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Chris Parkin
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Im about to start a bedding job on my rem 700 s/a and im going to make and install pillars too. Is there a standard length to which rem 700 pillars should be made or is it entirely dependant on the stock used? It Is a bdl by the way with a standard floorplate system.

I have done a few bedding jobs before and I am confident doing it, the more you do the more you learn hey and the neater they get, and yes, i know i need to oversize the bolt holes slightly to make sure the bolts dont touch the inside of the pillars, A friend of mine able to offer me some lathe time so im looking forward to making them.

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There is no set length. It is dependent on the particular stock. Remember, metal to metal.


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Chris,
When I make mine I make them long. I have a carbide core box cutter that is the same radius as the Remington. I cut the radius and screw them to the receiver and glue it in. After it has set up, I turn the stock upside down and spotface flush and cut a countersink. I did make some screws with oversize body to hold the pillers on and that allows the action screws not to touch the pillers when all is done.
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Originally posted by Chris Parkin:
Im about to start a bedding job on my rem 700 s/a and im going to make and install pillars too. Is there a standard length to which rem 700 pillars should be made or is it entirely dependant on the stock used? It Is a bdl by the way with a standard floorplate system.

I have done a few bedding jobs before and I am confident doing it, the more you do the more you learn hey and the neater they get, and yes, i know i need to oversize the bolt holes slightly to make sure the bolts dont touch the inside of the pillars, A friend of mine able to offer me some lathe time so im looking forward to making them.

Many Thanks

Chris


I have a piloted counterbore. I use it to bore the hole for the pillars. The pilot keeps the hole centered.

Once I set the (longer than neccessary) pillars in Acraglas while the action is clamped into the stock, I use the counterbore to trim them to length so that the bottom metal is flush.


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