I have a several Rem 700 BDL rifles that I'd like to get rid of the black plastic fore-end tip and grip cap, and install new Decelerator recoil pads...

I don't like the bowling pin factory finish and would like to try something other than TruOil...

I think with some imagination and time I could make my mine and son's rifles look pretty good!

Can anyone share your experiences and how you handled the project...

Table saw or band saw to rid myself of the black plastic tip and cap? Best blade for fine cutting?

Good professional/commercial oil finishes, etc.

Thank you for your recommendations!

Roland

You can buy ebony and Pachmyer(?) Old English Decelerator pads from Brownell's. Cut off the the plastic and it's accompanying white line spacer on the forend and grip cap but you have to be very careful on the grip cap not to cut directly into the walnut. A disc sander is pretty nearly required to do the job.

As far as finishes go there are literally hundreds of different products and combinations to use and Brownell's has a bunch. A good polymer stripper would help on removing the Remington finish.

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As far as finishes go there are literally hundreds of different products and combinations to use and Brownell's has a bunch.

If that ain't the truth.....

One I've used and like is a spray finish called custom oil. However I've also used a sander sealer prior to this as it fills the pores faster.

I like the custom oil as well and found it easier to use in liquid form (non-spray). if you have several stocks to do it might be easier to have them dunked by a comercial outfit. I did this about ten years ago with 7 stocks and it cost me a little over twenty bucks.

I had the same dilemma, finish just too shiny on not just my Remington but several others. The finish on a Rem. is very hard so I decided to dull it with 0000 steel wool and then applied some hard paste wax using burlap, gave the whole stock a nice glow. I also recut the checkering, making the whole affair "better" looking at least to me, even made those pesky spacers more bearable. Give it a try, if not happy keep on trucking & do it your way. --- John303.

I tape then lightly scribe the Forend and cut it with a cut off saw with a sharp fine tooth blade. Remove white grip cap and plastic.
Remove all fininsh usally with a scraper or a chemical stripper. Pin & epoxy glue new Ebony fore end tip and grip cap. I use black epoxy.
After I remove old factory finish I shape forend & grip cap. I like a Tru-Oil finish.
Ends up looking like a Rem Custom shop rifle.

Wow...

Thanks everyone for contributing I appreciate it and I'll do a bit more research before I tackle these stocks...

Happy New Year to all...

Aloha!

Ro