Hello, I was wondering if anyone here has ever converted a wood ADL stock to fit BDL bottom metal? when holding the stocks side by side it seems like it would be pretty simple, just carefully cut open the bottom of the stock and inlet around the foreward action screw, is that it? I know I will also have to mill down the ADL magazine box a little.
Remington 700 ADL stock cut open to BDL ?
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sc outdoorsman
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You may find this helpful Brownells sells the kit and has a short video to go along with it. I have thought about doing this myself but decided if I do it I will get a new bdl stock instead of cutting the existing one.
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=340/Product/REMINGTON_700_ADL_TO_BDL_KITS
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/lid=...ells_Remington_700_ADL_to_BDL_Conversion_Kits
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=340/Product/REMINGTON_700_ADL_TO_BDL_KITS
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/lid=...ells_Remington_700_ADL_to_BDL_Conversion_Kits
Hey guys, thanks for the replys. After much thought, I just ordered a new BDL mag box (it was only $11) and a new Boyds stock. I think I'll just sell the ADL stock, I was never crazy about the factory checkering anyway and by the time I sand it down and re-shape it a bit I might as well start with what I want and get some money out of the factory parts to help offset the new purchase.
The first deer gun I bought, after I was discharged from the service in the mid-60's, was a .243 Remington 700ADL that I converted to BDL as above soon after I bought it for $95 OTD. 
I ordered the BDL bottom metal (TG/FP) only, directly from the Remington Parts Dept, for about $20 then IIRC - because the mag well liner & follower springs were the same for either ADL or BDL.
It took about 30mins to cut out the floor of the blind magazine well in the wood stock and inlet the bottom metal satisfactorily.
I later used a DemBart checkering tool, run in the impressed checkering, to convert the negative/pressed checkering to regular, positive checkering diamonds.
THAT took a little longer than 30mins.
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I ordered the BDL bottom metal (TG/FP) only, directly from the Remington Parts Dept, for about $20 then IIRC - because the mag well liner & follower springs were the same for either ADL or BDL.
It took about 30mins to cut out the floor of the blind magazine well in the wood stock and inlet the bottom metal satisfactorily.
I later used a DemBart checkering tool, run in the impressed checkering, to convert the negative/pressed checkering to regular, positive checkering diamonds.
THAT took a little longer than 30mins.
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PanHeadRed
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Any of you guys wanting to sell a 700 BDL short action stock let me know, I am looking for plastic but wood might be ok.
Regards,
PHR
Regards,
PHR