Warning!

Before starting work on any firearm be sure that the firearm is clear. Do not touch the trigger until the firearm has been cleared. Inspect the chamber to ensure that it is clear of ammunition and that there is no ammunition positioned to be chambered. Do not keep live ammunition near your workspace. Once you have checked the firearm, check it again!

Tactical Works, Inc. takes no responsibility for the accuracy and/or safety of this “how to”.  This post is simply for your reading enjoyment. Before shooting any firearm have it inspected by a qualified gun smith.

Installing the Badger Ordnance M5 Trigger Guard with the Choate Tactical Stock

Until now installing a dropbox magazine on your Remington 700 ADL or BDL required sourcing all of the parts and then sending your stock off to a gunsmith to be inletted. This required paying to ship your stock, waiting, and then paying to have the stock sent back. Now you can order a complete solution that is bolt-on, out-of-the-box, and can be assembled in less than an hour without special tools.

Parts:

• Choate Tactical Stock Inletted for the Badger Ordnance M5 Trigger Guard.

• Badger Ordnance M5 Trigger Guard Kit. (kit includes trigger guard, 5-shot magazine, 2 #3o Torx screws, 2 aluminum pillars)

Tools:

• 5/32 Hex/Allan Key

• #30-Torx Driver and/or Socket

• Calibrated Torque Wrench

Time:

Less than one-hour.

Remove all optics and accessories that might get in the way or be damaged during installation. Our subject rifle is a Remington 700 PSS. The original floor plate has been replaced with a MagXtender however, installation is the same for rifles that  have the OEM floor plate.

Remove the Bolt from the rifle. Press the Bolt Release button which is located in the top of the trigger guard in front of the trigger.

While the Bolt Release button is depressed, slide the bolt all the way back until the bolt is free of the action. Set the bolt aside until ready to reassemble.

Use a 5/32″ Hex key to remove the two trigger guard screws.

Once both action screws are removed, the trigger guard will be free from the original stock and barreled action. Gently pull the trigger guard from the stock while supporting the barreled action. Make sure the barreled action is supported or it will drop free from the stock and can be damaged.

Remove the trigger guard and the internal magazine box from the stock. The entire trigger guard and internal magazine will not be reused. Remove parts from the workspace for the remainder of the installation. Remove the barreled action from the stock and place it out of the way as well. The stock will not be used again for this project.

Gather the new Choate Tactical Stock, the Badger M5 Trigger Guard, and both of the supplied T-30 Action Screws and place them on your workspace. The supplied Badger Ordinance Pillars are not used for this application. This is due to the full length aluminum bedding block used in the Choate Tactical Stock.

Place the barreled action into the Choate Tactical Stock. Supporting the barreled action, turn the rifle over and insert the Badger Ordnance M5 Trigger Guard into the inlet stock. Insert the longer of the two #30-Torx action screws into the rear of the trigger guard. The shorter of the two #30-Torx action screws installs in the front of the trigger guard.

To get the action screws started, thread them by hand to avoid damaging the threads on the action screws and more importantly the action. Once the action screws are started, slowly and carefully tighten them equally taking time to make sure neither of the action screws are too long. If one or both of the action screws are too long you will need to either trim the supplied action screws or purchase new shorter screws. The action screws are a 7/28 thread that can be found at most chain hardware stores.

When both action screws are snug and are the proper length to clear the bolt use a #30-Torx driver to torque them to 65 in-lbs. Caution! Failure to torque the action bolts with a calibrated Torx Driver may result in damage to the rifle! Per Badger, LocTite not needed.

After installing the trigger guard double-check that the action screws will clear the bolt and install the bolt. Next insert the supplied Accuracy International 5-shot magazine into the Badger Trigger Guard. With the rifle unloaded cycle the bolt to make sure that the bolt cycles freely and does not hang up on the magazine.

Installation complete.

 

This is a great demonstration by Holland Shooting Schools that helps the shooter understand how to properly cycle the bolt while keeping the target in your field of view.

Depending on your specific use, an oversized/tactical bolt knob/handle may help you increase your purchase and leverage on the bolt helping to cycle the bolt quicker. In high stress situations the ability to quickly “feel” and cycle the bolt again aids in workflow and keeps the target in constant view. If you use your rifle in extreme weather conditions consider a knurled knob for better grip.

Many competitive shooters who run rapid fire drills use extended oversized bolt knobs to reduce the time needed to reload so that they can have more time on target acquisition and workflow adjustment prior to the next shot.

Enjoy,

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“Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.” G.K. Chesterton

Thank you for your service. Team Tactical Works.

  After receiving frequent calls and email requests  for Winchester Model 70 stocks and accessories we’ve decided to build an offering for owners of “The Rifleman’s Rifle”.

The history of the Winchester 70 is quite extensive and dates back to 1936. Over the years the Winchester Model 70 has seen use by Military and Law Enforcement as well as tens of thousands of hunters and shooting enthusiasts. The Winchester Model 70 is also the center of many “campfire” stories of family and hunting adventures.

