Armory Sponsor
Posted: 12/22/2002 11:28:17 AM EDT
|
Could anyone with a Model 700 rifle go take a look at the back of the receiver from the back and tell me if the sort of flat area where the rear scope mount srew holes are is slanted to the right side of the receiver. It's hard to explain exactly what I mean I hope this makes some sense. I bought a used Model 700 Varmint Synthetic recently. I want to mount a scope using Leupold QRW rings and bases but am running into a problem that I'm not sure is the fault of the rifles receiver or the ring bases. When I screw the bases in place they arent level. The rear base is canted to the right side. If I remove the bases and put the screws in the holes they definitely line up properly so I'm sure the holes are straight. It just seems like the receiver isn't right. I went to Leupolds web site and I am sure I have the right bases. Any help would be greatly appreciated. |
|
The receiver is drilled crooked - send it Remington and have them make it right. This is not a flame, but I am interested in whether you bought this rifle at a discount store. Unfortunately, Remington and Winchester have turned out some real crap in the last couple years. |
If you're talking about the screw holes being drilled crooked, they aren't. I checked that by putting the base screws into the holes and they line up perfectly. It actually appears that the back part of the receiver where the base sits isn't right. |
|
I'm assuming you're using two piece bases???If so, have you checked out the rear base to see if it has been machined square?I would take a micrometer to both sides. One side may be thicker then the other.To verify your reciever, I would install the bases, then put the rifle in a cradle and put a small level on the front mount and level the rifle so the bubble is centered between the level lines.When that is done, I would put the level on the rear base and see were the bubble sits.If the bubble is not in the same position as the front, then I would say the rear of your reciever was machined at an angle.Sometimes its hard to tell by eyeballing things like this.For a second opinion, I would let your local gunsmith have a look and see what he has to say. HTH. Skullboy. |
AeroE nailed it right. After trying a few different rings and base sets without success I decided it would have to be sent back to Remington. Since I purchased it used I was kinda worried it wouldn't be fixed under warranty. Well, even if I had to pay for repairs it definitely needed to be repaired so off it went. That was little over 3 weeks ago and I just yesterday got my rifle back. The scope mount holes were drilled out of spec and they replaced the receiver and barrel under warranty. First thing this morning I mounted the rings and bases and everything lines up perfectly now. I mounted the scope and had no trouble at all boresighting it. If it weren't so freaking cold out I could have gotten to the range this morning and put a few rounds through the rifle to check out how it shoots. Only downside to the repair is while they had the rifle they found the trigger to be out of factory spec and fixed it. I have to admit that the trigger was the selling point of this rifle. Whoever was the original purchaser had the trigger adjusted. It was so incredible, probably somewhere around 1.5-2 lbs. Just figured I'd add that I only paid $450 for the rifle so even though I had problems I still think I got a killer deal. While talking on the phone with Remington Customer service I was told the rifle was built in August 2002 and since I bought it used in November I can't help but think the original owner bought the rifle had the same problems as I had and decided to sell off the rifle cheap instead of getting it fixed. Can't wait to get to the range. I have to give a public thanks to Remington. Great job! Thanks! |
Armory Sponsor