Model 70 magazine pillar

stagpanther · September 11, 2020, 11:08 AM

Thought I might pass on a "secret weapon" I developed for an old model 70 sporter stock that suffered from wood compression and warping. Because the main receiver screws are so far apart--and the middle one essentially is "hanging in thin air" with no material between the bottom metal and the hole in the receiver--I ground down a pillar which I simply drop in and then torque the middle screw down--this gives a midpoint support between the front and rear receiver screws.

hooligan1 · September 12, 2020, 08:41 AM

I like that.
I either remove that screw or barely tighten it.
There is a ton of info on that particular subject on gun forums.
I may take your fixing and run with it.

Scorch · September 12, 2020, 06:21 PM

I lesrned to do tht over 35 yesrs ago, it's about the only way to get a Model 70 trigger guard to keep from flopping around.

stagpanther · September 12, 2020, 06:55 PM

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I lesrned to do tht over 35 yesrs ago, it's about the only way to get a Model 70 trigger guard to keep from flopping around.

Great minds think alike?

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I may take your fixing and run with it.

Have at it. Notice that I bedded the bottom metal inlet (though not an especially neat job as you can see from the area immediately around the pillar

) because unevenness can result in putting the screw/pillar in at an angle--that can cause alignment issues with things like the magazine floor plate.

Scorch · September 13, 2020, 12:41 AM

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Great minds think alike?

Not my mind, I'm kinda slow somewtimes. I was shown by an older gunsnith. I use seamless tubing to make mine. I do the same thing for Ruger M77s.

jmr40 · September 13, 2020, 05:49 AM

The middle screw isn't supposed to be tight. I've never had an issue with the screw as designed.

Scorch · September 13, 2020, 10:27 PM

The main issue you have with the center screw is difficulty latching the magazine if you tighten the rear screw too much. Putting a pillar there eliminates the issue.

Bart B. · September 14, 2020, 07:40 AM

Glue bolt action magazines in place and have clearance to everything when in the stock. This is called "free floating" the magazine

September 12, 2020, 08:41 AM	#2
hooligan1 Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2010 Location: Independence Missouri Posts: 4,586	I like that. I either remove that screw or barely tighten it. There is a ton of info on that particular subject on gun forums. I may take your fixing and run with it. __________________ Keep your Axe sharp and your powder dry.

September 12, 2020, 06:21 PM	#3
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	I lesrned to do tht over 35 yesrs ago, it's about the only way to get a Model 70 trigger guard to keep from flopping around. __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services

September 13, 2020, 05:49 AM	#6
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,809	The middle screw isn't supposed to be tight. I've never had an issue with the screw as designed. __________________ "If you're still doing things the same way you were doing them 10 years ago, you're doing it wrong" Winston Churchill

September 13, 2020, 10:27 PM	#7
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	The main issue you have with the center screw is difficulty latching the magazine if you tighten the rear screw too much. Putting a pillar there eliminates the issue. __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services

September 14, 2020, 07:40 AM	#8
Bart B. Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 2009 Posts: 8,927	Glue bolt action magazines in place and have clearance to everything when in the stock. This is called "free floating" the magazine