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Anyone have any luck w/Rem. 700- LR rifles ?
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<blockquote data-quote="charliewhisky" data-source="post: 1633692" data-attributes="member: 26716"><p>Hi, I had a 30-06 Marlin that I had hunted with for a few years and after I retired I thought I would begin reloading and having fun. Two years ago I joined a range where I could shoot out to 500 yds and learned that, to my surprise, I could shoot better than my rifle. I did my homework and ended up getting a 700 LR in 30-06 and put a Primary Arms 4-14 Mil Dot on it. I was having fun and starting to feel good about myself when the range owner, a former Ranger Sniper, offered to modify/upgrade the 700 as a means of showing his son what could be accomplished with an out-of-the-box quality product. Long story short, I went to Europe for four months and came back to a really fine accurized rifle with an extended bolt handle. I added a Timney trigger. The rifle is much better than I am but, we will get there. I love the rifle. That being said, it is a heavy beast in 30-06. I am 71 and the weight of the rifle seems heaver than the equivalent weight M14 did when I was 19. I have to do a little weight lifting to insure that I can handle the weapon. Is it accurate? At the range, when I do my part, I hit steel at 500 yds and I intend to extend that range. Last year in the field I took a doe at 215 yds with a perfect behind the shoulder shot at point of aim from a rest, a six point buck at 50 yds offhand with the same shoulder shot, and a very hurried frontal shot at an eight point buck at less than twenty feet that entered just below his sternum as he charged uphill toward me. My point is that the rifle is both accurate and manageable.you could do a lot worse than the M700 LR.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="charliewhisky, post: 1633692, member: 26716"] Hi, I had a 30-06 Marlin that I had hunted with for a few years and after I retired I thought I would begin reloading and having fun. Two years ago I joined a range where I could shoot out to 500 yds and learned that, to my surprise, I could shoot better than my rifle. I did my homework and ended up getting a 700 LR in 30-06 and put a Primary Arms 4-14 Mil Dot on it. I was having fun and starting to feel good about myself when the range owner, a former Ranger Sniper, offered to modify/upgrade the 700 as a means of showing his son what could be accomplished with an out-of-the-box quality product. Long story short, I went to Europe for four months and came back to a really fine accurized rifle with an extended bolt handle. I added a Timney trigger. The rifle is much better than I am but, we will get there. I love the rifle. That being said, it is a heavy beast in 30-06. I am 71 and the weight of the rifle seems heaver than the equivalent weight M14 did when I was 19. I have to do a little weight lifting to insure that I can handle the weapon. Is it accurate? At the range, when I do my part, I hit steel at 500 yds and I intend to extend that range. Last year in the field I took a doe at 215 yds with a perfect behind the shoulder shot at point of aim from a rest, a six point buck at 50 yds offhand with the same shoulder shot, and a very hurried frontal shot at an eight point buck at less than twenty feet that entered just below his sternum as he charged uphill toward me. My point is that the rifle is both accurate and manageable.you could do a lot worse than the M700 LR. [/QUOTE]
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