Anybody have any experience with the Remington 700 VTR in .308 WIN? If so what'd you think of it?
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Remington 700 VTR
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Re: Remington 700 VTR
Well since you asked:
I don't like triangular barrels and I fail to understand how it's somehow better than round one. I don't need a faux muzzle brake on a 223 or 308. And ventholes on the stock are near useless.
So other than throwing away the barrel and stock, it's just a dandy rifle......all IMHO, of course.
Of course I am old curmudgeon, and if your looking to buy a factory Remington, I prefer the LTR, 5R or XCR Tactical to the rather odd looking VTR.
Bob
Well since you asked:
I don't like triangular barrels and I fail to understand how it's somehow better than round one. I don't need a faux muzzle brake on a 223 or 308. And ventholes on the stock are near useless.
So other than throwing away the barrel and stock, it's just a dandy rifle......all IMHO, of course.
Of course I am old curmudgeon, and if your looking to buy a factory Remington, I prefer the LTR, 5R or XCR Tactical to the rather odd looking VTR.
Bob
Re: Remington 700 VTR
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: dixiepit88</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Anybody have any experience with the Remington 700 VTR in .308 WIN? If so what'd you think of it? </div></div>
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: dixiepit88</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Anybody have any experience with the Remington 700 VTR in .308 WIN? If so what'd you think of it? </div></div>
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Re: Remington 700 VTR
I have one in .308 and it shoots real well. I consistantly shoot 3/4 to 1 inch groups at a hundred yards. It would probably shoot better with a better operator behind it. I have mine mounted in an AICS chassis, that made a big difference in the way it shoots.
I have one in .308 and it shoots real well. I consistantly shoot 3/4 to 1 inch groups at a hundred yards. It would probably shoot better with a better operator behind it. I have mine mounted in an AICS chassis, that made a big difference in the way it shoots.
Re: Remington 700 VTR
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: dixiepit88</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Anybody have any experience with the Remington 700 VTR in .308 WIN? If so what'd you think of it? </div></div>
The triangular barrel has 1 advantage @ 2 disadvantages. The advantage is less weight. The disadvantages are less cooling area than an equal diameter round barrel @ internal stresses due to uneven heating expansion which caused my shots to noticeably wander after 3 shots fired in quick succession.
The Star Wars gimmick muzzle brake is as useless as mammaries on a hen.
The trigger is not fully adjustable on the first issue VTRs.
I chopped the ridiculous muzzle brake & recess crowned (1/4") the remaining barrel.
I replaced the factory trigger with a fully adjustable Timney trigger group.
I pillar bedded the action & free floated the barrel in the factory stock.
I bought the gun for deer hunting & very seldom need more than 1 shot so the point of impact wandering after 3 or 4 fast shots is a moot issue.
I have a Bushnell Elite 4200 2.5-10x40 mounted on it & it gives me 1/2-3/4" 3 shot groups with the Nosler Partition 150 grain spitzer bullet over an undisclosed amount of H-Varget powder.
After the rehabilitative surgery I have a quick pointing deer rifle.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: dixiepit88</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Anybody have any experience with the Remington 700 VTR in .308 WIN? If so what'd you think of it? </div></div>
The triangular barrel has 1 advantage @ 2 disadvantages. The advantage is less weight. The disadvantages are less cooling area than an equal diameter round barrel @ internal stresses due to uneven heating expansion which caused my shots to noticeably wander after 3 shots fired in quick succession.
The Star Wars gimmick muzzle brake is as useless as mammaries on a hen.
The trigger is not fully adjustable on the first issue VTRs.
I chopped the ridiculous muzzle brake & recess crowned (1/4") the remaining barrel.
I replaced the factory trigger with a fully adjustable Timney trigger group.
I pillar bedded the action & free floated the barrel in the factory stock.
I bought the gun for deer hunting & very seldom need more than 1 shot so the point of impact wandering after 3 or 4 fast shots is a moot issue.
I have a Bushnell Elite 4200 2.5-10x40 mounted on it & it gives me 1/2-3/4" 3 shot groups with the Nosler Partition 150 grain spitzer bullet over an undisclosed amount of H-Varget powder.
After the rehabilitative surgery I have a quick pointing deer rifle.
Re: Remington 700 VTR
My son has one in .223 we bought three months ago.
Are you sure the barrel is thinner at the round cross-sections, rather than thicker at the flat ones? That's what I was told, anyway...and that would make the barrel heavier, not lighter. Don't know, and have no basis for comparison- just what I was told.
We were very tempted to put it in an H-S stock, but decided to first bed the action it since it only costs a few bucks worth of epoxy to see if it helped. It did- and I ground down the little plastic tabs at the front of the stock to free-float the barrel. Shooting MOA- sometimes better-out of that crappy plastic stock now. And, I just ordered a Timney for him after Mom saw the trigger episode on the Rem 700 the other night...
Haven't pillar bedded it yet, though. Is that something a DIY'er can do with a drill press? I know it needs substantial precision to keep the holes perfectly vertical, doesn't it?
My son has one in .223 we bought three months ago.
Are you sure the barrel is thinner at the round cross-sections, rather than thicker at the flat ones? That's what I was told, anyway...and that would make the barrel heavier, not lighter. Don't know, and have no basis for comparison- just what I was told.
We were very tempted to put it in an H-S stock, but decided to first bed the action it since it only costs a few bucks worth of epoxy to see if it helped. It did- and I ground down the little plastic tabs at the front of the stock to free-float the barrel. Shooting MOA- sometimes better-out of that crappy plastic stock now. And, I just ordered a Timney for him after Mom saw the trigger episode on the Rem 700 the other night...
Haven't pillar bedded it yet, though. Is that something a DIY'er can do with a drill press? I know it needs substantial precision to keep the holes perfectly vertical, doesn't it?
