I have a remington 30-06 that was stamped a 270 cal at factory

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I have a remington 783 thats supposed to be a 270 cal but is actually a 30-06 but was stamped a 270 cal at factory. I bought this gun a few weeks back and I bought or wanted to buy a 270 cal. I took the new gun on a hunting trip that I drove 1000 km to get to the area I had my moose license in to find out when I tried to sight in my new rifle I could not hit the side of a barn with it. I was convinced that the scope was problem. I then got a friend to help me sight in and still same problem. We eventually put the gun to 15 yards from the target and still could not hit a target that was 2 feet by 2 feet square. He said he had never seen anything like this before. Then he looked at the top of the barrel and said give me a bullet. He took a 270 bullet and tried to fit it in the barrel and realised even the casing would go inside and the bullet could wobble in it, he then looked at me and said im pretty sure this gun is a 30-06 and not a 270 cal. I couldnt believe it my hunting trip was ruined I had no rifle. When I returned back home I brought it back to the dealership I bought it and the gunsmith confirmed it was a 30-06. After they first basically called me crazy before I showed them how the bullet fit. They said they had never seen this before or heard. This is a major mistake and safety issue. The dealership offered a straight swap for the gun but I feel the least remington can do to compensate my wasted trip is a free rifle. I am having very little success with the customer service line in Quebec. Can anyone help direct me to somewhere with remington I can get some help and to some areas online I can post this to make it public. I know there has been 2 more guns like it found at the dealership and im sure there is more. The customer service is treating it as a warranty case but I think its an example of poor quality control and product control. Thanks
 
That is a major boo boo, and I’m pretty sure needs to be reported to some sort of authority.
I suggest being very loud about it till Remington shuts you up with a big wad o cash.
 
That is a very dangerous mistake on remington and i feel your frustration but no offence driving a 1000kms to go hunting with a new rifle that's not even sighted in seems kinda crazy to me.
 
Could of been worse. You could of got a .270 stamped .30/06. While I agree it is unforgiveable, I can't wrap my head around bringing an untouched rifle on a hunting trip. So many things can go wrong to rely on out-of-the-box. I wouldn't do that with a sleeping bag let alone my main Hunter.
 
The rifle should not have been stamped wrong bottom line, major mistake and safety issue. The least they could do is a free gun. The plan was to sight in the gun back home which is 1000km from the city I live in the day before hunting. I should not have had to worry about this issue of a wrongly stamped rifle. ANd I have tried contacting gravel and remington and they more less take the issue of a wrongly stamped rifle as a joke
 
Yeah... I'd never go on a 1000km drive for a hunt without a backup rifle...or two. and I know my 30-06 works, the scope works, and it's sighted in. But I still bring my .308 as a b/u. I don't even go 100km trip without a backup. I learned my lesson on a short 10k trip when I somehow managed to leave the bolt behind. lol.
 
who cares whether or not you would go out with or without a back up rifle or whether or not he decided to sight it in after he drove to his hunting area. a new bolt gun should put rounds down range within 2-3 moa worst case (100yd) and be stamped correctly. hope you get more than just a rifle swap out of the deal. feel for ya
 
I'd call Remington directly and see if they would offer you a new gun and a credit for the original rifle. It was their mistake not yours.
 
Amazing! Great first post on your "joined CGN" day! I am a bit like previous posters, however - drive a 1,000 km with a new-in-the-box untested, unsighted in rifle for a hunt - how would you know what brand / weight ammo to take with you? Not something I have done. Many stories read of clients showing up in Africa asking guides (professional hunters) to mount scopes, sight in, etc. I have had way too much stuff break, go missing, or fall apart to ever depend on "new" to be in working order...
 
I have a feeling the 1000km trip with a brand new rifle story MAY be for gravy sake for the $$$
But this is pretty incredible. I hope you get made whole on the situation. Pretty insane thinking about quality control to that level.
 
Not at all for gravy sake. I live in ST.Johns newfoundland and hunt on northern tip of the island at my hometown. And should have been no issue to sight in the gun. As for not knowing what type of bullets to get it wasnt my first time in life every using a gun just first time using a new gun. ANd biggest point of gravy in this story is fact that this rifle was wrongly stamped and using wrong ammo, this mistake and a big safety issue caused by manufacturer who treats it as nothing. Poor customer service. I am not looking for a big settlement just trying to find some ways to get it out in public. There maybe more guns of it im pretty sure the dealership has found a couple more that I know about
 
Potashminer said:
Amazing! Great first post on your "joined CGN" day! I am a bit like previous posters, however - drive a 1,000 km with a new-in-the-box untested, unsighted in rifle for a hunt - how would you know what brand / weight ammo to take with you? Not something I have done. Many stories read of clients showing up in Africa asking guides (professional hunters) to mount scopes, sight in, etc. I have had way too much stuff break, go missing, or fall apart to ever depend on "new" to be in working order...
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Unless he is trying to shoot out a squirrels eye at 500 yards I doubt weight or brand of factory 270 ammo really matters.
 
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