New Remington 700 Long Range

[mrolen]

High Mountain Hunting Supply, Wenatchee 509-665-9362

What kind of accurizing do you guys do? Do you do action blueprinting etc?

yes I blueprint the action. on a rifle we are going to reuse the original barrel it get pulled the receiver get faced lugs lapped and bolt face trued. then we correct headspace and recrown. that is the standard "accurizing" we do on factory sporter barreled actions.

[JLS]

Not trying to hijack anyones thread but where is a good gun shop that will do some accurizing around eastern Washington. I have a Remington 700 BDL in .308 and would like it to shoot a little better than it does. I would just like to have some custom work done like a clip instead of the drop plate and bedding my stock and a precision scope mounting... Thanks Everyone!

Bedding the stock is a pretty straight forward do it yourself project.  I installed pillars and bedded with Devcon for under a $100, and the majority of that was buying the bit for drilling out the action screw holes to install the pillars.

[Bob33]

If this is a hunting rifle, I don't get it.

Am I mistaken that the primary advantage of a heavier barrel is the ability to better resist barrel vibrations due to heat?

With a hunting rifle, I care almost nothing about a third shot, and I care very little about a second shot. If I can't make a vital first shot 90%+ of the time, I won't take it.

My idea of group size for a hunting rifle is this: shoot one shot. Take the target home. Come back another day and shoot a second shot. Repeat. After the third day measure the group size.

I'd much rather carry a lighter rifle that can get me further away from roads or higher on the mountain than a 10+ pound rifle that groups better for the third shot.

[mossback91]

Think I'm gonna have to try one out......maybe the 7mag or maybe the Ultra!

If they shoot worth a damn that's a deal!


As for the hunting rifle it depends on the type of hunting your doing......good pack and a heavy rifle....spending your day behind a spotter in an area where longshots are the norm? Perfect!! Plus who doesn't like spending the day at the range slingin lead into a tight group downrange? Especially if your going to be using the rifle for long shots....going to need to shoot it a lot more then one round a trip!

Thick woods? jumping bucks in their beds? 30-30 time! or my new favorite rifle 45-70!!

[kbrowne14]

It would take you a month to fire 30 rounds out of your hunting rifle.  To me, You should be proficient with any gun you have.  That takes more than just shooting 1 round a day.  The reason why I want a heavier barrel is because in order to shoot a long ways out, you have to practice.  It becomes a little difficult to practice with a standard barrel because the barrel heats too quick and accuracy is lost. 

In order to be confident with shooting out to 700 or longer with a cold bore shot, you have to have an intimate knowledge of your rifle, your ballistics, and matching them with the conditions.  My point is, I don't care about the 3rd shot either, but I won't make the cold bore if I can't practice, and I can't practice reliably if my rifle heats up and starts shooting erratic. 

I have another rifle when the places I'm hunting are a little thicker. 

[huntnphool]

I checked one out today at Cabelas, would like to shoot one.

[jasnt]

Confidence is very important!  Specially in the long range game.  Go with the best rifle you can afford and start shooting it! A lot! Perfect practice makes perfect.


One shot a day are you kidding me???  You dont get it? You must not be a long range guy. Or maybe you dont enjoy shooting, idk??? 10 pound rifle? That's a light weight in my book. Moat my rifles are close to 13 loaded. But ill guarantee it hasn't slowed me down. And id bet I know exactly where my cold bore hits out to 500 yards. Oh and the 2nd,3rd,4th....you get the idea. 

Op dont let anyone slow you down!  Just cause some people can't handle it or think it's crazy. Not everyone is in the same league.  The impossible to one guy is just the first step for the next guy. 

Still can't get over that...one shot a day?  That has to be a typo!!!

[jackelope]

Still can't get over that...one shot a day?  That has to be a typo!!!

Pretty sure what Bob33 was saying is that you won't be taking shot after shot after shot in a hunting situation so why take into consideration how a heated up barrel performs in a hunting situation. I agree with that if that's the point he was trying to make. How a heated up barrel performs is not going to come into play in 9999/10,000 big game hunting situations.  You do need to know where your cold barrel shot is going to hit.

[kbrowne14]

The only way to make proficient cold bore shots at distance is to shoot a whole lot and know the ins and outs of your gun and ammo.  But I do understand that shooting long range in hunting situations is not for everybody.

[jasnt]

I didn't mean to come off like an a$$.  This is my passion
A heavy barrel is not just favored because of heat. It is more rigid has less barrel whip and takes longer to become heat stressed or distempered.
If your worried only about a cold bore then shoot once, then allow to cool to ambient temp and shoot again.  My big game rifle is a 300wm and when im in the mood it is also my varmit gun. Its killed many coyotes and quite a few other varmits.  I can think of many different scenarios where a second or third shot would be needed.  Just my opinions

[jackelope]

I'm just curious to know what kind of accuracy a $699 factory gun gets at long range. What is Remington's definition of long range? 500 yards? 1000 yards? I kinda love this gun. It's good looking, it'll most likely be a shooter, but I have a hard time believing that this rifle will run with custom, finely tuned "actual" long range rifles. I guess we'll see once we get an actual range report.

[jasnt]

My rem 770 has shot 1.57" at 500 so I'd bet with a little work it will shoot great. You may have to readjust  the river and maybe lap your lugs and bed it and I'd bet 1/2moa if feed hand loads. I've gotten plenty of factory rifles to shoot 1/2 moa with hand loads

[jackelope]

My rem 770 has shot 1.57" at 500 so I'd bet with a little work it will shoot great. You may have to readjust  the river and maybe lap your lugs and bed it and I'd bet 1/2moa if feed hand loads. I've gotten plenty of factory rifles to shoot 1/2 moa with hand loads

770?

[jasnt]

Yup rem 770. cheapest rifle you can get. About $400 with the scope. I floated the barrel. Lapped the lugs and adjusted the trigger.  Its got just over 4200 rounds down it now, accuracy has sluffed a little since its prime but still shoots beter than most shooters can.

[mrolen]

Yup rem 770. cheapest rifle you can get. About $400 with the scope. I floated the barrel. Lapped the lugs and adjusted the trigger.  Its got just over 4200 rounds down it now, accuracy has sluffed a little since its prime but still shoots beter than most shooters can.

Im surprised the magazine latch aka the stock has not broken yet. but when it does good luck finding a replacement! remington dropped all connections with that red head.