There is a Remington 540X for sale locally from 1969. He's asking $600 for it. I'm assuming it's a good deal, correct? It's in flawless condition. It doesn't come with any irons or anything. I apologize if I seem ignorant, I've never seen one come up for sale around here before.
Remington 540X
- Thread starter Jferren
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That is a good price. I would not sell either of mine for six. Both of mine are shooters. Attached is a 50y 5 shot group I made with it about 3 yrs ago and another at 100y. Both are extraordinary examples of what that rifle could do under perfect conditions with lot tested ammo and a bit of luck. Typical was small clusters in the 2's at 50y and 1/2moa at 100y. The pic of the rifle was when it had peeps on it. Both tgt examples were fired with a 36x Sightron tgt scope in place. These rifles are capable of punching well above their weight and are a great value at even $1k if in pristine condition. The one that shot these tgts is very well worn and not at all pristine. Looks like it had been dragged behind a tractor. My only complaint about it is that it is very cold blooded. It takes 10-20 shots to warm it up to the point that it is shooting up to its full potential and if I pause for even 2 minutes, it will cool and require 5-10 more shots before printing well again. I think this is due to a very well worn bore. The other one I have was in near unfired condition and displays no-such behavior. If you fail to buy it will you PM me the contact info for the owner??
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Just like the little Rem 788, which also used the rear locking lugs, the 540/541 series was discontinued by Remington because it was making the 40x look bad. They cost something like 1/3rd the price of a 40x and could shoot just as good. The 788 could out perform the model 700 also for 1/2 the price. Tough to beat. Ask yourself, "What is a 40x worth today?". If the price of the 540XR is 1/2 or less, it is a smokin hot deal. I see 40x's these days for $1600-1900. To me that makes a 540XR at $800-850 a very reasonable figure. Again, it would take a grand or more to get me to part with mine just because I know what they will do.
