Rebarreling Rem 700

[guntech]

If you are happy with 1 moa in your hunting rifles that's fine. Many factory rifles will shoot better than that.

However I would not be happy with 1 moa in a precision rifle... and this is the precision rifle forum.

Truing an action, working the trigger, installing a quality barrel, correct bedding in a quality stock all lean toward a rifle capable of 1/4 moa or less depending on the cartridge.

 

[Armafix]

If you are happy with 1 moa in your hunting rifles that's fine. Many factory rifles will shoot better than that.

However I would not be happy with 1 moa in a precision rifle... and this is the precision rifle forum.

Truing an action, working the trigger, installing a quality barrel, correct bedding in a quality stock all lean toward a rifle capable of 1/4 moa or less depending on the cartridge.

Words of wisdom.
This is why I started two projects already, 40X and Barnard actions, Krieger barrels and Robertson stocks. It'll take time to complete them.
I posted this thread in Precision Rifle Forum because truing and blueprinting fits better here than in Hunting and Sporting Arms Forum.

Kazimier

 

[mpwolf]

As Denis said, 1 moa really isn't the name of the game. Learning to shoot long range w/ a gun that won't shoot better than 1 moa will leave you frustrated. Hitting a crow past 300 leave no room for error. You could get the wind and range damn near perfect and still miss such a target if you're shooting a 1 moa group. Why wouldn't you want to minimize as many variables as possible?

Long range shooting is not a game for "good enough".

 

[Armafix]

As Denis said, 1 moa really isn't the name of the game. Learning to shoot long range w/ a gun that won't shoot better than 1 moa will leave you frustrated. Hitting a crow past 300 leave no room for error. You could get the wind and range damn near perfect and still miss such a target if you're shooting a 1 moa group. Why wouldn't you want to minimize as many variables as possible?

Long range shooting is not a game for "good enough".

Now I'm convinced to do it. Thank you.

Kazimier

 

[Dutchie]

I'm debating this question as well. I've been told by several fellow shooters to shoot out my factory barrel first ( which is shooing under 1moa already) Will it make that much of a difference at the ranges I'm shooting at? Probally not as much as I'd to see. Will it give me piece of mind? Yes it will. Will it raise my wife's eyebrow for spending $1200+ on an already $2500 rifle? yes it will.

As soon as I can get through christmas I'll get a barrel from obturned and send it to Mick McFee and get my rifle back firing even tighter groups. Seems to me, if you can afford it, it would be the way to go.