Thread: Tips to rebuilding an old Remington 700 ADL into a LR rig

I got a 308 Varmint barreled action with a timney for cheap. Step one, I sent it off to TrueFlite and got it rebarreled to something with a bit more legs than 308 (though 308 is fine for 600-800 with the right ammo/handloads). Got the action trued up at the same time. Worked out not that much more expensive than getting a criterion pre-fit.

Step two is the stock. The cheap plastic jobbies aren't really up to the task if you want a proper LR/competition rig imo. Needs to be stiff so it can be loaded without flexing and heavier to soak up a bit more recoil for help spotting impacts/misses.