Age and style of Model Stock: Some time back I fell heir to a 260 caliber Model Seven (w/Twenty Inch barrel). Bubba had ruined the stock trying to re-bed the action etc. The dilemma was solved when Remington store was selling laminated stocks for $50.00. The barreled action dropped right in. Didn't pay much attention to the stock. This stock does not have checkering. It also has the swell in the forend to make a modest snobble. Basically, the stock has the profile of the regular stock. Was this a standard stock or something that did not fly. The current factory stock is very different. Thanks for the help.

Don't understand the question...

I apologize for being vague. Basically I was asking if this stock was an ordinary laminated stock that followed the contours of the older style checked non-laminated stock with the flared forend etc. Was this un-checkered laminated stock that was originally on the Model Sevens. Is this the way they came. It's hard to find any hard information of the earlier rifles. Sorry no pictures.

Really can't say without pictures...and my books offer no insight.

I'm sure someone here will know...the forum has been quiet this summer, but action should get back up to speed soon.

Hang tight...

Wish I had the answer too. I hunted with a guy that had an early version but his was in 308 Win. with walnut. That was checkered I know. Will start digging for info. Making em now in synthetic and I am interested. Like the idea of the 20 inch tube. More money but after seeing some of the "budget rifles" think a Model 7 new or used sounds like a good move.

Eventually someone here will have an answer...

Thanks for the help. It is hard to pin down some details of the the model differences from illustrations. For example, it's nothing much to see an ad for a current XCRII with the XCR I shown. As explained before the original stock on this 260 had been gutted by Bubba. The laminated stock was put on sale at the Remington Store. This stock was used as a replacement . This stock does have a pressure point. The action screws were torqued to thirty inch pounds. Yesterday afternoon I took this rifle to the range with handloads using 129 gr. Hornady bullets and IMR 4350 powder. The rifle was able to give a string of three shot groups less than an inch. The exception were thrown shots. I could not see why somebody would want to bed this rifle. From my limited experience these Sevens are fine little rifles capable of very good accuracy. This stock appears to be an early form of laminated stock sans checkering-thankfully.