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My Rem 700 .223 Custom



18 lb. Rem 700 .223, H-S Precision stock, Burris 8-32x scope, Kelbly rings, Davidson bases, Lilja 26 in. barrel, jewel trigger, Harris bi-pod.

This is my OLD Customized Rem. 700 benchrest/Varmit gun. I have sold it, but thought I would leave this up. It took a while to get everything done, but now that it is done I'm glad I did it. To help you find companies and to let you know what I put in to it I'm going to list what I did and what company I used. First off I would recommend getting a custom action, there are many companies so research them, and find the best one that suits your needs. For me I already had this gun, and decided to upgrade it. The only original thing I'm left with is the action. The first thing I did is, get a new stock. This is a competition stock from H-S precision inc. the folks at precision were very helpful and knowledgeable about their products. I would recommend their products because of quality and craftmanship of their products. Their prices may not be for you, but remember you get what you pay for (they also offer complete guns,or actions,etc.). When I received the stock I added about 4lbs. of lead in the butt of it, (they can add lead for an extra cost, I did't want to pay, so I did it myself, which was pretty easy) because I wanted a heavy gun and the stock was very light (being made of fiberglass and Kevlar composite, the stock also has a full length aluminum bedding block.) Then I installed the butt pad and had it ready to go. The next thing was finding a benchrest quality barrel. Their are many to choose from (you'll see what I mean when you start looking for a company) the one I ended up going with is Lilja Precision Rifle Barrels, Inc. This company was started in 1985 by Daniel Lilja because of his interest in benchrest rifles. Dan has been an active benchrest shooter since the mid 1970's, so he knows what is demanded by the consumer. The barrel I chose was a 416-stainless straight taper benchrest at 1.250" dia. at 26". The big dia. gives it extra weight, (which I was looking for)strength and better accuracy. The stainless apperance looks nice for benchrest shooting (not to mention that it won't rust), but for hunting situations not so good. I did't care cause I will be covering up the barrel when I hunt with it. On to the next step, now that you have a barrel you have to have it fit and chambered, for this I went with Pete at Precision Barrel Work this guy knows what his is doing. He was so easy to work with and a big help answering questions I had. His site explains his mission as a company and tolerances of his work. Pete is a benchrest shooter also, so again this helps out tremendously. He fit and chambered my barrel, polished it, and engraved it with the caliber and his signature (he puts his name on his work, hard to find these days!). He also lapped the lugs and the raceway and trued the receiver, all for a very resonable price. I would suggest him for any work you may need, visit his website for more information. O.K. the gun is back together now and your getting excited right. Now comes the optics. I went with a Burris Signature series 8-32x44mm target scope. It has adjustable parallax, light collector, target knobs, and a sunshade. I found this to be a great scope, consider this company or Leupold for your scope. Remember a good scope won't make a bad rifle shoot good, but a bad scope will make a good rifle shoot bad. I had trouble finding bases and rings that would give me clearance. I started with Burris rings and bases, but they were not high enough. I finally found some that would work. They were Kelbly rings and Davidson bases which Pete informed of. They allowed plenty of room with my 44mm scope and 1.250" barrel, so if you had a 50mm scope these would still work. Next, lets choose a trigger. A trigger can make or break a gun,(a hard trigger pull can make you pull a shot, affecting accuracy) I think that Jewell Triggers are very impressive. There are many fine trigger companies out there Shilen and Timney are two others, but Jewell seems to rule over them. Once you have one you'll never have anything else. Be careful they can be made to pull at ounces, don't be shooting unintentionally. Now for minor things. I have a bi-pod for hunting, in benchrest situations this is not recommeded. This Harris bi-pod can be found almost anywhere, I chose it because of reputation. It has folding and extendable legs, it also cants and swivels. It's handy for hunting and prone shooting, and can be attached and detached quickly. I have Butler Creek flip up lens covers that come in handy for protecting your expensive lenses. A nice inexpensive item to have in my opinion. I also would recommend a quality cleaning rod like a Dewey coated rod and a bore guide, remember you have a lot of money in this gun, don't go cleaning it wrong and mess up the rifling. There are many other things I could go into, but alot are just preferences. So I won't go into anything else. If you decide to build a custom rifle it will cost you, just remember how you will use the gun. This will determine whether or not you should go to the expense of having a custom gun built. I hope this has helped you out in some way. If you have questions you would like to ask or comments go to my comment page and submit them. Thanks for visiting and remember shoot safely and be responsible ( gun owners are watched carefully these days).


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