Remington 783 heavy barrel (24")
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Ah yes, I'm really starting to feel that the 783 24" HB have tremendous value too. Thanks ABlast81
I'll rather have a reliable 783 that is less accurate compared to a malfunctioning Savage. Remington's addition of a 24" 6.5CM option does make it fit my application really well. Looks like I need to wait for a sale/rebate.
Thanks Jerry!
Thanks for everyone's input/info. I've looked at the savage rifles and I'm more impressed with the 783. I like the cost and the heavier barrel. My plan is to float the barrel and bed the action and learn along the way. The lower price of the 783 makes it less painful if I mess it up. I'm looking to shot out to 300m (limited by local range). Would a heavier barrel make much difference vs the standard 783 barrel? Would there be much difference between the 16.5" and the 24" in accuraccy out to 300m?
The standard barrel profile is magnum contour. Quite a bit thinner than the heavy, it will hear up quicker so more time waiting for it to cool. More barrel length does not equate to more accurate, it will get you more velocity but it is potentially harder to tune because of barrel whip. The shorter barrel will be just as accurate and possibly easier to tune but you will give up a bunch of velocity. Given the distance of your range, either will work well so I'd say pick the one that makes you smile more.
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Who said the 783 will be less accurate then the Savage wrt to factory barrel?
I have tested some with the hunting barrels that shot real close to 1/2 MOA...
And if either rifle doesn't shoot, there are plenty of match barrel options that will.
Jerry
Not much information on the 783 HB floating around. But owners of the Savage 12FV (6.5 CM) have consistently reported 1/2 to sub 1/2 MOA straight out of the box, the most accurate I've found.
I'll love to upgrade to a match barrel, but I'll rather dedicate the funds to a decent scope (best I've got now is a $300 Hunting Prostaff Scope) as well as the necessary upgrades to the monkey behind the trigger.
Mystic Precision
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I am a huge fan of Savage as I have said and showed many times. The problem with any factory barrel is the luck of which barrel you end up with. some are not bad, some are not good.
if a shooter picks the best groups and shows the best groups and other assume this is the norm, then the assumption of performance grows.
My experience with many Savage rifles shows the same good and bad I would expect from current manf process. And in every case (except a couple), all of these barrels degraded as they got hot... some hilariously so.
If your shooting needs doesn't require many shots to be fired at a single time, you will be happy with most every brand manf today. But if you want/need to shoot more then 5 rds at a time, you may not be too happy with how the accuracy/precision changes... and that includes the 783 and pretty much every factory rifle.
Choose the factory rifle you like the features and price of... accept it will do what it will do and luck has alot to do with your outcome.
Definitely look at upgrading your optic and other parts that can enhance your shooting experience. Rome wasn't built in a day and what you start with now is just step one on a multi step, multi year process.
Have a goal, budget accordingly, build towards that goal... but most importantly, get out and shoot. The one truism I know is "the more I practise, the more accurate my rifles become"... not sure who coined this but it is very very true.
Jerry
I found pics of the 783 HB on the Remington Canada website, and the laminate stock version on the Remington USA site. That's all I could find - none of them in the wild. The laminate stock version looks really nice. The 24" HB pictures look like they stretched the 16.5" barrel in Photoshop and put those on the website.
Thanks I found them. I do like the laminate, looks like basically a budget 700 VLS.
