Remington 700 quality

[Trickymissfit]

Originally Posted by Md reloader

Remington is my first choice. I've had to put a Houge stock on my SS 243, the one it came with was noisy. I consider it a reasonable tradeoff. It is a very accurate rifle. I am about to buy a Sendero in 264 Win.

* you just answered some of the comments posted here. Whatkind of groups are you shooting with your .243 at a hundred yards or more?

* Your about to enter into a new adventure with the .264 mag. A similar case to the 7mm mag and the 270 WBY mag and the .257mag. Keep us posted on your latest conquest (I'd rather had the 7mm myself, or better yet the 7mm WBY mag)

gary

[Sackett]

Originally Posted by oneshotkyle

who ever payed 1000.00 for an sps? i just bought a 300 RUM sendero delivered for less than 1100.00. your number comparisons are way off the deep end.

You can buy a NEW Rem 700 SPS in 7mmSTW for less than $550.00!!! EVERYDAY!!!

[Sackett]

Originally Posted by vacabill

i think what bothers me the most is to spend so much and get so little. I'll check out the cases, i hope to shoot it tomorrow.

Try different bullets...Different wieghts, makes, I've seen 1gr of powder make a big difference!! As has all reloaders, sometimes you have to FIND what the GUN Likes!!

[vacabill]

This gun cost $3000 . Ishot sunday and i got a group of 1.8". I am going to try some other ammo to see if it makes a difference. When i hand loaded, ever thing makes a difference. I don't have time anymore so i buy loaded ammo. I have been shooting berger ammo, i am going to try federal premium i have had good luck with their 7mm rem mag.

[Md reloader]

The groups I get from my 243 at 100 yd. run in the 1/2 in range.Some days I do better than others,my eyes are not as good as they used to be. I did get a .67 in. group at 300 yd last fall. I use 95 gr Nosler BT's with 43.0gr Reloader 22. They crono at 3050 fps.

[skeeterboud]

No, probably not for awhile. I've purchased 4 new 700's in the last 4 years, and have bought at least 15 in the last 20 years. All have timney/jewell triggers, and that's all i've done w/them. The best shooting are ADL's, one in 7mmRM and a 22-250, 3/4moa any day kind of rifles. From the last 4, one is a sendero sfII in a 300wm, which is right around 1moa w/factory and slightly better w/hand loads. One WAS a 300 wmag sps, which was embarrassingly inaccurate. It's been sold. One is a sps and shoots great. The last is an XCR Tactical Long Range 700 in 300wm, which was shipped back to Remington after the bolt and 1st and only round that was fired couldn't be extracted. I think Remington will make this gun right, but I probably won't buy another.

[vacabill]

i also bought a 700 xcr in 300 ultramag and it would not shoot. i sent to a good gunsmith who accurized it and it shoots about a 1 1/2' group now. i have two xcrs and have had similar problems. i wonder if it is caused by the hardening process.