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I do have a M40 and it is on a 40X with the stripper slip cuts. I will say the 40X receivers are just 700 short action receivers pulled off the line and stamped 40X.

I had a 40X and regular 700 trued at the same time, my guy said the reg 700 was better out of the box than the 40X.

His clip slot cuts on the Reg 700 worked better than the Remington cuts on the 40X.....

As Butch mentioned, production 40X receivers...even the single shot versions...are just restamped 700's.

The 40XB-BR recievers were different, though. They were ground...not turned...perfectly round for more stable bedding. The top of the rear reciever bridge was contoured by hand using a precise jig for fitting. 700/40X receivers had this area contoured by hand also but no jig was used. That's why many 700/40X receivers end up with the rear base higher/lower/canted.

Good shootin' -Al

That 40x was built/set up for sling prone LR. Used a combo 20 degree rail with match sight mounting holes machined so I could swap open sight for scoped any any matches.

Had to shim the rear some, I forget how much but I remember thinking it was considerable.

In Precision Shooting magazine Mike Walker was interviewed. He was an avid bench rest shooter and knew probably as much as any regarding the 40X and the 722&721 rifles and the 700 rifles by Remington. He stressed that to build a good bench rifle one must start with the 40x action. OK, that was a few years ago.

To best of my recollection the 40x rifles were all built in the custom shop. What I don’t remember is if these actions were built to tighter tolerances (this is most likely,I think) or just hand picked. But I believe they were better than the 700’s and the 40x receivers weren’t just 700 receivers stamped differently.