Remington 700 Sendero Makeover
By selecting the right aftermarket gear, you can change a dust-collecting and old hunting rifle into a modern-day diva.
By
Bryce M. Towsley (RSS)
April 15, 2011
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For more detailed instructions on how to turn a plain-Jane Remington 700 into a tactical tack-driver, click here.
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- The final product shoots .5- to .75-MOA groups with ammo it likes. With the aftermarket additions, it’s also well-equipped for long-range applications of any nature.
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- The final product shoots .5- to .75-MOA groups with ammo it likes. With the aftermarket additions, it’s also well-equipped for long-range applications of any nature.
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- The author recommends a Warne Gunsmith Torque Wrench to tighten the screws on Weaver six-hole Picatinny Rings.
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- The Weaver Swivel Stud Picatinny Rail Adaptor allows mounting the company’s Precision Tactical Bi-pod on the Blackhawk stock’s swivel stud.
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- Weaver Tactical’s Multi-Slot Picatinny base is designed specifically for the Remington 700 and provides a recoil lug to help keep recoil forces off the screws. With the heavy weight of most tactical scopes, this is a potentially scope-saving feature.
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- Weaver Tactical’s Multi-Slot Picatinny base is designed specifically for the Remington 700 and provides a recoil lug to help keep recoil forces off the screws. With the heavy weight of most tactical scopes, this is a potentially scope-saving feature.
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- Installing an oversized bolt-handle knob is more complicated than adding most other aftermarket accessories. If you have access to a lathe, a jig from Pacific Tool and Gauge allows you to chuck the bolt, turn the handle to the correct diameter and thread it for the knob.
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- A slip-on rubber grip enhances purchase on the more modern pistol grip added to the Sendero.
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- Blackhawk’s Axiom Ultra-Light Rifle Stock requires the action to be installed in the front portion of the stock prior to attaching the rear.
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- Some fitting was required to install the new stock. The bolt holes did not line up, so they were drilled larger to allow correct alignment.
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- The Timney replacement trigger was larger than the factory original, so some material had to be removed with files to allow it to fit in the stock.
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- When removing the trigger, drive out the rear pin first and be careful to catch the bolt stop and spring.
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- The factory Remington trigger was replaced with a Timney version during the author’s Sendero makeover.
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- The Mag-Xtender is easy to install. Just remove the hinge pin and replace the floorplate with the Mag-Xtender. The factory spring and follower are retained.
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- Tactical Components’ Mag-Xtender from Brownells adds two more rounds of .300 Win. Mag. capacity to the rifle.
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- Adding the Blackhawk Axiom stock to the Remington 700 Sendero not only made it look cool, perceived recoil was reduced.
Tags: .300 Win. Mag., Blackhawk, Nikon, Remington, Timney, Weaver
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Hey Bryse
I’m also changing my stock on my sendero to a axiom U/L stock. Did you run into any other fitting problems besides the trigger and bolt holes?
Thanks