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<blockquote data-quote="woolecox" data-source="post: 293520" data-attributes="member: 18551"><p>I bought that very gun (Rem 700 7mm Mag Stainless Fluted) about 6 months ago. In it's factory form it does not group well enough for shooting out to 1000 yards. Not even 600 yards for that matter.</p><p> </p><p>I am in the process of doing a "build" on it. I have a stock ordered from HS Precision. I will replace the factory stock and bed the new one. I expect it will still need some accurizing to be a viable long range shooter and maybe even a new barrel. I did some work on the trigger but could not get the sear adjustment screw to turn. I have had a couple of more experienced smiths tell me the factory does that on purpose. And they say they are hard to take apart. The factory trigger is not bad but 4.5 lbs is as light as I can safely get it to pull. So it will probably need a new trigger too.</p><p> </p><p>Oh yeah, the above poster is right. My tables show the 168 VLD drops below 1500 ft/lbs of energy at around the 775 yard mark. But I think I can get that close. At least I have been able to so far.</p><p> </p><p>I am considering the same scope as you. But by the time I get through making this thing shoot well enough for long range shooting, I probably could have just bought a custom and saved a little money and a lot of time.</p><p> </p><p>Rem 7mm Mag is my favorite for an all around North American hunting cartridge so I intend to make it shoot right one way or another.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="woolecox, post: 293520, member: 18551"] I bought that very gun (Rem 700 7mm Mag Stainless Fluted) about 6 months ago. In it's factory form it does not group well enough for shooting out to 1000 yards. Not even 600 yards for that matter. I am in the process of doing a "build" on it. I have a stock ordered from HS Precision. I will replace the factory stock and bed the new one. I expect it will still need some accurizing to be a viable long range shooter and maybe even a new barrel. I did some work on the trigger but could not get the sear adjustment screw to turn. I have had a couple of more experienced smiths tell me the factory does that on purpose. And they say they are hard to take apart. The factory trigger is not bad but 4.5 lbs is as light as I can safely get it to pull. So it will probably need a new trigger too. Oh yeah, the above poster is right. My tables show the 168 VLD drops below 1500 ft/lbs of energy at around the 775 yard mark. But I think I can get that close. At least I have been able to so far. I am considering the same scope as you. But by the time I get through making this thing shoot well enough for long range shooting, I probably could have just bought a custom and saved a little money and a lot of time. Rem 7mm Mag is my favorite for an all around North American hunting cartridge so I intend to make it shoot right one way or another. [/QUOTE]
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