey Pez
What do you hope to do with the rifle?
Are we talking about a better recoil pad and a Mercury recoil reducer or a bunch of specialized custom features?
Someone will be here to help if you give more details.
Good luck with your project.

black bear hunting is mainly what i plan on using this rifle for and maybe the bigger brown bear and other big game in Alaska and maybe even Africa if i get the chance. but i definately want to be able to do a whole lot of black bear hunting with it here in my own state. it definately needs anew recoil pad instead of the 1 inch thick hard pad it has now. I'd really like a new stock for it, something abit heavier and probably made from nice walnut with maple accents if i could get it that way. i want a new barrel as well instead of the very thin barrel it has now.

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Originally posted by James Kain:
customguns.us
This guy did my m96 swedish, and did a great job. this guy is truly an ivory tower smith but with out ivory prices.

thanks very much,i'm going to check them out now. very nice rifle you have in that pic by the way.

I had Pac-Nor rebarrel a brand new Remington 700 .270 Winchester to a 338/06AI. I then had McMillan install a brand new HTG stock and I'm a happy camper now.

Until we know more about what you really want done, it's hard to recommend a gunsmith. There are a lot of gun plumbers out there and fewer really good gunsmiths. It all depends on your expectations and budget.

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Originally posted by Pez:

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Originally posted by James Kain:
customguns.us
This guy did my m96 swedish, and did a great job. this guy is truly an ivory tower smith but with out ivory prices.

thanks very much,i'm going to check them out now. very nice rifle you have in that pic by the way.

That is the rifle he did for me. It was a nice matte black before I used Duracoat. He also inscribed "made by-for-and cal." with some type of jewelers tool in a nice cursive font.

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Originally posted by PEZ

black bear hunting is mainly what i plan on using this rifle for and maybe the bigger brown bear and other big game in Alaska and maybe even Africa if i get the chance. but i definately want to be able to do a whole lot of black bear hunting with it here in my own state. it definately needs anew recoil pad instead of the 1 inch thick hard pad it has now. I'd really like a new stock for it, something abit heavier and probably made from nice walnut with maple accents if i could get it that way. i want a new barrel as well instead of the very thin barrel it has now.

Well if you want a mid range custom.. you'll probably get the best pricing by doing the metalwork with a barrel specialist and having a stock maker make a wood stock.


Bear in mind it's 2011 and hand made to order wood stocks are not cheap. If the stock is fitted to you from a standard pattern of your choice and then cut from semi-fancy walnut with the contrasting accents, good checkering and finish there is no way you will get one made for less than 1K . Especially with an experienced stockmaker giving you advice and council along the way to avoid pitfalls.

Actually, with the nice wood etc probably more like $1,200 at minimum. The one thing about your .375 RUM is really hard dense wood will be needed- English or Bastogne walnut is going to be in order . Good decently figured blank for a rifle like that would start at $300 alone.

Add to that the re-barrel cost and the metal finish you can basically end up with a very very nice sporter that is built to your order for about 2/3 of an equal grade of gun from Cooper etc, if you are careful.

You can easily do the whole thing for less than 2 k and it will knock your socks off when it's all done and something you will cherish the rest of your life because it was built just for you.