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An older friend had an RR 700ADL synthetic in 6.5CMthat he was looking to sell for $500. It came with a cheap Bushnell mounted and a box and a half of Frontier factory ammo. Barrel cut and crowned at 20” by a good gunsmith, stock shortened by about .5”. I bought it as much because I thought he could use the money as any desire for the rifle.

I’m trying to decide whether to keep the rifle as a project to be done over time, or sell it and recoup my money. I took it to the range on a cold (20s) day and shot one 3 shot group of about 1.5”. Trigger feels like around 5 pounds. I’d think it would shoot considerably better with a decent scope and trigger and free floated barrel. Maybe a good stock and barrel replacement down the road. I guess I’m curious since I’ve never had a CM before. I never had that much interest since in the cartridge I’ve got good rifles in calibers on both sides of 6.5.

Any opinions on a course of action? Will any bedding compounds stick to Remington plastic stocks?

Thanks.

Frank