Which HS precision stock for .338RUM factory barrel

[Killertraylor]

Hello. I'm wanting to buy an HS precision stock for my Remington 700 .338 RUM with the facory 26 inch barrel. I called HS precision and they told me I need the "varmint" contour because the factory .338 barrel is too big to fit in their standard Remington 700 Sporter stock. I'm also thinking a standard Remington Sendero stock might work fine (made by HS precision). Has anyone done this to their "factory" .338RUM? I don't want to end up with something with a huge gap on each side of my barrel. I really don't like the standard black plastic tupperware stock so I'm hoping for some help!

 

[Joel Russo]

The Sendero, Sendero II, and PSS stocks will all work if you have the Varmint contour which is the same as the Sendero contour.

 

[Killertraylor]

Thanks, Joel. I've discovered my contour is a magnum contour, but somewhere between the standard and varmint. The varmint is a .820, which is the same as the Sendero and mine is .657. Standard is .650. So, I'm thinking it would be better to get a standard .650 and dremel it out to fit - but I'm a bit concerned about strength with the magnum cartridge. The other option would be to glass in the barrel channel on a Sendero or Varmint HS stock, but that might look goofy too.