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Hi was wondering if there’s any that slabs actions
And custom work on bolts just lookn to lighten
Up a Rem 700 Action pm any info cheers
 
You could try blue chip precision inc. They are out of edmonton i know he does bolt and barrel fluting/contouring. Its all done on cnc.
 
It is much preferred to loose 10lbs of body weight than mill out 10oz from the action, so....
Biggest savings are in rifle stocks, "slabbing" actions compromise their strength and no self respected gunsmith/machinist
would do such thing for future liability consequences. No money would persuade me to do it.
Whoever can't handle 8lbs rifle ready to shoot whole day needs to start diet and or exercise....
GR8 2c worth....
 
gunrunner8 said:
It is much preferred to loose 10lbs of body weight than mill out 10oz from the action, so....
Biggest savings are in rifle stocks, "slabbing" actions compromise their strength and no self respected gunsmith/machinist
would do such thing for future liability consequences. No money would persuade me to do it.
Whoever can't handle 8lbs rifle ready to shoot whole day needs to start diet and or exercise....
GR8 2c worth....
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I agree. Makes me wonder why everyone today is so weak they can't carry an 8lb rifle? The rifles of WW1 and WW2 seemed to be handled easily along with 60 or 70 lbs of kit but today there are endless threads of 6 lbs weighing too much.
 
lwing said:
I'm interested in a who could slab, flute, skeletonize a model 7 and ballpark price also
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Off the top of my head:
Jan Kolenbrander, Mitch Kendall, Ralf martini, Bob Galloway, KS Arms, Rod Hendrickon, Henry Remple, Gary Flach and Corlane all offer such services. I assume price will vary.
 
gunrunner8 said:
It is much preferred to loose 10lbs of body weight than mill out 10oz from the action, so....
Biggest savings are in rifle stocks, "slabbing" actions compromise their strength and no self respected gunsmith/machinist
would do such thing for future liability consequences. No money would persuade me to do it.
Whoever can't handle 8lbs rifle ready to shoot whole day needs to start diet and or exercise....
GR8 2c worth....
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Haven't done much hunting that required lightweight gear?
It doesn't matter what a fella weighs, or how strong he is. Weight is weight. It must be some strange physics that makes an 8 pound rifle weigh less to a 185 pound guy, than to a 205 pound guy?
When you are really hunting and hiking, which is obviously quite rare anymore, ounces count. If a fella shaves two pounds from his rifle, that's two pounds of something else that can go in the bag. It really is that simple.
Don't know of a self respected gunsmith/machinist that wouldn't slab an action. Another silly statement showing lack of understanding as to just how a bolt action really works. Ever seen a Kimber? Obviously not. There isn't much material there, basically enough to allow operation of the bolt.
Different strokes and all that, but some thought before posting would be prudent...Just 2c worth...

R.
 
Specification differences between the Model 7, the short action 700, and the long action 700 - all with no bottom metal.

I had two .223 Remington rifles apart (700 and Model 7) and a 30-06 and I thought I would weigh and post this for those who may be interested.

Model 7 action & trigger weighed 435.5 grams. (15.4 ounces)
The bolt weighed 334.2 grams. (11.8 ounces)
The recoil lug weighed 22.7 grams. (.8 ounces)
The two action screws weighed 12 grams. (.4 ounces)
Total of the above components – 804.4 grams. (28.4 ounces)
The two action screw holes measured 5.875 inches center to center.

Remington 700 short action & trigger weighed 493 grams. (17.4 ounces)
The bolt weighed 357.8 grams. (12.6 ounces)
The recoil lug weighed 21.6 grams. (.8 ounces)
The two action screws weighed 16.6 grams. (.6 ounces)
Total of the above components – 889 grams. (31.4 ounces)
The two action screw holes measured 6.5 inches center to center.
The bolt measured approximately .500 of an inch longer than the Model 7 bolt.

Remington 700 long action & trigger weighed 506.5 grams. (17.87 ounces)
The bolt weighed 383 grams (13.51 ounces)
The recoil lug weighed 21.6 grams. (.8 ounces)
The two action screws weighed 16.6 grams. (.6 ounces)
Total of the above components – 927.7 grams. (32.72 ounces)
The two action screw holes measured 7.3125 inches center to center.
The bolt measured approximately .875 of an inch longer than the short 700 bolt.
 
I feel a competant builder WOULD NOT remove any metal from an action to lighten it. Cleaning up threads, lugs and bolt face yes. Purposely removing metal to lighten it.......I could not see it. JMO
 
cycbb486 said:
I feel a competant builder WOULD NOT remove any metal from an action to lighten it. Cleaning up threads, lugs and bolt face yes. Purposely removing metal to lighten it.......I could not see it. JMO
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You would feel wrong. It's done all the time. It's part of what makes a competent builder, competent.

R.
 
Its the bolt lugs and the action lugs that take all the bolt thrust so why does slabbing the side of an action take away from the strength of an action? Maybe if you went too far ahead when you were slabbing the side of the action and went up by the lugs. There is a ton of guys that slab actions down in the states all the time even do flutes right threw the side of them.
 
Sounds like the high end producers of aluminum actions must be bonkers then.
Is rigidity lost when slabbing a Rem action? Yes.
What does that mean down range? Probably less than going from a heavy barrel to a #2 sporter contour.
But if your sheep hunting and cutting the tags off your underwear and breaking your toothbrush in half to save on weight, slabbing an action does have benefits that outweigh the loss of rigidity. But! Just slabbing an action alone, is not how best to arrive at weight reduction. As someone else pointed out, lots can be saved in the stock.
 
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