rem 40 xb
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Steve David
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I don't know about that. I shot one of the 40-XS package rifle last year, it is fantastic. The 40X always has and always will be a great rifle. Just my opinion.
Remington 700's and 40X's actions all come down the same assembly line. The only thing that separates them is the quality, 40X's having tighter tolerance. 700 actions keep going down the line, 40X actions go to the custom shop.
Although Remington Custom Shop takes a little more care fitting the barrel and stock, you are getting what Remington wants to give you. For example you can not get Remington Custom Shop to fit a custom barrel like a Kreiger or Broughton, you get a Remington barrel. Not saying these are poor quality barrels, just that you get the profile, twist and caliber they offer. Length of pull, barrel length etc is what Remington decides.
If you bought a 700 action and had a gunsmith fit a custom barrel and stock to what you want, it wouldn't cost much more the what you would pay for something out of the custom shop. There is also a good chance you would get it quicker and to your specs.
I have a 40X that started out as a Rangemaster with a walnut stock and Remington barrel. The stock was not the most comfortable to shoot so when I had it rebarreled with an Obermeyer I also had it restocked into a McMillan prone stock. It has since been rebarreled again with a Kreiger.
Although Remington Custom Shop takes a little more care fitting the barrel and stock, you are getting what Remington wants to give you. For example you can not get Remington Custom Shop to fit a custom barrel like a Kreiger or Broughton, you get a Remington barrel. Not saying these are poor quality barrels, just that you get the profile, twist and caliber they offer. Length of pull, barrel length etc is what Remington decides.
If you bought a 700 action and had a gunsmith fit a custom barrel and stock to what you want, it wouldn't cost much more the what you would pay for something out of the custom shop. There is also a good chance you would get it quicker and to your specs.
I have a 40X that started out as a Rangemaster with a walnut stock and Remington barrel. The stock was not the most comfortable to shoot so when I had it rebarreled with an Obermeyer I also had it restocked into a McMillan prone stock. It has since been rebarreled again with a Kreiger.
you can special order different barrel twists if you are prepared to wait almost a life time. I have 8 40x rifles and it took almost that long to do it. I started to build them into something using macmillan stocks and winchester steel trigger guards. The optics are 10x and I am still trying to decide which mount to use . 40x's have the stripper clip guides, so the mount has to fit into them to be steady. I used to deal for military armaments corp and built one of their 40x rifle /realist 3x9 ART scope systems with their assistence.
