beer__guzzler
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I'm looking for a 7mm for long range hunting and target shooting. What people opinions on the rem700 long range?
I put a 300WM together for a colleague. Lapped rings, mounted a scope, and did some range work. Not bad for the price. The stock is OK, I would prefer an HS or McMillan. Be careful and inspect a potential purchase closely as there are a few issues in quality control.
My only real complaint is the same with every factory Rem700, the triggers suck. I added a Timney into my colleague's rifle and made it significantly nicer to shoot.
But, I would suggest spending the extra $500 over the base price and just buy the Sako 85 Long Range. Much nicer rifle and no need to spend additional money replacing a trigger.
What kind of accuracy are you guys getting?
My first three shot group looked just like that. I have no pics but three right on top of each other.This was 3 cold bore shots at 100m just to verify zero before going out to the long range farm. It opens up a bit when you get it hot, which isn't hard with 7mm, never opens up more then MOA. I let it cool well between shots trying hard...hitting steel I'll shoot faster.
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