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    Just bought a new production Model 700 sps stainless 30-06.

    Definitely in agreement with you on your comment. I have been around for 58 years a lot of it hunting and shooting with lots of different people. Served time as an SP in the U.S. Air Force. I never heard or have witnessed any of the Issues that supposedly happened to Remington 700 owners. Any...
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    Just bought a new production Model 700 sps stainless 30-06.

    Thank you for sending the targets with your advice! I do think I will take it and put some more time in behind the rifle on the sandbags and see if some of it may be me. I didn't seem to get flyers just not as tight as I wanted. Plenty good enough to hunt with for my purpose though. I am one of...
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    Just bought a new production Model 700 sps stainless 30-06.

    You are correct about the bore being filthy from the factory! I cleaned that thing for a good while! I finally sprayed it with bore scrubber (the foam stuff) and let it sit for an hour or so. I then went to scrubbing some more. Finally got clean patches when running through. I shot it at 100...
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    Just bought a new production Model 700 sps stainless 30-06.

    I have shot the rifle, and it will shoot about moa. I was just using blue box Federal and Remington coreloct ammo. The plastic stock doesn't seem to be very good. It does have quite a bit of snap with the 180 grain stuff. The rifle comes with a jeweled bolt and a Timney trigger from the factory...
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    Christensen Arms .450 Bushmaster vs Ruger gunsite scout .450 Bushmaster

    Keep your Gunsite scout! the quality stock (walnut) and the controlled round feed are really good features! The rifle you are considering has neither of these really expensive and good features! I have one, it's my favorite rifle by far! I run a regular mounted Leopold freedom 2x7. I can bust...
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