Ok guys I just got my Remington 700 .308 5R, From a fellow Hide member ( Malaga2) He is good to go. The rifle was in new condition and had a few modifications done to it.
Williams bottom metal
AZ bolt knob Karistan Cheek piece
Bead blasted and moly coated OD green
I dropped in a Timney trigger set to 2lbs 3oz. from (JasonK)
An IOR 20moa base , from ( Whiteknight )installed after the weekend.
A Zeiss 6.5 X 20x50 Mil- dot scope
And a bipiod.
The first thing that caught my attention on this was the rifling. With a flashlight in the breech and looking down the muzzle I counted the 5 riflings and noticed how polished the tube was as well as the contour of the rifling. Understand my other .308 shooter is a Savage 10-Mcmillan stock and although it shoots good, it is a “copper collector”, so this to me was very encouraging.
At the range I got the scope zeroed at 100 yards as well as ran some ammo across the Crony, Cleaning after every 5 shots . With the barrel so polished it didn’t take much to clean it. After shooting at 100 yards and dealing with the cold weather I set up a target on the 200yd stand. I adjusted the scope, what I thought might be enough to get it on target at 200yds. To my surprise my first shot hit the orange of the bulls, I continued my 5 shot string with just enough time to eject the brass and reload (slow and easy). The target I shot is the one posted and I shot it off a bench, with bipod, and bag in the rear.
I am very happy with my choice of this rifle, it is a shooter out of the box with a few simple mods. Getting rid of the 6 lb trigger was a must, as well as the cheek rest ,it gives you a great cheekweld to the gun.
I highly recommend this rifle for someone who wants a great shooter without getting a smith involved.
SScott
Williams bottom metal
AZ bolt knob Karistan Cheek piece
Bead blasted and moly coated OD green
I dropped in a Timney trigger set to 2lbs 3oz. from (JasonK)
An IOR 20moa base , from ( Whiteknight )installed after the weekend.
A Zeiss 6.5 X 20x50 Mil- dot scope
And a bipiod.
The first thing that caught my attention on this was the rifling. With a flashlight in the breech and looking down the muzzle I counted the 5 riflings and noticed how polished the tube was as well as the contour of the rifling. Understand my other .308 shooter is a Savage 10-Mcmillan stock and although it shoots good, it is a “copper collector”, so this to me was very encouraging.
At the range I got the scope zeroed at 100 yards as well as ran some ammo across the Crony, Cleaning after every 5 shots . With the barrel so polished it didn’t take much to clean it. After shooting at 100 yards and dealing with the cold weather I set up a target on the 200yd stand. I adjusted the scope, what I thought might be enough to get it on target at 200yds. To my surprise my first shot hit the orange of the bulls, I continued my 5 shot string with just enough time to eject the brass and reload (slow and easy). The target I shot is the one posted and I shot it off a bench, with bipod, and bag in the rear.
I am very happy with my choice of this rifle, it is a shooter out of the box with a few simple mods. Getting rid of the 6 lb trigger was a must, as well as the cheek rest ,it gives you a great cheekweld to the gun.
I highly recommend this rifle for someone who wants a great shooter without getting a smith involved.
SScott
