Thread: Remington 700 Action Truing/Blueprinting

Marty/Mikee, short answer is that in most cases it's probably not necessary and you may not notice the difference on a hunting rig.

Me personally i'm pretty OCD when it comes to accuracy. 1 inch groups aren't good enough for me I want 0.5" or better regardless if it's a hunting or target rig. I just get a real kick out of shooting tiny groups and knowing my rifles are super accurate. Many factory 700's can achieve that out of the box without truing but there are also many that can't. I'm building a .280 AI on a 700 action and I figure if i'm going to spend a lot of money on a nice new barrel like a Kreiger etc. then it's just peace of mind to true the action before screwing that barrel on to make sure everything lines up perfectly as it should which is often not the case from factory. I'd hate to get the gun all set up and it not shoot very well then wonder if the action isn't true after the fact ya know?

It's peace of mind for an extra few hundred dollars to ensure you can get the best out of an expensive barrel. For a regular hunting rifle for people who aren't too fussy then yeah it's probably a waste of time and money unless they are having accuracy problems. In that case they could just sell/swap it for another rifle and try again. For someone building a semi-custom or custom rifle on a factory action who is fussy/OCD about accuracy then I believe it's money well spent. Just my opinion.

CT