Re: Remington 700 Police 338 Lapua rifles
I don't know if this has been covered or not, my apologies if it has. I too purchased one of these rifles, and I too have had nothing but accuracy issues with the rifle up until I found the solution for my rifle (and according to my gunsmith, many other Remington rifles.)
Now as a point of reference, I shoot 4 days a week on average and carry about a .3-.5MOA average. I also reload, and have reloaded a few thousand rounds I'd approximate. So I'm no god, but I'm familiar with how it all works and can execute it fairly successfully. I started taking the Lapua to the range using silvertip 225gr projectiles in Lapua brass, and retumbo powder. Doing a ladder style development, the best group I could gather was an 8" group at 200 yards. Some POI's striking high, some low, with no consistency or "barrel walk," pattern to be found. I tried 3 different optics setups and even considered the recoil of the rifle may have broken the scope (a brand new scope otherwise.) I then switched to a 250smk, and later to a 300smk with no more success. I had a DPMS mikulek muzzle brake installed from a .308 AR, through my gunsmith and had him do an accuracy check on the rifle at the time. What he found surprised me.. I get a phone cal asking how many rounds I'd fired.. About 50. He tells me it looks as if the crown has had 15000+ rounds through the pipe, and tells me it's his 3rd Remington rifle, in different calibers, this month that he's seen with said problem. Long story short, he took 1/2" off the barrel and rethreaded for the brake, and the gun shoots lights out now. 1 hole group at 300 yards last ladder test (300smk, 92.5gr retumbo, lapua brass, cci primers.) hope this helps someone!
