Remington 700 Short Action Bottom Metal and Magazine

[Fox]

Can you simply drop out a hinged floorplate and drop in a factory detachable magazine and bottom metal assembly?

I found the bottom metal and magazine for a 700 that was given to me, the guy only had Savage rifles, trying to figure out if this is just a drop in and potential value as a kit, I may or may not target a 700 short action BDL now, hmm.

 

[Buckmastr]

Factory 700 dbms have the feed lips in the mag. Bdl rifles with a floorplate have them cut into the receiver. I don’t believe you can switch bottoms between the two and have a rifle that works properly.

 

[Fox]

Factory 700 dbms have the feed lips in the mag. Bdl rifles with a floorplate have them cut into the receiver. I don’t believe you can switch bottoms between the two and have a rifle that works properly.

Well then that decides that, need to find someone missing parts then.

 

[Buckmastr]

It maybe a Kwik clip aftermarket magazine that will work as a drop in with BDL style actions. Factory 700 dbm has the mag release on the bottom two sides of the magazine. Kwik Clip releases the magazine on the trigger guard iirc.

 

[Fox]

It maybe a Kwik clip aftermarket magazine that will work as a drop in with BDL style actions. Factory 700 dbm has the mag release on the bottom two sides of the magazine. Kwik Clip releases the magazine on the trigger guard iirc.

This is both sides, it looks to be a factory setup.

 

[guntech]

Factory Remington 700 detachable magazines only work with a factory detachable magazine actions.(Or a regular 700 that has had the bottom of it milled out to accept a Remington factory DM).

After market magazines will work with regular 700 actions.

 

[Buck1950]

I believe some brands of DMs are drop in (as GT says). Search for instructions of the brand that you have. There may be some minor mods to the 'kit' or the OEM rifle stock or recr. Many are Not necessarily a 'gunsmith' project, just fiddly stuff. I researched this a few years ago for a 700-SPS I had but decided to go with a 'classic' rifle instead.

 

[Fox]

I believe some brands of DMs are drop in (as GT says). Search for instructions of the brand that you have. There may be some minor mods to the 'kit' or the OEM rifle stock or recr. Many are Not necessarily a 'gunsmith' project, just fiddly stuff. I researched this a few years ago for a 700-SPS I had but decided to go with a 'classic' rifle instead.

It is 100% a factory take off metal and magazine.

 

[Neilm]

I replaced the floor plate on my wife's 260 mountain rifle with the factory DM. I only altered the stock and the magazine works fine and has for 20+ years.

 

[guntech]

I replaced the floor plate on my wife's 260 mountain rifle with the factory DM. I only altered the stock and the magazine works fine and has for 20+ years.

I wonder why Remington mills out the bottom of the DM actions...?

 

[Neilm]

Beats me. Irv at WGP told me this would work and it did.

 

[Tactical Ordnance]

I wonder why Remington mills out the bottom of the DM actions...?

With the DM actions, they do not have to create feed lips for different calibers. They just cut the material away and use the magazine to control the feeding. The receivers are all the same which makes inventory simpler.

Casey

 

[guntech]

With the DM actions, they do not have to create feed lips for different calibers. They just cut the material away and use the magazine to control the feeding. The receivers are all the same which makes inventory simpler.

Casey

Yes, but if the standard actions are not milled out, and the factory 700 detachable magazines are working, why bother to mill the bottoms out at all? It creates another action...

 

[dan belisle]

Any tactical type mags that can be swapped in for the factory DBM? - dan

 

[guntech]

Any tactical type mags that can be swapped in for the factory DBM? - dan

The action and stock of the Remington Factory DM system is unique as far as I know.

I believe the action would work using a different stock and mag system.

 

[dan belisle]

The action and stock of the Remington Factory DM system is unique as far as I know.

I believe the action would work using a different stock and mag system.

Maybe I'll try that. I have a DBM 700 that isn't selling, guess I should just modify it. - dan

 

[DANS40X]

The action and stock of the Remington Factory DM system is unique as far as I know.

I believe the action would work using a different stock and mag system.

Correct-

The OEM factory TupperWare DBM stocks are thin at the belly that requires the bolt rails to be removed.

Any stock utilizing an OEM Rem DBM/bottom metal will require oblong cuts on each side at the aft end of the bottom metal for the mag to latch correctly.