Remington 700 Long Range 300 Win. Mag

[ELKBURGER]

I would say the best bang for the buck is going to be HS precision.  I like HS Precision over bell and Carlson, I like the feel better in the HS.  There are for sure, better stocks out there, like manners, McMillan, or chassis.  I have a B&C, its does its job, but I think Quality Control is a little higher in HS.  Muzzle brake, I went with Benchmark Barrel's Miller Brake.  I can shoot my 300 win mag all day long and not complain. 

I would give your barreled action to Benchmark, have them true it, and put on a medium palma barrel, and thread on a brake.  Benchmark is a great company.  I shot a 6.5 creedmoor this weekend they put together in that config. and it shot great.  A medium palma is heavy enough to stay rigid with repeated firing, but light enough to move it around when you need it.

Honestly though, if you bought or have a stock that is rigid enough and just put good glass on it, you can shoot long range.  You don't need a 1/2 minute gun to shot long, you need a 1 minute gun or better.  Most R700's are capable of that.  Buy glass,ammo and shoot.

Thanks KBrowne. What would the palma barrel and brake roughly cost? I've never purchased an after market barrel before. As far as glass goes, you get the best you can afford....

[rbros]

This seems to be the case with the Remington long ranges.  I have rebarrelled a bunch of them. A guy is almost better off buying a cheap adl and building off the action. Then you know exactly what your getting and will perform under .5 moa consistently.

[ELKBURGER]

This seems to be the case with the Remington long ranges.  I have rebarrelled a bunch of them. A guy is almost better off buying a cheap adl and building off the action. Then you know exactly what your getting and will perform under .5 moa consistently.

That's where I'm coming from. I have shot a few hundred rounds through it in 17 years. with a performance barrel and brake, I would shoot 100+ a year easy. It wouldn't be cheap but it would be fun.

[jackelope]

This seems to be the case with the Remington long ranges.  I have rebarrelled a bunch of them. A guy is almost better off buying a cheap adl and building off the action. Then you know exactly what your getting and will perform under .5 moa consistently.

I'd never think about debating rifle facts with you but I have a Rem 700LR in .25-06 and it shoots lights out for a $699 rifle. I do have a Timney trigger put in it, but that's it. First 3 shot group out of the rifle I think were about a .8" group and that was with some 20 year old handloads a friend had from another rifle. It was 2 shots to get it on paper, then I shot the group. So shots 3, 4 and 5 out of it. Do you think they mostly have problems shooting good groups? I haven't shot it since, but was assuming I'd work up a load for it and have it shooting better than that in time. I don't expect .25" groups out of it, but thought maybe I'd get down into the .5-.6" groups with a little work. I thought for a sub $1k rifle, that wasn't too bad.

[rbros]

Its hit or miss is what I should have specified.  Some will shoot ok, some guys get lucky and get one that will shoot sub .5 moa buts its rare from what I have seen.  Your rifle shoots well with no load development and looks like you could squeak some more accuracy out of it.  In an effort to save guys some headaches and expenses, lets look at another way.....  You can find a donor rifle at times very cheap at the big box stores, or you may already have a donor action:
Remington Donor: $250
Barrel: $330 (unfluted)
B&C Stock: $299
True/Chamber: $500
Skim Bed: $75
Timney: $125

Total: $1579

You basically have a 700LR replica that you know shoots sub .5moa all the time and doesn't brake the bank vs buying a 700LR and not having it shoot.