Putting my Rem700 on a diet

ShrtRnd said:
There’s about 5-6 older threads on building out lightweight or ultralight rigs in this forum. A quick search will give you some good reference points on what other members have done. Use Ultralight Boomsticks, Sheep Rifles & Mountain Rifles in the searches, they should pop up quickly.

If your keeping the 700, a Mountain to #2 profile barrel, Wildcat Stock and Talley LWs would be good starting points.
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My goal isn't an ultralight rifle or anything, but shes well over 8.5lb with ammo and a sling right now and IMO thats just too heavy for a 7mm08.

It looks like my starting point should definitely be a Wildcat stock though, as that seems to be the most dramatic way to drop some weight while also being the most affordable if I do the work myself. If I go with the Wildcat ultra-light, then I should be able to hit my goal pretty easy with either a new barrel or a new optics setup.

Thanks everyone for your input!

Mik123 said:
That's a winner and I like Tikka's better than the model 700.
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I don't really have a preference, but the Rem is what I have so thats what I'm working with. One of these days I want to build an ultralight rig in something like 284win or 280ai, and that'll have to be built on a Tikka, but for what I am after right now the Rem should work just fine. Eventually this rifle is going to end up in the hands of my daughter, whether that is just borrowing it from me or because it becomes hers, so I want to find a good balance of not-too-heavy to carry, not-too-light to shoot comfortably, and I think the Rem will get me there nicely with a bit of work.
 
I've seen the Whelenlad bottom metal modification mentioned but I'm not really sure what that means. Does anyone happen to have a picture or know where to find one?
 
Drill a bunch of holes in your bottom metal and trigger guard

Just look at his post history he made a thread on it

Probably not the way you want to go

You say your goal isn’t an ultralight rifle then that you want 7lbs scoped and loaded, does not compute. That’s a lot harder to achieve on a standard action than you think short of the obvious tikka wildcat solution.
 
conor_90 said:
Drill a bunch of holes in your bottom metal and trigger guard

Just look at his post history he made a thread on it

Probably not the way you want to go
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I tried checking his history, but he posts a fair bit and 8 pages of recent started threads only goes back to 2020. Tried searching too without any luck either.

I agree that it's probably not the way I want to go, but If I don't see what it is it'll bug me.
 
If it were me, I’d flog the Remington and get a stainless tikka and drop it into a wildcat ultralight. Done and done.

Or you could turn your barrel down, and fit your 700 in a wildcat stock. You can put a SA 700 in a wildcat m7 pattern for even more weight savings….and the forend will match the short barrel better.

Put a leupold 2-7 in talleys on either option.

If you go tikka, you can have a 7-08 reamed to 284 win and get two birds stoned at once
 
Slimbo said:
If it were me, I’d flog the Remington and get a stainless tikka and drop it into a wildcat ultralight. Done and done.



If you go tikka, you can have a 7-08 reamed to 284 win and get two birds stoned at once
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I think I will do mine as I already have a long cartridge bolt stop and mags ! And the 284 Win is Just KOOL ! JMO RJ
 
What is your muzzle diameter? Your current stock is definitely not doing you any favors but the largest chunk of steel is the barrel. If you re-contour, even .05" off the diameter, it would add up much faster than any mill work to the receiver/bolt (although that's always an option too, as is fluting the re-contoured barrel...)
Feel free to PM or email me if you would like to discuss!
pcook338@gmail.com
 
PR Cook said:
What is your muzzle diameter? Your current stock is definitely not doing you any favors but the largest chunk of steel is the barrel. If you re-contour, even .05" off the diameter, it would add up much faster than any mill work to the receiver/bolt (although that's always an option too, as is fluting the re-contoured barrel...)
Feel free to PM or email me if you would like to discuss!
pcook338@gmail.com
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I get 0.655 with my micrometer a few mm behind the muzzle.
 
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