Things aren't going well for my brand new rem.700
300Winny: I had a set of talley bases and Q/R rings- all
in stainless. I am putting a Leupold 2.5-8X36 on this
gun which I did not know needed an extended front base.
So I ordered a new set of extended front bases.
Everything was going great until the last base screw
stripped along with the hole in the receiver!!!!!!!!
I've never had this happen before, what do I do?
Gunsmith? chase those thread with a 6-48 tap? or have
them all re-done in larger 8-40's which could require
new bases????Not many smiths here in central florida
which makes it even more of a pain. And I'm not real
comfortable doing it myself. ideas????
300Winny: I had a set of talley bases and Q/R rings- all
in stainless. I am putting a Leupold 2.5-8X36 on this
gun which I did not know needed an extended front base.
So I ordered a new set of extended front bases.
Everything was going great until the last base screw
stripped along with the hole in the receiver!!!!!!!!
I've never had this happen before, what do I do?
Gunsmith? chase those thread with a 6-48 tap? or have
them all re-done in larger 8-40's which could require
new bases????Not many smiths here in central florida
which makes it even more of a pain. And I'm not real
comfortable doing it myself. ideas????