Remington SPS SS 270 WSM

[DONTSTROKEME]

I traded my Abolt in 338WM with a Leu Vari-x 2 3-9 for this rifle. Brand new in the box, gonna be great, the new long range rifle.

I got rid of the Browning because it didn't have many aftermarket parts available. And Rem has lots. This rifle needs everything that you could buy for it!!! The bottom metal is worthless, I was able to twist it by hand with the floor plate dropped, the bolt handle has a large gouge in it. I don't think that this affects it at all but looks like crap. I figured that I would try to fix up the stock and see if I could paint it and texture it on the grip areas and make it fit me better. Untill I took off the recoil pad......They put folded up packing foam in the hollow stock so that it doesn't sound hollow. Totally BS!

Then I tried to see how the action cycled with rounds..HAHAHA! It scratched the hell out of every single case feeding them. Once in the chamber the bolt was increadibly tough to close...like the bullet was seated out too far. But these were factory crimped Win loads. I pulled the bolt and it looks like the extractor was made of brass...tore the hell out of the rims.

I just don't want someont to go out and dump $650 on a rifle that they think is going to be decent. I can not belive that these cost that much???? My Abolt shot great and worked perfectly all the time..I only figured that it would be too much money to have an A5L made for it, and that I could tweak a decent Rem for less. I have not shot this yet but I am not going to expect great things from it, based on what I have found so far.

Anyone want to trade for a NIB 270 WSM??????

Joe Oakes

[tscott]

Joe, sorry you don't like the new gun. I got a new Rem 270 WSM in the same SPS SS. The stock wasn't any good so I bought a Bell and Carlson. Did a bit of work to make everything fit and I'd have to say that I'm very happy with the gun. Shoots and feels good. Hope things work out.
Tim G

[Casey Napier]

Joe, I bought a BDL SS 300SAUM last year. The worst shooting gun that I have ever held! It shows pressure half way through the load charts, and groups inconsistantly! I would send it back to Rem. but I have already had it bedded in a B&C stock, and made trigger modifications. I should have shot it in the factory configuration before I made the modifications. The only hope for this rifle is to re-barrel and blue print, another $550 on top of the $500 I already have in it. This is the last Remington I will own!!!!

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