Remington Plastic Stock ID

Uncle Fester

I am putting together a Remington Model 700 clone and gathering parts while I wait for my action.  Although I am planning to get a better stock, I wanted to get a cheap stock to play with -> try Pillar bedding and/or bedding.  I ended up with a $60 stock that looks different from the recent vintage stocks I have seen.  It was supposed to be an old take off stock.

1) The crest molded into the grip cap isn't the standard R.
2)  It is stiff as ####.  I cannot imagining it flexing much once I clean up the barrel channel to fit my barrel.

Does anyone know who made early synthetic stocks for them?

Wambli Ska

No but that is indeed the old style stock.  They’re pretty decent stock but on a hot day they will flex.

I used to fill the butt with a bunch of plastic grocery bags compressed into the hollow and then reinstall the pad.  Or spray in foam insulation.  That made the drum sound effect of hitting the stock go away.  And on a few of them I cut down carbon fiber old arrow shafts and put them into the hollow of the forend and then filled the rest with two part epoxy putty.  The epoxy does not affix itself that well to plastic so I’d score the sides of the hollow with a Dremel to create a mechanical bond.  After that I’d bed the lug and I’d have a pretty good stiff stock without adding any significant weight.  That and a coat of Alumahyde and I was good to go.

Uncle Fester

Wambli Ska said:

No but that is indeed the old style stock.  They’re pretty decent stock but on a hot day they will flex.

I used to fill the butt with a bunch of plastic grocery bags compressed into the hollow and then reinstall the pad.  Or spray in foam insulation.  That made the drum sound effect of hitting the stock go away.  And on a few of them I cut down carbon fiber old arrow shafts and put them into the hollow of the forend and then filled the rest with two part epoxy putty.  The epoxy does not affix itself that well to plastic so I’d score the sides of the hollow with a Dremel to create a mechanical bond.  After that I’d bed the lug and I’d have a pretty good stiff stock without adding any significant weight.  That and a coat of Alumahyde and I was good to go.

Thanks. 

In terms of clearing out the barrel channel, I assume a dowel and sandpaper is the best bet?

Elk creek

The model 7’s had a stock like that too… I too don’t like the hollow sound of the rem stocks. Expanding foam in a can “great stuff” ect is a good option too. 

Wambli Ska

Elk creek said:

The model 7’s had a stock like that too… I too don’t like the hollow sound of the rem stocks. Expanding foam in a can “great stuff” ect is a good option too. 

It is the best but my wife has a million plastic grocery bags in the house and when there’s a cheap alternative 😎

Wambli Ska

Uncle Fester said:

Wambli Ska said:

No but that is indeed the old style stock.  They’re pretty decent stock but on a hot day they will flex.

I used to fill the butt with a bunch of plastic grocery bags compressed into the hollow and then reinstall the pad.  Or spray in foam insulation.  That made the drum sound effect of hitting the stock go away.  And on a few of them I cut down carbon fiber old arrow shafts and put them into the hollow of the forend and then filled the rest with two part epoxy putty.  The epoxy does not affix itself that well to plastic so I’d score the sides of the hollow with a Dremel to create a mechanical bond.  After that I’d bed the lug and I’d have a pretty good stiff stock without adding any significant weight.  That and a coat of Alumahyde and I was good to go.

Thanks. 

In terms of clearing out the barrel channel, I assume a dowel and sandpaper is the best bet?

Yep.  When you done if you do a neat job you end up with something resembling (and just about as stiff as) a Bell and Carlson Carbelite stock.

Uncle Fester

Wambli Ska said:

Uncle Fester said:

Wambli Ska said:

No but that is indeed the old style stock.  They’re pretty decent stock but on a hot day they will flex.

I used to fill the butt with a bunch of plastic grocery bags compressed into the hollow and then reinstall the pad.  Or spray in foam insulation.  That made the drum sound effect of hitting the stock go away.  And on a few of them I cut down carbon fiber old arrow shafts and put them into the hollow of the forend and then filled the rest with two part epoxy putty.  The epoxy does not affix itself that well to plastic so I’d score the sides of the hollow with a Dremel to create a mechanical bond.  After that I’d bed the lug and I’d have a pretty good stiff stock without adding any significant weight.  That and a coat of Alumahyde and I was good to go.

Thanks. 

In terms of clearing out the barrel channel, I assume a dowel and sandpaper is the best bet?

Yep.  When you done if you do a neat job you end up with something resembling (and just about as stiff as) a Bell and Carlson Carbelite stock.

That is what I am hoping.  I really like the arrow idea.

Wambli Ska

Uncle Fester said:

Wambli Ska said:

Uncle Fester said:

Wambli Ska said:

No but that is indeed the old style stock.  They’re pretty decent stock but on a hot day they will flex.

I used to fill the butt with a bunch of plastic grocery bags compressed into the hollow and then reinstall the pad.  Or spray in foam insulation.  That made the drum sound effect of hitting the stock go away.  And on a few of them I cut down carbon fiber old arrow shafts and put them into the hollow of the forend and then filled the rest with two part epoxy putty.  The epoxy does not affix itself that well to plastic so I’d score the sides of the hollow with a Dremel to create a mechanical bond.  After that I’d bed the lug and I’d have a pretty good stiff stock without adding any significant weight.  That and a coat of Alumahyde and I was good to go.

Thanks. 

In terms of clearing out the barrel channel, I assume a dowel and sandpaper is the best bet?

Yep.  When you done if you do a neat job you end up with something resembling (and just about as stiff as) a Bell and Carlson Carbelite stock.

That is what I am hoping.  I really like the arrow idea.

That was the product if having recently busted a couple of arrows while practicing crazy shots.  I had some shafts laying around and a stock cavity that I wanted to fill without adding any significant weight.  Light bulb moment…