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Posted: 8/29/2012 5:44:58 PM EDT
| A friend at work brought me his son's Remington 710 with a broken trigger guard and asked me to help him with it. I think this will be easy, just put a new stock on it. I have found that this model isn't made any more and I can't seem to find a stock anywhere. Is Remington the only source for this stock and do they even have them ? |
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I'm curious about the recoil lug attachment. I read a post elsewhere that says the recoil lug is screwed to the stock.
If the basic dimensions are the same as the Model 700, buy or beg a wood take off stock and modify it to fit. Use liberal amounts of epoxy as needed. A trigger guard should be cheap to find, too. If 710 owners started flooding Remington with broken stocks they would be forced to take action to avoid a public relations disaster. It's clear that there are hundreds. One other idea that you might try; PVC glue for joining plumbing might weld the broken pieces. Another option is to fabricate a trigger guard. Remove what remains of the integral guard and rivet or screw a new guard that you've bent up from sheet metal. Paint to match. An airplane mechanic at a general aviation shop could do a nice job of setting solid rivets to hold the guard. You could also find some hollow stem brake rivets at the hardware store that could be set. This would be cleaner than pop rivets or screws, but it might not matter. ETA: I looked at a photo of a 710 to understand the trigger guard. If I made one, I would start with a T shape. Bend the T part around the stock to clear the magazine, then bend the aft part into an S to fit the stock. I wouldn't screw around with trying to inlet the repair piece, just let it sit on the surface and press on; if the corners are radiused and maybe a little chamfer added to the edges, that will be good enough. Start with a piece of cardboard to make a pattern. |
Thanks for the help guys. I didn't even think about gunbroker, that is a pretty decent deal except for the shipping from Canada. I wish the kid would have had the pieces to try and repair, would have been a lot cheaper and easier. I talked to Remington today and I ordered a new one for $110 shipped which is still a little cheaper than the one on gunbroker after shipping. If it were my rifle I probably would have done as AeroE suggested and just made my own, although it probably wouldn't have been nearly as good a job  .
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