Remington 700

[Christel]

Can't get the staff, can you?
:-P

[20series]

Grass needed cutting in every picture....

:lol: I'll have to talk to the grounds man

I think they were taken in the winter time :55:


Alan

[Johnw]

Although I could list a dozen better target rounds than the 308, the 308 has a lot of advantages for the novice.

Brass is cheap, it's an easy round to tune, it works with an amazing variety of bullets and powders and it's a very accurate round - out to 800 yards. Yes, it might run out of steam at 1000 yds with a short barrel but even then I've seen some great shooting Remingtons in 1000 yd benchrest.

Yes, the 6.5x55 Swede is marginally better but less choice of rifles.

Don't waste your time with a 223 or 243 - accurate target rifles can be built around these cartridges - but not by the likes of Remington.

Many thanks for info. What calibre would you suggest instead of 308. ?

Vince

[leebut]

Nice rifle matey


puts mine to shame now just bought the remington 700 varmint stainless fluted in the beastly .17 fireball for a touch of foxing


Lee

[tikkathreebarrels]

Although I could list a dozen better target rounds than the 308, the 308 has a lot of advantages for the novice.

Brass is cheap, it's an easy round to tune, it works with an amazing variety of bullets and powders and it's a very accurate round - out to 800 yards. Yes, it might run out of steam at 1000 yds with a short barrel but even then I've seen some great shooting Remingtons in 1000 yd benchrest.

Yes, the 6.5x55 Swede is marginally better but less choice of rifles.

Don't waste your time with a 223 or 243 - accurate target rifles can be built around these cartridges - but not by the likes of Remington.

Vince

First bowing to Vince's greatly superior knowledge, I'm going to take this opportunity to recommend my favourite rifle-related book, "The Accurate Rifle" by Warren Page, the man regarded as the force behind the development of the .243 and even he accepts that .243 is not an accuracy competition item.

[tikkathreebarrels]

What's best ?
Remington 700 in
223/243 or 308 ?.

Mainly target shooting at 100 yards

At 100 yards? Buy what's available but please note comments already made about short term purchases and long term aspirations.
Ask yourself why there are soooo many remington rifles out there: no amount of clever marketing would overcome a product being fundamentally flawed. So, the Remmy 700 isn't flawed, it's just that it's built to a standard which will be satisfactory to a "market place majority".

Consider this though: my .22/250 foxing rifle is based on a blueprinted remmy 700 action and careful load development gives me cloverleaf groups at 100 yards. I've been thinking about whether to use it as the base of a 1200 yard rifle with a rebarrel and restock and have concluded that it'd make more sense to start again.

[EagerNoSkill]

Alan
The development / metamorphosis of your gun reminds me of the story of a handyman who lends you his "great grandfathers hammer" so you better bring it back ... its on its 3rd head and 5th handle but its my great grandfathers hammer! :G

[Chuck]

Just save up and by a Steyr SSG, or an Accuracy AE / AW. All that money on a new Remmy then more dosh to make it do what you want???.

[Gun Pimp]

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First bowing to Vince's greatly superior knowledge, I'm going to take this opportunity to recommend my favourite rifle-related book, "The Accurate Rifle" by Warren Page, the man regarded as the force behind the development of the .243 and even he accepts that .243 is not an accuracy competition item.[/quote]

An excellent book - although it could be regarded as a 'little dated' it is still a great read with lots of relevant info.
Vince