Check on ebay. You will find plenty of synthetic options and occasionly some wood sets. Most 7400 forearms and stocks will fit 742 models.
The Remington Model 740 semi-automatic rifle has long been out-of-production. You may be able to find an original stock on one of the firearms auction sites, like Auction Arms.com, or you might try ebay. Consider that the later model rifle stocks, like the 742, 7400 and 74 Express stocks will also fit, but will not match the 740 Model forearm pattern.
The bottom of the barrel, left of center, just in front of the stock.
It all depends on the condition of the rifle ie. blueing, stock, bore. Any where from $250 to $400.
usually the stock is behind and the forearm is in front of the receiver.
There is a part supplier list on the Remington Society of America, check that page one of the best is e-gunparts.com but there's a lot more listed on that page.
Contact Remington directly.They should be able to identify the variant of model 700 rifle you have after a brief description of your rifles stock,finish,barrel length etc.
Go to http://stevespages.com/pdf/remington_7600.pdf to download an owner's manual.
Yes, The receiver pins are the same as the Remington 870, so any stock that will fit the 870 will fit the 7400
The Remington Model 700 is a bolt-action rifle. It was made by the Remington Arms in 1962. It can come in many different stock, barrel and caliber configurations.
What is it doing that you think is a problem? This is a gun with a long and successful run.
Check the receiver, barrel, under the forearm
The forearm is the front part of the stock, under the barrel, that your NON-trigger hand holds.