HS Precision stock.

hadjii

Hello Everybody. Another Wonderful Question. I'm wanting to buy a good aftermarket stock for my Rem 673. One with an aluminum bedding block. Is an HS precision the way to go, or is there something else? Assuming I buy a stock with an aluminum bedding block, and then I glass bed the action as well, can I expect an increase in accuracy? Next question. Where can I buy, or can I even buy an aftermarket trigger guard and floorplate for my 673? I want to buy a steel one as opposed to the stamped aluminum one. Thanks Alot.

hornet

If HS Precision makes a stock for your Rem 673 there should be no need in glass bedding the action. Just tighten the action down intothe stock and you are ready to shoot. The barrel should be freefloated also. I have 3 or 4 HS Precisison stocks on Remington 700 and they all dropped right in and bolted up. If you do not want to spend quite the bucks on a HS precisison stock Bell and Carlson has a new stock out on the market with an alum bedding block. It runs about $50.00 cheaper then the HS Presision stock. I put one of the B&C Medalion stocks on my Remington 700 BDL 338 mag. I did have to fit the barrel channel to my barrel . The barrel was not free floated but with about an hours work with my stock inletting tool I had the barrel free floated. To check if you barrel is free floated take a piece of paper and run it under the barrel. It should slid al the way back to the barrel lug with out stopping. If is stopps before it get there you need to open up the barrel channel a bit until the paper slides all the way to the action/barrel lug.
You can purchase either of these stocks from cabela's or Brownells. As far as a steel trigger guard goes I would call and talk to one of the gunsmiths at Brownells and see what they can come up with for you.

Hornet

RCrosby

Freefloating all the way back to the action is one way to go. I usually end up bedding the first 2 1/2 inches forward of the receiver and free float from there. Bottom line for me is, I don't mess with the bedding at all unless what I have isn't getting the job done. Then I start playing around; trying the easier fixes first and working up until I'm doing a full bedding of the action and experimentation with the barrel if necessary; full bed, a little pressure at the fore-end, free float, etc. Each rifle is a law unto itself. Do what works for you. Good luck.

nononsense

hornet,

While it's true that all of the stocks touting the aluminum bedding block design claim to NOT need bedding, in reality they do. Mass manufacturing and cost cutting procedures leave an inaccurate finish, holes not positioned correctly and the blocks not even aligned with the stock sometimes.

Don't misunderstand what I'm stating, I like these stocks for certain types of projects but in most situations you have to bed the action in order to achieve the best consistent accuracy. Proper bedding also prevents you from adding stress to the action when you tighten it into the stock, which makes the rifle less consistent and less accurate.

Best.

JustC

I have my HS stocks bedded.

hadjii

Thanks Everybody. I went with plan B. I ordered a Mcmillan stock yesterday. The bad thing is, is that I have a 4 month waiting period before I can expect delivery. I sure hope that stock is worth the wait.

JustC

the mcmillan will also need to be bedded.

CryptoChief

hadjii,

You won't be disappointed. But as JustC mentioned, the McMillan will also have to be bedded.