Remington 700 Precision Rifle Build Part 2

Barrel Threading- I took my rifle to Ahlman's in Morristown, MN and their gunsmiths threaded the barrel for a 5/8-24 thread pitch. The 5/8-24 is a pretty common thread pattern amongst the .308/7.62x51 aftermarket compensators.

Compensator- Originally I had the Lantac Dragon picked out to use. Although I changed my mind and went with the Surefire SOCOM version instead. Not because I felt the Surefire would outperform the Lantac, I just wanted the capability of using a QD suppressor. Not to mention the Surefire looks cooler on the rifle, which let's be honest that's all that really matters right?

The installation of the Surefire comp is pretty easy. I didn't refer to the website for color references on the shims. I just played around with the different shims until the compensator was a 1/4 turn away from being propely indexed. That whole process only took me a few minutes.

Misc Issues- I decided to run some dummy rounds I made through the rifle to get used to it before the scope base and optic arrived. The casings were being scratched and the bullets were being roughed up. Not to mention it was having a hard time feeding rounds smoothly from the internal magazine. The brass was being scratched up so badly that there were shavings on the bottom of my bolt. You could also feel the scratches on the casings.

Inside the receiver the part that guides the casing towards the feed ramp was very sharp! The sharpness of it was cutting the casing while chambering. On the feed ramp the machining was rough. You could feel the machining cuts that were made, and it was damaging my bullets. The damage to the bullet was bad enough that you could clearly see the marks and feel them.

To remedy this issue, I took my time and smoothed out the sharp edges on the inside of the receiver with an emery cloth. After it stopped cutting my casings, I took some emery cloth to the feed ramp as well. This part was time consuming because I had to be careful not to distort the design of the feed ramp. But I also needed to smooth it out. With all of that being done, the rounds now feed much smoother and there isn't anymore damage to my ammunition.

Scope Base- The base is a LaRue Tactical MIL-STD-1913 Picatinny rail with 20MOA of elevation built into the rail. From what I see most people tend to go with either a Nightforce or a Badger scope base. The Nightforce with 20MOA built in costs about $116 and the Badger 20MOA rail is about $150. This rail from LaRue was only $75 and it is just as high quality.

The fitment of the rail was perfect. No gaps on the top of the receiver where the bottom the rail meets it. LaRue did not disappoint me on the quality of this scope base.

Optic- I liked the Vortex Viper HS LR scope so much that I decided to run that for my build. I wont go into the details of the scope because all of the information is in a previous review.

Mount- The Vortex QD mount sits a little higher than most would prefer. I would NOT advise this mount on a stock Remington. This is a test to see how it fits with the future chassis I am ordering. If it sits too high I will have to get a different mount. This mount is meant for AR platforms. The reason I am trying it out is because I would like to quickly switch this to an AR10, AR15, and the precision rifle.

Magnification SV-2 Throw Lever- The throw lever is a MUST have on any optic! The smoothness of how you can go through the different magnifications is great, not to mention it is much faster. Another benefit of the throw lever is when wearing gloves it is much easier to use the magnification ring.

Stay tuned for further progress!

Published by:

Adam Link

Instructor at AIM Precision, LLC

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