I have a Rem. 700 Mtn. rifle that I would like to have a #2 barrel installed on and then use original stock. My question. Will I have enough wood to open up the stock barrel channel? What issues should I consider? Suggestions appreciated.

You should have enough material in the stock to di it without trouble.

Ditto what John said. You should not have any problems.

Thanks, for the words of confidence. preliminary measuring seemed OK, but it's always good to check with others to make sure.

You will have plenty of room, but if it matter to you, Remington factory contours don't follow the typical Douglas style contours typically denoted by (for example) a #2. You will have some inletting to around the barrel shank, and will have a bit of a gap forward of the shank, then will have some more inletting to do as you approach the fore end tip.

None of it is much trouble.

Another option, if you are custom ordering the barrel, is to have the barrel maker turn the barrel to match the Remington factory Mtn Rifle contour. That way it will drop right in the stock and save you some work. Most makers have the program on file and don't even charge extra for it.

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You will have plenty of room, but if it matter to you, Remington factory contours don't follow the typical Douglas style contours typically denoted by (for example) a #2. You will have some inletting to around the barrel shank, and will have a bit of a gap forward of the shank, then will have some more inletting to do as you approach the fore end tip.

That was what I found when putting a #2 Douglas in my Mountain rifle stock. Where there were gaps, I just made up some Acra-Glas gel and colored it to match the stock. It looks good and not at all out of place.

>CAS II, I'm wanting to go to the heavier #2 contour and get away from the pencil thin contour of the Rem. Mtn. Rifle.

>Masterifleman, I really didn't expect gaps since the #2 barrel is heavier than the lightweight barrel presently on the rifle. Was your barrel made by Douglas or a Douglas #2 contour?

You will have a gap if you go with a Douglas style contour. If you want a heavier contour without a gap, you can go with a standard Remington sporter contour barrel. It will take some inletting, but will pretty much match the barrel channel shape and will not leave any gaps.

If you want to wait until this afternoon, I can get you a pic of a #2 inlet into a Mtn Rifle barrel channel so that you can see what we mean.

Depending on the specific maker, a #2 may or may not be significantly heavier than a Mtn Rifle barrel. FYI, not all #2 contours are the same.

OK it's finally sinking in. Yes, if you have time, pictures would really help this thick noggin to get the big picture.

Here is a #2 Pac-Nor bedded into a Mtn Rifle stock. I probably could have used a brown bedding material, but that would have been smart:



And here a #2 Broughton into the same model stock, sans bedding. The Broughton runs slightly more slender, and I did not open the barrel channel up at all in this area:

1/4 round, just sell it and buy one closer to what you want. You will save at least $5-600.

Barrel, sights, chambering, head spacing, bluing, etc.... Wil cost at least the $5-600.

Keith

Thanks for the pictures CAS II. Should be simple enough to inlet and glass in as needed.

>Keith, This rifle is not for sale and besides I like to tinker. With a new barrel,trued action,and inleted/glassed into the slender mtn. stock I should have a dandy rifle.