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<blockquote data-quote="azsugarbear" data-source="post: 760420" data-attributes="member: 4809"><p>After years of urging from me, a good friend of mine decided to get into LR shooting. After reviewing his needs and expectations, we felt the 300 RUM was the best cartridge for him. He had a budget of $2500 for everything, so I steered him towards a Remm 700 Sendero. I told him to stay away from the lower end Rem 700's, but felt the Sendero would do right by him.</p><p> </p><p>The first problem he ran into was the trigger. It would not adjust below a 5 lb. pull. The second problem was the rifle would not feed commercial ammo from the magazine. Customer Service was deplorable! At first, they would not even talk to him, but only a rep from the store where he bought it. After returning the trigger and getting it back twice with no change in the pull, Remington stated that it was "within spec" and that they were done with that issue. The feeding problem originated from the fact that the wrong follower had been installed. Instead of getting him the right one, they told him to try bending the spring, etc.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, after spending $1,200 and ten months of time, he was able to speak with a reasonable person in Customer Service. He feels that he is now being heard and is on the way to resolving these issues. I can see running into some of these issues when buying a lower end, basic model 700. But not when you are buying one of Remmy's flagship rifles. So how does it shoot? We will finally get to find out in about 2 more weeks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="azsugarbear, post: 760420, member: 4809"] After years of urging from me, a good friend of mine decided to get into LR shooting. After reviewing his needs and expectations, we felt the 300 RUM was the best cartridge for him. He had a budget of $2500 for everything, so I steered him towards a Remm 700 Sendero. I told him to stay away from the lower end Rem 700's, but felt the Sendero would do right by him. The first problem he ran into was the trigger. It would not adjust below a 5 lb. pull. The second problem was the rifle would not feed commercial ammo from the magazine. Customer Service was deplorable! At first, they would not even talk to him, but only a rep from the store where he bought it. After returning the trigger and getting it back twice with no change in the pull, Remington stated that it was "within spec" and that they were done with that issue. The feeding problem originated from the fact that the wrong follower had been installed. Instead of getting him the right one, they told him to try bending the spring, etc. Finally, after spending $1,200 and ten months of time, he was able to speak with a reasonable person in Customer Service. He feels that he is now being heard and is on the way to resolving these issues. I can see running into some of these issues when buying a lower end, basic model 700. But not when you are buying one of Remmy's flagship rifles. So how does it shoot? We will finally get to find out in about 2 more weeks. [/QUOTE]
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