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Remington 783, opinions please?
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<blockquote data-quote="Deadhead01" data-source="post: 2321539" data-attributes="member: 120161"><p>I had an epiphany over the weekend regarding the bullet jam. After the gunsmith had relieved me of some $650 on this $500 rifle, which included, dislodging jammed bullet, checking head space, adjusting head space and replacing bolt ejector, I took it to the range for a shoot in. The first bullet lodged in the barrel. Wouldn't go in or out. Upset!!!! With Remington and with the gunsmith!!!! Got back to the shop and run a rod down the barrel to dislodge the live round. I tried another bullet and it fit like a condom. Compared the two. The bullet that was sticking was loaded in a 7.62 Nato casing. Bullets loaded in the 308 went in and out as smooth as silk drawers. </p><p>Having seen a fully automatic rifle spit out about a hundred rounds of both 7.62 and 308 brass, I assumed they were compatible in both rifles. The expensive education taught me that a 7.62 rifle shoots both 7.62 and 308. A 308 will only shoot 308. </p><p>I've got 49 rounds of 7.62 brass loaded with 43.8 grains of Varget powder with 165 grain Barnes triple shock bullets that I will have to trade to a 7.62 owner for something. </p><p>I hope this helps someone.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deadhead01, post: 2321539, member: 120161"] I had an epiphany over the weekend regarding the bullet jam. After the gunsmith had relieved me of some $650 on this $500 rifle, which included, dislodging jammed bullet, checking head space, adjusting head space and replacing bolt ejector, I took it to the range for a shoot in. The first bullet lodged in the barrel. Wouldn't go in or out. Upset!!!! With Remington and with the gunsmith!!!! Got back to the shop and run a rod down the barrel to dislodge the live round. I tried another bullet and it fit like a condom. Compared the two. The bullet that was sticking was loaded in a 7.62 Nato casing. Bullets loaded in the 308 went in and out as smooth as silk drawers. Having seen a fully automatic rifle spit out about a hundred rounds of both 7.62 and 308 brass, I assumed they were compatible in both rifles. The expensive education taught me that a 7.62 rifle shoots both 7.62 and 308. A 308 will only shoot 308. I've got 49 rounds of 7.62 brass loaded with 43.8 grains of Varget powder with 165 grain Barnes triple shock bullets that I will have to trade to a 7.62 owner for something. I hope this helps someone. [/QUOTE]
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