Remington 700 SPS Tac - barrel not in the middle of the channel on the stock

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Hi Guys,

This Monday I just purchased and received my first rifle - Remington 700 SPS Tactical .223
I am very excited and love it.

One thing I have noticed very significant is the barrel is not located in the middle of the channel on the stock.
Looking down the barrel toward the receiver, you can clearly see that there is much more space on the left side of the barrel than the right. A little bit of difference is ok, but this is grossly off. That means the stock is bent, the action is laid out wrong in the stock, or the action threads aren’t square to the bore.
Please check out the attached photos for details(https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1D9H6RUmf5B2nway1hGy4AMHkqqh2pN4S?usp=sharing)
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Can anyone help me out if it is defective and needs to be fixed/replaced?
For a brand new rifle I have no idea if it is very serious.
Also sent photos to the gunshop but no answer received yet.
I have not fired one round and even not able to go to ranch recently, so cannot tell if the it really does matter.

Thank you very much.
Mike
 
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Topic: Remington 700 SPS Tac - barrel is not in the middle of the channel on the stock
 
The injection moulded stocks are flexible; could well be warped.
It is extremely unlikely that the barrel is crooked in the receiver.
If you put any pressure on the forend, will the stock make contact with the barrel? If it does, performance may be affected.
If the rifle were used, I would suggest sanding out the channel until clearance is equal. Its not used. Don't alter anything; wait till the business gets back to you.
 
tiriaq said:
The injection moulded stocks are flexible; could well be warped.
It is extremely unlikely that the barrel is crooked in the receiver.
If you put any pressure on the forend, will the stock make contact with the barrel? If it does, performance may be affected.
If the rifle were used, I would suggest sanding out the channel until clearance is equal. Its not used. Don't alter anything; wait till the business gets back to you.
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Thank you tiriaq
put some pressure from right side on the forend, the stock does make contact with the barrel - which concerns me.
 
That could affect shooting. The barrel should be free floating. You could try loosening the receiver screws, jiggling the barrelled action in the stock, centering it, retightening, and seeing if that centers it up.
 
Loosen stock to receiver screws and see if stock moves to straight or equal distance on sides of barrel then retighten screws if it goes back to way it is take pictures phone Gravel in Quebec as it is warranty Center
 
The potential of a rifle with a cheap injection moulded stock will mostly be limited. Normally the pressure bedding should pull a crooked stock into the centre … also not a good solution. Injection moulding of a plastic part the size of a stock is not easy. Getting a straight product is not easy due to several parameters that might be off like two mould halves having a slightly different temperature etc. Long term just forget about the plastic stock and upgrade to composite or chassis. Even a wooden stock with good pillar bedding and oversized barrel channel would be much better than the plastic stock. Normally nothing wrong with the Remmy rifle.

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Thank you guys all.
Remington Canada replied, didn't say anything wrong, just saying their gunsmith would like to have it(they only take care of returning shipping).
So I have to send it to Quebec, from BC.
 
myue said:
Thank you guys all.
Remington Canada replied, didn't say anything wrong, just saying their gunsmith would like to have it(they only take care of returning shipping).
So I have to send it to Quebec, from BC.
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Don't waste your time or money. It's a very cheap, flexible, plastic stock, so either live with it or replace the stock with something better.
 
Lots and lots of good advice here. I have an SPS Tac .223 for a client trainer. The first thing I did was sell off that Hogue stock and upgrade to a Magpul Hunter stock (and it’s $99 bottom metal package), now I/ you / we have a rig that has an aluminum bedding block (more stable and predictable) as well as a magazine feed system.

My SPS .223 shoots into an inch with said un bedded (I have not glass bedded things yet), and that’s great for myself (training) and my clients (having fun training). One of these days during the coronavirus lockdown/social , I should do some glass bedding. LOL

Enjoy the SPS Tac .223 , it was a good choice for a starter PR rifle. Get good at it, relish in all the aftermarket goodies to tweak/pimp up your rig.

Cheers :wave:


Barney
 
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