Looking for Remington sendaro modification ideas

[hgd647]

I have Remington Sendaro 2 in a 7mm that I like but rarely use as it is very heavy and awkward. After talking to a buddy I was thinking about doing some mods on it do bring it to more of a true hunting rifle. Looking primarily to thin/shorten the barrel and add a Mcmillan stock. Looking to see some pictures of anyone who has done this and what the end result looked like. Thanks!

 

[realunlucky]

You'll be cheaper buying a rifle that has a lighter starting weight.

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[4ester]

You'll be cheaper buying a rifle that has a lighter starting weight.

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What he said. The sendero is a fat girl, very nice rifle, hs precision stock…… most of them shooters.

I still drag mine around for a few hunts a year, but not on any multiple day pack ins.


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[XLR]

The senderos are great to start with and like what was said above, most of them shoot. I sold my stock off of it and upgraded to well.... an XLR Magnesium. The barrel was good enough that I did not need to upgrade it. Once I shot that barrel out though, I had the action blueprinted and threw a carbon barrel on it. The longer steel barrel is heavy and awkward but it shot too good to mess with. You could always cut it down to 20" and get it threaded and recrowned but they are a little harder to shoot then. Either way, it is a great starting point for a nice shooting rifle. If the rifle shoots well, you can lose some weight on the stock and they have a decent aftermarket value. Regain a little $ there.

 

[nobody]

If you want it to be better suited to hunting and you're married to the gun, I would buy a Proof carbon barrel with a sendero profile, blueprint and true all the mating surfaces, at minimum bed the recoil lug, and replace the trigger. The barrel will lighten the gun up a fair amount, the recoil lug and blueprinting will square everything up and help with accuracy and consistency, and the trigger... well, their trigger is what started them down the road to multiple bankruptcies and liquidation. Just get rid of it and put in a timney and be done.

The down side is at the end of the day, between what the gun costs new ( +/- $1200), cost for the proof barrel, and the trigger alone (+/- $1k total), you've got more money dumped into the thing than it's worth. At $2200, you can buy a Springfield waypoint or another high end production rifle that will most likely shoot better and come with a better warranty than the Sendero does.

Bottom line, if you've just gotta hang onto the Remington, then yeah you can do some stuff. But if you're open to other ideas, I feel your money is better spent sinking into something else.

 

[General RE LEE]

I have a Sendero 7mm STW. I am getting a new custom barrel and will keep it as is. It’s a great platform for long shots out of a box blind over ag fields. Sure it’s heavy but a heavy gun is steadier for long distance shooting.