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Most accurare 300 win mag stock rifle
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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 1179274" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>I don't mess with triggers a lot. Still I have from time to time. At the time the guy I shot with every Tuesday was a gunsmith. Really knew Remingtons, but not as good with a Winchester or Savage. Still he was starting to learn Savages the hard way. When we had several rounds go off at the range (maybe four or five [one is too many]); he went back to the store and pulled every Remington that came in that shipment (he'd already sold a couple). There were five or six left. Three or four did the samething! He then called the girls in the office to contact the folks that bought the others while I was standing there. Doug was pale! Decided the factory never adjusted the triggers right. WRONG! </p><p></p><p>The barrel, I'm willing to accept. But still should never have passed inspection (if they actually do an inspection). What bothers me most was the head space and bolt seating. How could one not catch the bolt seating on a .070" burr????? Plus I'm part of the blame for not looking the rifle over real good (I do now!) The bolt itself was pretty good out of the box, but a little rough where it contacted the case head. Dusting the bolt face took five minutes once I got it indicated in. Another issue I ran into (that I never mentioned) was the ejector pin and the extractor. Both were junk. The pin was simply polished and I cut the spring back a little to let the case fall where I wanted it to be. The ejector bent every case rim about .010". It got an M16 extractor, and never saw an issue again. </p><p></p><p>Now after I finally got thru this new avenue of torture; I ended up with a rifle I love. One of the very best off hand rifles I've ever had in my hands. The short heavy barrel gives an almost perfect balance between my hands. I've shot Many coyotes with it. It normally shoots in the mid fours, and for 300 yards is plenty good enough. I have dipped into the high threes a few times (5 shot groups). The rifle is over scoped (32x?), and rarely crank the power up past 20x. A 6x-18x would be perfect. I use a Davidson follower that's all epoxied in to make a single shot. Wish I'd kept the internal magazine. Still I can get three shots off very quickly with some practice. </p><p></p><p>The chamber is a .223NM that uses a .246 neck. Most cases are turned to about .244". It was a borrowed reamer from Ferris Pendell's stash. He also had a .245" and a .244" reamer. .245" would have worked out better. Throat is fairly short, and seems ideal for a 52 grain Sierra. Still it won't shoot them very well! </p><p></p><p>Anyway your looking at a nine to twelve month saga! </p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 1179274, member: 25383"] I don't mess with triggers a lot. Still I have from time to time. At the time the guy I shot with every Tuesday was a gunsmith. Really knew Remingtons, but not as good with a Winchester or Savage. Still he was starting to learn Savages the hard way. When we had several rounds go off at the range (maybe four or five [one is too many]); he went back to the store and pulled every Remington that came in that shipment (he'd already sold a couple). There were five or six left. Three or four did the samething! He then called the girls in the office to contact the folks that bought the others while I was standing there. Doug was pale! Decided the factory never adjusted the triggers right. WRONG! The barrel, I'm willing to accept. But still should never have passed inspection (if they actually do an inspection). What bothers me most was the head space and bolt seating. How could one not catch the bolt seating on a .070" burr????? Plus I'm part of the blame for not looking the rifle over real good (I do now!) The bolt itself was pretty good out of the box, but a little rough where it contacted the case head. Dusting the bolt face took five minutes once I got it indicated in. Another issue I ran into (that I never mentioned) was the ejector pin and the extractor. Both were junk. The pin was simply polished and I cut the spring back a little to let the case fall where I wanted it to be. The ejector bent every case rim about .010". It got an M16 extractor, and never saw an issue again. Now after I finally got thru this new avenue of torture; I ended up with a rifle I love. One of the very best off hand rifles I've ever had in my hands. The short heavy barrel gives an almost perfect balance between my hands. I've shot Many coyotes with it. It normally shoots in the mid fours, and for 300 yards is plenty good enough. I have dipped into the high threes a few times (5 shot groups). The rifle is over scoped (32x?), and rarely crank the power up past 20x. A 6x-18x would be perfect. I use a Davidson follower that's all epoxied in to make a single shot. Wish I'd kept the internal magazine. Still I can get three shots off very quickly with some practice. The chamber is a .223NM that uses a .246 neck. Most cases are turned to about .244". It was a borrowed reamer from Ferris Pendell's stash. He also had a .245" and a .244" reamer. .245" would have worked out better. Throat is fairly short, and seems ideal for a 52 grain Sierra. Still it won't shoot them very well! Anyway your looking at a nine to twelve month saga! gary [/QUOTE]
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