Last week I spent some time at the range with my father. While his pistol shooting techniques are horrendous, I’ll give him that he knows long guns.
We were shooting out at 200 yards, the new bullets I loaded for my 7mm Rem Mag in my 700 and his Marlin .35.
After a few shots he noticed my stock/barrel was pretty loose and not sturdy. There was just far to much flex for my liking. I took it home, took it apart and found out the SPS Stock from the factory… is just bad.
The fix? About $250 from Midway. A Bell and Carlson M40 Stock.
Before: The original stock on top, B&C M40 on the bottom
I just installed it and I’m impressed. This thing is rock solid. There is no more movement or tweaking.
Removing the stock is just two bolts at the bottom
of the rifle. Remember: the short bolt toward the front.
The Bell and Carlson stock on the left, the SPS factory stock on the right. The Bell and Carlson has aluminum bedding
The hardest part of the install was aligning/mating the magazine well to the action. Its a little tricky.
Stock upgrade complete
I think the new stock increased the length of pull just a bit. It does feel like it has a larger recoil pad. There really is no more movement. It’s a bit heavier.
Hopefully tomorrow I’ll get out and test it!