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Pros and Cons of the Remington Sendero
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<blockquote data-quote="BillR" data-source="post: 417434" data-attributes="member: 462"><p>I have two custom built from the ground up Remington 700's. A 25-06AI and a .300 RUM, now both were built by a very reputable gunsmith. Both shoot lights out and better than I can shoot by far.</p><p>I have two more Rem 700's that are factory guns. One is totally stock and is a 700 VS that is a .223 that also shoots lights out and I mean roughly 1/4" groups all day long and so far its taken prairie dogs out past 625 yds and does it consistently with 50 gr NBT's. The other is a 700 VSF .308 with the adjustable comb and butt H-S Precision stock that will shoot every bit as good as the .223. </p><p></p><p>All that said I wanted a .338 Edge and started looking for an action or gun to build on. I bought a number of Remington actions to build with but one day I ran across a Sendero with the older blued action and barrel and H-S Precision stock that the barrel had been badly neglected and the barrel was totally worthless. Rust in the bore and muzzle but still had a good H-S stock and a worked over trigger and a good action. All its really going to get is a new barrel and lap the lugs and square it up and a new barrel. The cost on the wore out Sendero was a few dollars over $400 and a new barrel is going to be around $700 to have all the work done to it. When done it should be one heck of a shooter and at a price I can afford. Deals like this are out there you just have to find them. I dumped all my 700 actions and used the money to buy this rifle and am well on the way to buying the barrel.</p><p>Lately I picked up a NIB 700 Sendero at $900 in 7MM Rem Mag. Couldn't pass it up and I want to see what I can make it do without much in changes other than a trigger job. I think it will do well. </p><p></p><p>Now all that said I will say this. My first two custom guns shoot great. But all my other shoot close enough to them that for the money I saved with a factory gun they don't shoot enough better to warrant me doing another custom job. It just takes some patience searching is all. That and working hard on your reloads.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BillR, post: 417434, member: 462"] I have two custom built from the ground up Remington 700's. A 25-06AI and a .300 RUM, now both were built by a very reputable gunsmith. Both shoot lights out and better than I can shoot by far. I have two more Rem 700's that are factory guns. One is totally stock and is a 700 VS that is a .223 that also shoots lights out and I mean roughly 1/4" groups all day long and so far its taken prairie dogs out past 625 yds and does it consistently with 50 gr NBT's. The other is a 700 VSF .308 with the adjustable comb and butt H-S Precision stock that will shoot every bit as good as the .223. All that said I wanted a .338 Edge and started looking for an action or gun to build on. I bought a number of Remington actions to build with but one day I ran across a Sendero with the older blued action and barrel and H-S Precision stock that the barrel had been badly neglected and the barrel was totally worthless. Rust in the bore and muzzle but still had a good H-S stock and a worked over trigger and a good action. All its really going to get is a new barrel and lap the lugs and square it up and a new barrel. The cost on the wore out Sendero was a few dollars over $400 and a new barrel is going to be around $700 to have all the work done to it. When done it should be one heck of a shooter and at a price I can afford. Deals like this are out there you just have to find them. I dumped all my 700 actions and used the money to buy this rifle and am well on the way to buying the barrel. Lately I picked up a NIB 700 Sendero at $900 in 7MM Rem Mag. Couldn't pass it up and I want to see what I can make it do without much in changes other than a trigger job. I think it will do well. Now all that said I will say this. My first two custom guns shoot great. But all my other shoot close enough to them that for the money I saved with a factory gun they don't shoot enough better to warrant me doing another custom job. It just takes some patience searching is all. That and working hard on your reloads. [/QUOTE]
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