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Quote from: mountainman on August 21, 2013, 04:09:58 PMQuote from: thinkingman on August 21, 2013, 04:04:07 PMQuote from: Southpole on August 21, 2013, 03:58:36 PMA friend of mine bought a Remington 700 SPS standard in the 30.06 last week (wedding gift card from me). It was advertised to be free floating and it wasn't. We went to shoot it and it was all over the place. Another friend of ours said he had the exact same rifle and it had the same problem, not free floating. So he had it free floated and shot it again and it's shooting 1/2 groups at 100 yards. So I guess that's something to think about if you go the Remington route. Not a huge deal, but there isn't going to be any "out of the box" accuracy, not with that model anyway.RemmyHammer will be along shortly to correct you and your friend regarding your experience.R700's are God's gift to rifle shooters.Hahaha! Remmyhammer..fits better then Biggerhammer! Yep, he will always be around to correct, keeps this site amusing for most here! I just enjoy you following me around like a frustrated little school girl. 😉
Quote from: thinkingman on August 21, 2013, 04:04:07 PMQuote from: Southpole on August 21, 2013, 03:58:36 PMA friend of mine bought a Remington 700 SPS standard in the 30.06 last week (wedding gift card from me). It was advertised to be free floating and it wasn't. We went to shoot it and it was all over the place. Another friend of ours said he had the exact same rifle and it had the same problem, not free floating. So he had it free floated and shot it again and it's shooting 1/2 groups at 100 yards. So I guess that's something to think about if you go the Remington route. Not a huge deal, but there isn't going to be any "out of the box" accuracy, not with that model anyway.RemmyHammer will be along shortly to correct you and your friend regarding your experience.R700's are God's gift to rifle shooters.Hahaha! Remmyhammer..fits better then Biggerhammer! Yep, he will always be around to correct, keeps this site amusing for most here!
Quote from: Southpole on August 21, 2013, 03:58:36 PMA friend of mine bought a Remington 700 SPS standard in the 30.06 last week (wedding gift card from me). It was advertised to be free floating and it wasn't. We went to shoot it and it was all over the place. Another friend of ours said he had the exact same rifle and it had the same problem, not free floating. So he had it free floated and shot it again and it's shooting 1/2 groups at 100 yards. So I guess that's something to think about if you go the Remington route. Not a huge deal, but there isn't going to be any "out of the box" accuracy, not with that model anyway.RemmyHammer will be along shortly to correct you and your friend regarding your experience.R700's are God's gift to rifle shooters.
A friend of mine bought a Remington 700 SPS standard in the 30.06 last week (wedding gift card from me). It was advertised to be free floating and it wasn't. We went to shoot it and it was all over the place. Another friend of ours said he had the exact same rifle and it had the same problem, not free floating. So he had it free floated and shot it again and it's shooting 1/2 groups at 100 yards. So I guess that's something to think about if you go the Remington route. Not a huge deal, but there isn't going to be any "out of the box" accuracy, not with that model anyway.
I personally love my Remington ADL in .270 with a cheap Bushnell 3-9 that I bought 11 years ago for $325 that was supposed to "get me by" until I could afford something nicer. That rifle is one heck of a boat paddle, heavy as heck too. Out of the box I shot 1" groups with factory ammo at 100 yards. I rarely clean it, it's been smashed in the rocks once when the sling broke (scope never budged when I check the accuracy later), it's been sat on several times (by me) laying on the tail gate of pickups, I've yet to ever have to re adjust the scope when I get ready for bear/deer season and I've sucessfully shot 6 deer and 1 bear with it... the list goes on it's been very good to me as bad as I've treated it. I also have to give props to the Bushnell scope. Oh yeah, I still have yet to replace it like I keep threatening to do every year, but I can't argue with success... I named her Ol' Bertha
Quote from: Southpole on August 21, 2013, 03:58:36 PMA friend of mine bought a Remington 700 SPS standard in the 30.06 last week (wedding gift card from me). It was advertised to be free floating and it wasn't. We went to shoot it and it was all over the place. Another friend of ours said he had the exact same rifle and it had the same problem, not free floating. So he had it free floated and shot it again and it's shooting 1/2 groups at 100 yards. So I guess that's something to think about if you go the Remington route. Not a huge deal, but there isn't going to be any "out of the box" accuracy, not with that model anyway.Interesting? I was wondering about the 'free floating' when I was handling it at the store, it sure didn't look it as the stock seemed awfully snug? Mine had a "lump" on the inside of the stock right where the front sling post screws in...couldn't get a dollar bill past it. I don't use a sling so I attacked it with the Dremel and there's no contact now! Need to go shoot it again to see if it helped? Quote from: Southpole on August 21, 2013, 04:37:33 PMI personally love my Remington ADL in .270 with a cheap Bushnell 3-9 that I bought 11 years ago for $325 that was supposed to "get me by" until I could afford something nicer. That rifle is one heck of a boat paddle, heavy as heck too. Out of the box I shot 1" groups with factory ammo at 100 yards. I rarely clean it, it's been smashed in the rocks once when the sling broke (scope never budged when I check the accuracy later), it's been sat on several times (by me) laying on the tail gate of pickups, I've yet to ever have to re adjust the scope when I get ready for bear/deer season and I've successfully shot 6 deer and 1 bear with it... the list goes on it's been very good to me as bad as I've treated it. I also have to give props to the Bushnell scope. Oh yeah, I still have yet to replace it like I keep threatening to do every year, but I can't argue with success... I named her Ol' BerthaNice I definitely don't hate Remington by any means, I have just hunted with one for 12 years and am thinking of a change of pace. Just pondering different Remington or completely different Tikka?? That's about all it boils down to. Just really like the input from folks on this site, I haven't been disappointed once!
I personally love my Remington ADL in .270 with a cheap Bushnell 3-9 that I bought 11 years ago for $325 that was supposed to "get me by" until I could afford something nicer. That rifle is one heck of a boat paddle, heavy as heck too. Out of the box I shot 1" groups with factory ammo at 100 yards. I rarely clean it, it's been smashed in the rocks once when the sling broke (scope never budged when I check the accuracy later), it's been sat on several times (by me) laying on the tail gate of pickups, I've yet to ever have to re adjust the scope when I get ready for bear/deer season and I've successfully shot 6 deer and 1 bear with it... the list goes on it's been very good to me as bad as I've treated it. I also have to give props to the Bushnell scope. Oh yeah, I still have yet to replace it like I keep threatening to do every year, but I can't argue with success... I named her Ol' Bertha
Hurry up bassquatch, show us your new gun.
Quote from: CAMPMEAT on August 21, 2013, 09:32:28 PMHurry up bassquatch, show us your new gun.That's way too much peer pressure!
Quote from: bassquatch on August 22, 2013, 07:51:22 AMQuote from: CAMPMEAT on August 21, 2013, 09:32:28 PMHurry up bassquatch, show us your new gun.That's way too much peer pressure! Don't let anybody pressure you into anything.......
Quote from: CAMPMEAT on August 22, 2013, 06:13:17 PMQuote from: bassquatch on August 22, 2013, 07:51:22 AMQuote from: CAMPMEAT on August 21, 2013, 09:32:28 PMHurry up bassquatch, show us your new gun.That's way too much peer pressure! Don't let anybody pressure you into anything.......Campmeat the guidance counselor... BTW, saw a nice blackie yesterday, i was over for a night.
