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I have said rifle in 6mm Remington. It was manufactured in 1968. I recently noticed a brass pin in the left side of the stock. It is in the left side, further back that the recoil lug slot, in the vicinity of the trigger guard. I thought this might indicate a repair, but can find no cracks in the stock. I looked at some more adl stocks on the internet and they have the pin as well. Anybody know the purpose or reason for this pin?

It's quite normal DanHar.
All my Remingtons have that too.
Oh yea...If your interested in selling that 6mm shoot me a P.M.i too live in Houston.

I actually talked to rem about this once. They're mostly for "decoration" although they may provide some structural reinforcement to the back of the magazine well (IIRC that's where the pin is located).

forgot to add: this is where I got the idea for using brass "repair rods" from brownelles as cross bolts in a 375 H&H laminate stock. I bedded 'em in with acraglass and sanded them smooth. Has worked perfectly and they don't look too bad either (don't know if they are really necessary on a laminate though)

Not looking to sell the rifle. I was considering selling the stock because I changed to a bdl stock and bottom metal. The stocks are selling for so little, that I'll go ahead and keep it. Can't ever tell when I'll pick up a SA 700 in need of a good stock.

Thanks for your replies.

I have a Remington 700 ADL circa 1989 and it too has the brass pin in it. Thanks for posting this question...Always wondered why there as well.

The pin is to keep the wood from chipping out in the narrow area between the box and the trigger.

Adding a brass pin to reinforce wood is a mistake because the brass moves around a lot with temp changes... and wood almost not at all. True steel crossbolts are not glued in and can move within the wood under temperature changes...
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