Are Rem 700P's a centre feed magazine?
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Ardent
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Really simple, just as the name implies, the top round on the mag is centered in relation to the bore for feeding, a staggered feed setup has cartridges feeding alternatively from feedlips on either side of the magazine as it is a double stack mag right to the feedpoint. Center feed mags are either single stack, or go double stack to single feed at the lips (like a pistol mag). Conventional bolt action magazines are staggered, and most rifle magazines you'll be familiar with are as well (M14, M16, AK, etc).
PS, just get an AICS already
Wolverine dropped the prices too.
PS, just get an AICS already
Wolverine dropped the prices too. 
Jesus Murphy man. Go out and shoot the #### of your rifle already! Stop being an armchair commando and put some lead down range. Learn to shoot what you have and learn to do it WELL.
If you've got $1,000 to spend then do it by buying match grade ammo or enough reloading supplies/equipment to get you going.
All the high-speed low-drag goodies won't make a damn bit of difference if you can't hit the target and do it with consistent accuracy.
Ardent
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They're all good, you can learn to shoot equally well with an HS as with an AICS, it's just a matter of how much money you're willing to spend, and what you like the feel of. If you like your HS, good, it'll do nicely. Just mentioned as CanuckShooter is set on a center feed mag setup and this will answer his quest right away.
Just mentioned as CanuckShooter is set on a center feed mag setup and this will answer his quest right away.
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If you picked up a bedded, tuned, Rem from "HWSNBN", get some glass on the darn rifle and shoot it! The rifle, after being tuned, is more than capable. Don't worry about the other crap. All you need is your rifle, some cleaning supplies, and a good bore guide. Once you've purchased your scope, spend money on the following, gas for trips to range, ammo to shoot at range, membership to local shooting club (if there is one) where you can gain experience from others who are willing to share, and if budget allows get reloading equipment. If your military, which I think you've indicated in the past, try and find someone you work with who is a very experienced long range shooter and learn about trigger contol, breathing, cheek weld, scope picture, and how to get yourself solid and stable in various tactical shooting positions. Practice this lots!! Dryfire lots, (thats a very cheap way to practice trigger control). This also worked well for me, get into prone position, close your eyes, put yourself on the rifle in your shooting position, the open your dominant eye and look through scope. Keep practicing this until your cheek weld is the same every time. You should get to the point where every time you look throught the scope the picture is the same.
You got yourself a good rig, get out and put some miles onto that baby!
Good luck!
You got yourself a good rig, get out and put some miles onto that baby!
Good luck!
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Hey guys! I wasn't the one asking about the AICS, I thought someone told me to get one (which I don't want) and I was then asking "which is better, center feed or staggered (not like it makes any difference to me whatsoever). Trust me, if I had glass on this rifle I wouldn't be sitting here posting questions about it, and there's no way I'm changing anything about this rifle until I get to know it.
blackcloud: Already been done. Have a bore guide, cleaning rod, and am ordering Gunjuice from HWSNBN when I order a scope. Already have a membership at a gun club, and am joining the BCRA with a military membership when my rifle's set up. I definately don't have the money for reloading right now, but that's not at the top of my priority list, I need to get to know this rifle before I need to worry about ammo accuracy (I need to break it in first too). Once I get my scope I'm gonna see who shoots precision class and see if anyone's interested in helping me out with shooting positions and such, and see who's interested in shooting the 2007 Chilliwack Precision rifle match with me (if everything's set up by that time). I got taught by a guy from the BCRA about a year ago, which helped a lot, but I need some reminding and improvement. I also practice certain positions with the rifle in my spare time, and as soon as I pick up some snap caps im gonna start dry firing (I dry-fired it twice without snap caps, and holy crap this trigger is amazing!).
-Rohann
blackcloud: Already been done. Have a bore guide, cleaning rod, and am ordering Gunjuice from HWSNBN when I order a scope. Already have a membership at a gun club, and am joining the BCRA with a military membership when my rifle's set up. I definately don't have the money for reloading right now, but that's not at the top of my priority list, I need to get to know this rifle before I need to worry about ammo accuracy (I need to break it in first too). Once I get my scope I'm gonna see who shoots precision class and see if anyone's interested in helping me out with shooting positions and such, and see who's interested in shooting the 2007 Chilliwack Precision rifle match with me (if everything's set up by that time). I got taught by a guy from the BCRA about a year ago, which helped a lot, but I need some reminding and improvement. I also practice certain positions with the rifle in my spare time, and as soon as I pick up some snap caps im gonna start dry firing (I dry-fired it twice without snap caps, and holy crap this trigger is amazing!).
-Rohann
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Ardent
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Dry firing without snap caps isn't going to hurt a thing bud. I've dry fired most of my precision rigs more than I've live fired. Good on you for saving for quality glass too, if I was you, I'd buy it here, and save. For instance, I personally just sold a Mk4 M1 16X40 for just over $1200, retail's almost $2k. There's bargains here, and as far as scopes, I'd recommend a fixed power Leupold Mk4 (the real Mk4's, the variables are 'tacticalized' VXIII's and have literally half the elevation range).
I've dry fired most of my precision rigs more than I've live fired. Good on you for saving for quality glass too, if I was you, I'd buy it here, and save. For instance, I personally just sold a Mk4 M1 16X40 for just over $1200, retail's almost $2k. There's bargains here, and as far as scopes, I'd recommend a fixed power Leupold Mk4 (the real Mk4's, the variables are 'tacticalized' VXIII's and have literally half the elevation range).
Ardent
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Oh, and as for which feed system is better, center feed, marginally, as it a straight shot into the chamber, but in reality, staggered seems to be working pretty damn well historically as just about everything uses it, including many dangerous game rifles and almost all military magazine fed rifles. No reason really to even consider the change in my opinion and I shoot both.
Oh ok, I thought it was bad as dry-firing an air rifle or .22 is (I know rimfires are bad for a different reason but).
Well I might be buying a Mk4 from either HWSNBN or Wolverine; Wolverine retails their LR/T 3.5-10x40 M1 with a TMR for $1250, which is way cheaper than what I've seen. The problem on here though, is that I have yet to see a scope with a TMR, though I'm not sure how much it costs to get one installed. Also, the fixed power scopes would be good, but I'd like to hunt with this as well as shoot competition with it so it's not the best idea to stick to a fixed 10x or 16x, as you'll never need anything that high for hunting around here. Thanks though; I'd rather wait longer and buy quality glass than buy a crappy scope now and buy the Mk4 later. I think it would kind of take away from the rifle too; it's like buying a $1 000 000 house and furnishing it with furniture you found on the street.
And thanks for the clarification. I'm not considering the change whatsoever, I know staggered works well enough, was just merely curious.
-Rohann
Well I might be buying a Mk4 from either HWSNBN or Wolverine; Wolverine retails their LR/T 3.5-10x40 M1 with a TMR for $1250, which is way cheaper than what I've seen. The problem on here though, is that I have yet to see a scope with a TMR, though I'm not sure how much it costs to get one installed. Also, the fixed power scopes would be good, but I'd like to hunt with this as well as shoot competition with it so it's not the best idea to stick to a fixed 10x or 16x, as you'll never need anything that high for hunting around here. Thanks though; I'd rather wait longer and buy quality glass than buy a crappy scope now and buy the Mk4 later. I think it would kind of take away from the rifle too; it's like buying a $1 000 000 house and furnishing it with furniture you found on the street.
And thanks for the clarification. I'm not considering the change whatsoever, I know staggered works well enough, was just merely curious.
-Rohann
