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    Gunsmithing Remington 700 Long Throat

    I just bought a Remington 700 stainless 5r mil spec in .308. I haven't fired it yet but will tomorrow. Curious about comments I've heard about Remington factory rifles having excessively long throats I also bought a Sinclair bullet seating depth gauge and measured 3.005". I then took a spent...
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    Rifle Scopes The Right Reticle For Me

    I am a beginner to purposeful precision long range shooting and have a new rifle that I need to put a scope on with a $1k budget. I'm more confused about the reticle style than scope brand. My uses are target-steel-bench and even some hunting out to 800, any potential hunting is purely a...
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    Remington 700 SS R5 Mil Spec

    Looking at buying a Remington 700 SS R5 Mil Spec in .308. I had read in some older reviews that Remington was supplying actions with too long head space in these rifles seriously affecting accuracy. Does anyone know if this is still true?