Remington 783 in MDT LSS chassis

Bubba Yugga

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I've been looking at the 783 on the shelf, and it seems that the only reason they give you the stock and scope is just so they don't have to sell it as barreled action.
At least, they look so cheap as to be a minimum cost afterthought.
Cabela's has a Bushnell 5-15x40 Tactical Elite for $550 that, along with an MDT LSS chassis for $400 would be a pretty decent starting point for a budget 300 yard plinker.
Get me a shooting coyote gitter for about the same as a Ruger Precision Rifle that still hungers for optics...
Am I out in left field or on target with this notion?
 
Bubba Yugga said:
Am I out in left field or on target with this notion?
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I have three now; 223, 308 and 300 win mag. They're ugly, cheaply made, accurate and you're not wrong about the stock and scope ;)

Ive thought about an aftermarket tube and a Boyd's tacticool stock for one of the short actions but ugly as they are, they work. So less motivation to "fix" things, unlike a couple 700s I own.

Keep an eye on the EE in the hunting section, they come up fairly regularly and for $100 less than cabelas.

If you do pull the trigger, post a range report please!
 
http://mysticprecision.com/2016/01/remington-783-the-best-donor-for-prsmag-fed-rifles/

I think very highly about the "metal" parts... stock is very useable given how crappy the current gen of plastic stocks are. Recoil pad actually is decent. For a go anywhere in any condition type of back country hunting stock, better then most plastic fantastics. The factory mag set up is also decent.... better then the plastic bits and pieces now used in the Savage Axis for instance.

Scope, mine never came with one nor would I bother with anything in a package grade of optic.

My PRS style Rem 783 is going to be graced with a Sightron STAC 3-16X42. A bit more money then your Elite choice and I bet a whole lot better wrt to optics.

http://mysticprecision.com/2016/04/...and-3-16x42-performancevalue-out-of-the-park/

I am adding an EGW rail, and Burris rings into that Boyds stock... stock is undergoing some TLC to add features I feel will help with positional and barricade shooting.

I am very impressed with the action and went with it over the Rem 700 SA or Savage (and I love Savage SA's) for this application. The factory bolt knob is THE WORST ever designed and likely what turns off those who pick up the rifle... but it can be removed.... it should be removed.

When pricing the MDT chassis, just remember you still need to add buttstock and grip... Some parts get pretty darn pricey. Also I do not like the feel of the forend. I have tried the MDT versions AND the others they make as OEM parts... not my thing

Hopefully, get some time to finish up the stock but shooting has been positive even for a factory pipe... prefit from MCGowen in a 6.5 Creedmoor has been ordered and will be added once it arrives.

Jerry
 
In keeping with my budget pretensions, I'm thinking of taking a wire wheel to that R on the bolt and forming a tall egg shaped blob with JB weld, then dipping the knob in several coats of plasti-dip coating.
Might help the ergonomics without the cost of machining. ..
 
Well, I done got one in .308 Win and the above mentioned Bushnell scope. Took it to the range with a Harris stuck onto that teeny little molded lug up front.
Walked in the scope at 25, 50 then finally 100 yards. Used Federal Fusion 165 grain.
Now, I'm used to a Lee Enfield with real furniture and a brass buttplate. And I still remember that ol' Cadillac FN-C1 I qual'ed with way back when.
This zero mass plastick with the Nerf buttpad - it just threw me for a loop. I swear, it's like you're holding a pet cat that suddenly sees a dog running up behind you!
With all the travel that stupid stress ball stuck on the back allows, it seemed the scope's eyepiece was a boxer faking jabs at me! Rather unnerving.
I gotta get a real stock on this thing. Until then, maybe go down to 150 grain just to give Felix some catnip.
Anybody got a good suggestion on a decent stock to mellow this little hissy fitter?
 
All Boyds stocks are inletted for the mag set up as described in the spec.

They are typically ready to accept the factory mag or an aftermarket DBM if available.... just look at the description of the stock you are interested in.

Jerry
 
Bubba Yugga said:
In keeping with my budget pretensions, I'm thinking of taking a wire wheel to that R on the bolt and forming a tall egg shaped blob with JB weld, then dipping the knob in several coats of plasti-dip coating.
Might help the ergonomics without the cost of machining. ..
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Due to the very odd shape of the knob and feeling a bit brash, I took a grinder and "milled" off the knob to form a straight'ish stub. A proper sized die was run over this and voila, ready for the bolt knob.

Worked just fine and less cost then trying to buy plastic dip coating. Looks much better... feels way better.

Still have to refinish the bolt handle but that will come when the entire rifle is refinished.

Jerry
 
I'm not too sure I'm ready for such "brash" work just yet, but I did hog down the polymer inside the forestock a bit more to help float the barrel.
Also, there's a molded borehole at the intersection of the forestock keel and a rib a little ways aft of the front sling lug.
I drilled through that and installed an aftermarket lug for mounting my bipod.
So, headed off to the range with Federal Fusion 150.
I'm amazed at how much difference 15 grains of bullet weight made!
Way better behaved, without fearing crescent indents in my forehead from the scope.
Had a few more fliers into the second half of my box of 20, so figured the forestock was warming up and letting the barrel sag down onto it.
Back home, I saw where the keel beam on the forestock needed more trimming, so dremeled that away.
Long story short, the stock is begging. I need something better.
Either the Boyds pro varmint or the MDT LSS. My tax refund in the spring will likely help me decide...
 
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