Maybe a Dumb question.... As far as I have been told, A 770 is a 'cheap' version of a 700. Will a stock for a 700 fit a 770? I have a 770 in .270 and it actually shoots decent groups. I would like to put on a regular wooden stock so it looks a little nicer though... any input?, thanks.....
difference between a Rem 700 and 770
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About the only things that the 770 has in common with the 700, is that both are bolt actions, and both are sold by Remington. The actions, barrels,triggers and stocks are totally different, and are not interchangeable.
I doubt that any company would bother marketing aftermarket parts for the 710/770, as these guns are made to be the equivalent of BIC lighters, in that they are built as cheaply as possible, and still be able to function. When the barrel on a 700 is shot out, people often use the 700 action as the basis for building custom hunting, or target rifles. If by some miracle, a person uses a 710/770 enough to shoot out a barrel, the rifle is thrown in the garbage like an empty BIC lighter.
Way to make a fella feel good about his rifle! Sheesh!
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All this being said, you CAN get a 710/770 to shoot. I know scary!
the 770 is, as it has been described..... garbage!!! not sure who at remington thought it up but clearly they were still drunk from the night before!!! i tried one at a range, i laughed when i tried to chamber a round, it didnt group worth a sh#t, overall not worth the time or money to make any mods to it at all. IMHO.
well wd113 I took a 710 in on trade on a bow and just for fun I took it to the range with some loads I put together and to my suprise it shot right around an inch.I took it along on hunt for backup and used it to shoot a deer and the deer die just the same as if I shot it with my Dumolin 358 Norma mag.Now I've only put maybe 30 rounds through it and I have to say it's certainly not the best finished rifle I've ever seen but it so far has done everything it was made to do for me.So I would say if yours works for you that's all you need to worry about IMHO
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Too funny. Thanks for adding some humour to my day!
I have a 770 .308 taken as part of a trade. Shoots factory 180 gr. core lokts and 150 gr. federal blue box to the same clover leaf sized point of impact at 100 yds. So far, action could be smoother but three deer hunts, three shots, 3 dead deer.
Remington seems to be going after the budget entry level market.
They have a new one this year, the 783
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?861610-SHOT-SHOW-2013-REPORT-Remington-783-rifle
The guy at the Remington booth that was describing it to me told me straight out that because it uses cheap button rifling (A hard steel thing is dragged through the blank barrel to press the rifling into the barrel), rather than cold hammer forging, the barrel is not as durable as a CHF one like the 700.
They have a new one this year, the 783
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?861610-SHOT-SHOW-2013-REPORT-Remington-783-rifle
The guy at the Remington booth that was describing it to me told me straight out that because it uses cheap button rifling (A hard steel thing is dragged through the blank barrel to press the rifling into the barrel), rather than cold hammer forging, the barrel is not as durable as a CHF one like the 700.
Holy crap.... I got the damn thing for $200 with 3 boxes of ammo... I sure as hell won't complain about it... it shoots a decent enough group . Im confident in it enough to take it to the bush.... Sorry I have a piece of 
gun.... I just wanted to put a nicer stock on it....
gun.... I just wanted to put a nicer stock on it....It is amusing that some people will make an assumption without doing any homework. Button rifled barrels have been doing their job for a long time.
The choice of Hammer forging, cut rifling or button rifling is more related to personal preference than to actual performance.
Regards, Eagleye.
Actually the general idea wasn't bad, but the execution of it was.
Many, if not most buyers are satisfied with theirs in nobody tells them they shouldn't be, but there are far too many exceptions for a gunmaker of Remington's standing, and competitors offer better guns in the same price range.
He wasn't speaking about accuracy, only longevity.
And I wasnt siding with one method over the other. I was just surprised that the booth-dude brought up that the new gun had what he considered a shorter barrel life.
Holy crap.... I got the damn thing for $200 with 3 boxes of ammo... I sure as hell won't complain about it... it shoots a decent enough group . Im confident in it enough to take it to the bush.... Sorry I have a piece of
I'd buy one for $200, you don't get much for $200 anymore. Anyways, I'm sure the dear don't care how much you paid or how nice your gun is.
