Rem model 7 Question

[wm5l]

I just purchased a NIB model 7 in 7mm-08. My question is should I be concerned about the barrel touching the stock at the forend just under the sling stud? My first thoughts were to sand it down where I can run a dollar under it but it looks like it is made to touch here. It has a real high spot in the stock there. It almost looks like the stock is molded plastic or something like that. Is this stock wood?

 

[J E Custom]

WM

Shoot it like it is first and then if it doesen't shoot you
can try bedding and floating.

If it has the 18.5 in barrel it needs the tip pressure

J E CUSTOM

 

[gamehauler]

Why

This is my next project for my girls
Mike

 

[ol mike]

I just purchased a NIB model 7 in 7mm-08. My question is should I be concerned about the barrel touching the stock at the forend just under the sling stud? My first thoughts were to sand it down where I can run a dollar under it but it looks like it is made to touch here. It has a real high spot in the stock there. It almost looks like the stock is molded plastic or something like that. Is this stock wood?

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If it looks like molded plastic --it probably is ..

 

[wm5l]

Should I bed the action? Mine seems like there is a lot of slop foward and backward. The recoil lug slot in the stock looks very sloppy and oversized to me. I guess I will just go shoot it first and see what it does...

 

[wm5l]

WM

Shoot it like it is first and then if it doesen't shoot you
can try bedding and floating.

If it has the 18.5 in barrel it needs the tip pressure

J E CUSTOM

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