Our hope is to add to our offering over time as we find products made by solid manufactures that offer great products that enhance the shooter’s experience.  Many of the manufactures that Tactical Works, Inc. represents today already have accessories for the Winchester Model 70 including Choate, CDI, and EWG. We hope our commitment to inventory Winchester Model 70 products will help us better serve our customers by  changing our Winchester sales from “special order” items to “normally stocked”  items. This will allow us to provide the same level of service that our Savage and Remington owners have come to enjoy.

We have added the Choate Ultimate Varmint stocks for Winchester Model 70 short and long actions as well as EGW optic rails.  CDI Precision Gunworks bottom metal drop box mags will soon follow. “Word on the Street” is that Choate is tooling up to start a run of their popular  Tactical Stock for the Winchester Model 70 in the coming months.

Thank you for your support.

Team Tactical Works.

 Ace recently competed in the 2010 Sniper Challenge against some of the countries best LEO, Military, and civilian shooters. Ace went toe to toe with his Savage .308 Center Feed Short Action against shooters with thousands more invested in their kit. Ace had a good day and lead the shoot at one time. He finished 12th over all with a big grin on his face. “At the end of the second stage I was in the lead. We still finished above current Mil and LEO Snipers. All in all we had a great time, met some great folks, learned a ton. The experience was invaluable and we now have the intel needed to be better prepared next time.”

Congratulations Ace! Thanks for supporting Tactical Works, Inc.

Post-shoot write up

More pictures of the Sniper Challenge

“Freedom is never given, it is won.” Thanks to all of our service men and woman we sit here, today, July 4th 2010, a free country.

Let each and everyone of us cherish the freedom that we enjoy day after day hour after hour,  and please do not forget the ones who have provided us this freedom. Not the White House, not our congress men and women, not even our governors or mayors, Thank a solider, for without the solider we wouldn’t have freedom.

Next time you see someone with our armed forces don’t feel uncomfortable and pass them by, simply walk up and thank them, buy them a drink, acknowledge them because we live free because of their past, present, and future sacrifices.

To all of our men and woman of our armed forces of today, yesterday, and tomorrow.  Thank you.

Tactical Works, Inc.

Tactical Works, Inc. www.tacticalworks.com Partners with CDI Precision Gunworks www.cdiprecisiongunworks.com & Alpha Industries & Manufacturing www.alphaindmfg.com to Sponsor “Ace” in the Sniper Challenge at the Creekside Firing Range in Taylorsville, GA July 17th.   

Arvada, CO June 21, 2010– On July 17th, 2010 Ace, with the help of Tactical Works, Inc., CDI Precision Gunworks, and Alpha Industries & Manufacturing, will hit the Creekside Firing Range with a Savage .308 to be the best of a group of 40 seasoned long-range shooters.   

Ace’s Savage will be a Short Action .308 with a Choate Tactical Stock, CDI Precision Gunworks bottom metal conversion, 10-Shot Alpha Magazines, Competition Trigger, Tactical Bolt Handle.   

The Challenge will include shooting various targets at unknown distances. None of the contestants will know the course until the morning of the shoot.  Targets will range from 100 yard to 600 yards. The shooters will be required to shoot from different firing positions and to move through various stations.    

All shots will be taken from the rifle that the shooter takes their first shot with including gear, rifle, ammunition, spotting scope, and anything else needed.   

“We’re really excited to be involved with this group in the Sniper Challenge. It’s awesome to see a great shooter like Ace compete head to head with a Savage rifle and products offered by Tactical Works, Inc. In the last shoot Ace took first place with a rifle that cost a fraction of most of the competing rifles. It says a lot about Ace and proves a mildly upgraded Savage can hold its own against the more expensive offerings out there. Let em fly Ace” said Andy Work COO of Tactical Works, Inc.   

 For additional information on the news that is subject of this release or for more details and availability for the products that are mentions in this release  contact Matt Work at 970.672.0765 or visit www.tacticalworks.com.   

    

   

  

 

 Tactical Works, Inc.  recently expanded our offering of EGW Tactical Picatinny Scope mounts.  

Our “In Stock” inventory will now includes Remington and Savage Short and Long Action (0 M.O.A & 20 M.O.A) , F-Class Extended, Double Extended, and the new Heavy Duty mounts.

Click here to see the entire line up

ACE takes “#1” at the TN 2010 Sniper’s Paradise Rendezvous, “1400” yard shoot with a Savage dawning Tactical Works, Inc. gear. 

Rifle Specs: 

• Savage 110
• Shilen Select Match 30″ Bull 1:10
• RWS Brake
• Stockade Tactical Stock
• TacOps Stock Pack (TW)
• Competition Trigger (TW)
• Recoil Lug  (TW)
• Bolt handle  (TW)
• Warne Steel base
• Leupold Mark 4 4.5-14 X 50 M1
• Burris Extreme rings
• Harris 6-9 Leg Notch / Swivel Bipod

About the event: 

A shoot out to 1450 yards. Steel targets every 50 yards from the maximum range target back to 300 or 400 yards.  100 yard cardboard targets for those that need to zero their rifles.  

Congratulations Ace! Thanks you for your business and the great news!