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Can the barreled action of the youth model be dropped into a full-sized stock down the road or have they done anything with the barrel profile, etc., that would necessitate other alterations? Thanks!
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The barrel contour is the same, just chopped off a few inches shorter. Just be sure the full-size stock isn't a Mountain Rifle model, as they have pencil-contour lightweight barrels. The youth 700 wears a standard 700 sporter contour at 20".
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Thanks, JPro. I had a feeling they'd just cut most of the length from the back end but wanted to double check.
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My kids' Ute 700s fit a standard channel adult stock with zero issues.
I think the 20" barrels handle perfect in stands/blinds/thick cover (and truck cabs for North Dakotans ...)
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As others said I believe so. The one 700 youth in .243 I have experienced shot the tightest groups I’ve ever seen out of the box with Federal fusion. Literal bug holes at 100 yards.
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It worked for my son's 7mm-08 youth model. I bought a takeoff wood stock off the 24HCF Classifieds.
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Academy Sports in my area had the 700SPS youth in 243 for $599 on their website last week, but its not on there today.
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Thanks all. Now finding one might be easier said than done.
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Cabelas in Lacey, WA, had a blued one in 7-08 a couple of weekends ago. Looked like it was in good shape. I almost bought it myself then and I've been talking myself out of buying it every day since then.
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This could be a stupid question (look whose asking it, after all!), but: would anything stop someone from snagging a cheap 700 SPS, a $40 youth stock, dropping it in, and chopping the barrel? Seems like the action and barrel channel would all be fine as long as it was SPS to SPS? (I'm not a Remington guy so this is relatively foreign to me!)
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This could be a stupid question (look whose asking it, after all!), but: would anything stop someone from snagging a cheap 700 SPS, a $40 youth stock, dropping it in, and chopping the barrel? Seems like the action and barrel channel would all be fine as long as it was SPS to SPS? (I'm not a Remington guy so this is relatively foreign to me!) No problem at all. Only slightly complicated issue is if you're going ADL to a floor plate model, make sure to get the right triggerguard/floorplate assembly. I am a big fan of swapping the trigger out for a Timney on the off chance of losing the Remington safety lottery. GE
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Rusty hacksaw and problem solved.
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My kids' Ute 700s fit a standard channel adult stock with zero issues.
I think the 20" barrels handle perfect in stands/blinds/thick cover (and truck cabs for North Dakotans ...)
GE I agree 100%.
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RAR compact is good on the “cheap”. I ended up chopping my full size model to 18” and it’s a handy dandy little package.
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The youth model is listed as an SPS but it has a floor plate... does that mean it's compatible with BDL stocks? (I've just finished reading about ADL vs. BDL vs. CDL vs. SPS. Yeesh. I think I made it worse.)
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The youth model is listed as an SPS but it has a floor plate... does that mean it's compatible with BDL stocks? (I've just finished reading about ADL vs. BDL vs. CDL vs. SPS. Yeesh. I think I made it worse.) A 700 SPS barreled action will drop into any 700 stock with the same action length and that is inletted for BDL style bottom metal. It will also drop into a stock that is inletted for a detachable magazine style 700, but the aesthetics aren't quite as nice.
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Yep, got one in safe. Still have the youth stock for grandkids that are coming up. Bought the full size one here on the fire, fit snug as a bug.
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The youth model is listed as an SPS but it has a floor plate... does that mean it's compatible with BDL stocks? (I've just finished reading about ADL vs. BDL vs. CDL vs. SPS. Yeesh. I think I made it worse.) Yes. I took my son's .243 youth SPS and dropped it into a wood BDL stock I snagged here on the classifieds. Worked out perfecto.
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I just sold a 700 youth in 708, thats one I wish I should have kept but atleast a kid using it this year instead of it sitting in my safe.
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