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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: madcow41 on December 09, 2011, 05:55:19 PM

Title: rem 700 vls upgrades
Post by: madcow41 on December 09, 2011, 05:55:19 PM: I have a remington 700 vls in 22-250 as my varmint rifle, I have to shoot factory ammo since I cannot reload at this time, however I want to squeeze it to get the most accuracy out of it. What sort of things should I be looking to do to it (ie glass bedding the stock or upgrading it) trigger is already lightened to where I like it
Title: Re: rem 700 vls upgrades
Post by: Guy on December 12, 2011, 10:59:14 AM: How is it shooting now?

How many rounds are through the barrel?
Title: Re: rem 700 vls upgrades
Post by: CAMPMEAT on December 14, 2011, 03:33:22 PM: Trigger job.
Title: Re: rem 700 vls upgrades
Post by: madcow41 on December 18, 2011, 09:37:37 AM: Trigger is good I was looking at aluminium bedding it and recrowning the barrel
Title: Re: rem 700 vls upgrades
Post by: littletoes on December 21, 2011, 05:41:58 PM: Sounds like it has a wooden stock?? Or possibly a good quality fiberglass/composite stock??

Those newer type of plastic stocks Remington is using sure look like junk, although the rifles still seem to shoot well. I don't think they would work well to pillar bed.

As everyone else is saying, work the trigger, bed the stock, true up the bolt....depends upon how much money you have, how good your 'Smith is, and how much money you have.

Otherwise, shoot Federal Match or Black Hill's if you can't/don't handload.
Title: Re: rem 700 vls upgrades
Post by: high country on December 21, 2011, 05:46:22 PM: Bed with pillars, crown, lap the lugs, lose the wart, lap the rings, float it and hope for the best. In all honesty....you will likely squeeze more accuracy out of handloading than most all the above combined and it will be about even money....food for thought.
Title: Re: rem 700 vls upgrades
Post by: Guy on December 22, 2011, 09:09:42 PM: My 84 year old father shot this group with his factory built Remington .22-250 after we got together about his handloads:

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The heavier/longer 55 grain bullets with the plastic tips wouldn't stabilize from his factory barrel. We did no other load work - just went to H380 (a classic choice for the .22-250) and the 53 grain flat-base, hollow-point match bullets. They explode varmints very nicely too. A lot of .22-250 factory rifles have relatively slow twist rifling and won't stabilize the longer bullets. Consider using shorter bullets - and see how they do. I think you'll be pleased. Dad sure is.

Regards, Guy