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Sniper Stocks For The Remington 700
The Remington 700 is without doubt the most successful commercial bolt action rifle since the Mauser ‘98. Immensely strong, by virtue of its ‘three rings of steel’ construction, continual innovation by Remington has kept the 700 popular with hunters and target shooters world-wide. Many armies around the world have standardized Remington 700s as their sniper rifle - the US Army, US Marine Corps and US Navy all have their own versions. The latest US Army XM-2010 .300 Winmag sniper rifle is a long action 700 in a modular chassis system.
The Remington 700 Police’s combination of affordability, dependability and accuracy has made it the marksman’s rifle of choice of police departments throughout the USA. One thing that help its accuracy is the HS Precision Remington 700 Police stock. This stock follows traditional lines, featuring a wide, flat bottomed fore-end and a deel vertical pistol grip with palm swell. No bedding is required as the aluminium bedding block chassis holds and centers the action, surrounded by laminated kevlar and fiberglass cloth bonded with laminating resin. To ensure lightness the core is made from reaction-injection molded polyurethane foam. Three Uncle Mike’s sling swivel studs are provided, two at the front to allow the fitting of a bipod as well as the sling. An Uncle Mike’s recoil pad is fitted. H-S precision have 33 years of experience making some of the finest stocks on the market and this ultra rugged unit represents great value for money.
The next step up the ladder is to go to a full chassis system that still looks outwardly like a traditional stock. The Accuracy Intenational AICS chassis system builds on the UK company’s experience in producing sniper rifles for the UK, German, Dutch, Belgian and Australian armies. The AICS uses a full length aluminium frame milled from high grade aluminium onto which polymer panels and a buttplate are bolted to give the stock its unique look. This stock again does away with the need for bedding altogether. AICS stocks are made with green or black panels in long and short action and with or without folding butts to suit any application. The length of pull and cheekpiece heights are both adjustable. The AICS boosts the firepower of the Remington 700 system by taking detachable magazines. The short actions take 5 or 10 shot detachable mags which are not the same as those used on AI’s AW sniper rifle. With the long action the 5 round magazine is the same as that used on the AWM. The US Navy seals use the Stage 2 (folding) AICS on their Mk 13 Sniper Weapon System.
The final step is to go the whole hog and get a chassis system that makes no pretence at traditional aesthetics. The JP Enterprises MOR-07 chassis system was designed by a shooter who wanted a no-compromise chassis that would give the short action Remington 700 AR-15 ergonomics. The MOR-07 is a straight line design, again made from aerospace aluminium to which any AR15 stock and pistol grip can be attached as can the accushot monopod. Alternative fore-ends are avaiable, the wide, bench-rest style one being standard and the tubular one being the option. JP Enterprises manufacture their own scope mounting system for this stock, the JPFTSM-30. JP offer their own ten round detachable mag for the short action Remington and the stock is compatible with Accuracy International magazines. You need to be careful whether your action takes AICS or AW type magazines as some manufacturers, Surgeon for example, will build you a 700 action for either. Like the Stage 2.0 AICS the MOR-7 stock folds - a particular boon when suppressors are used. The MOR-07 chassis is finished in a black Type III anodizing.
