Remington 770 300 win mag review

I fire and test a lot of firearms. Some are impressive, and I cannot shoot up to their accuracy potential.

If you came to this page because you just purchased a Remington or someone gave you one and you wanted to see what can be improved or is a problem: sorry, this article is not super positive. I think the Savage Axis and many of the other budget-priced bolt action rifle are pretty damn good for the price. This rifle is not. There are no high res images, there is a video that shows some issues with the rifle that are hard to describe in text, and all the headings are going to be different. It is not offered anymore in most shops in Canada or the US. Good riddance! These days, use of plastic and mass-manufactured parts for hunting rifle magazines is expected.

Remington 770 300 win mag review

Occasionally you can get it wrong and this was brought home to me a few years ago when Edgar Brothers Remington imports sent me the Model You may not be aware of the , as you would not for a second think it was a Remington. It was however aimed at a very specific market - the occasional US hunter. There are thousands of these people, they buy their deer tag, hunt once a year and have no real interest in guns as regular shooters do. But they want a scoped, fullbore rifle that can knock down a white tail or two… Then they go home and stash the gun somewhere and forget about it, only to start the same process next year. Remington obviously realised that there was a market here and set about addressing it! The end result was the Model ; probably the ugliest and most unlovely sporting rifle I have ever seen. However, it offered a good detachable magazine, solid action and came fitted with a workable x40 scopes, so you got it all in one cheap and apparently nasty package. Typically it was chambered in Win or …. Boy, did I feel stupid when I shot it. I kid you not, as a friend was with me who also knows a few things about accurate rifles and his initial comments matched mine.

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User Name Remember Me? November 21, , AM Dc I want to hear opinions on the I have one in. I've read a bunch of bad stuff about these guns and I'm thinking that those reviews are from people that haven't actually fired the gun, or people that have just heard stories. My bolt seems to be great.

I fire and test a lot of firearms. Some are impressive, and I cannot shoot up to their accuracy potential. Some, well, I get the measure of pretty quickly. At a range session on an outdoor range, an older gentleman walked by the table. I replied in the affirmative, figuring he was going to bash my economy rifle. The is one of these package guns designed to offer good value at a fair price. Pride of ownership may not be in the cards. Then again, if something does the job and takes the meat home without much expense, that is something to be smug about. The Model bolt-action rifle was designed as an economy rifle.

Remington 770 300 win mag review

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A detachable magazine is easier to load than a fully-enclosed magazine. Previous Post Next Post. Next up was a heavyweight loading. It was higher on the target. I shot it one day helping him sight it in and cloverleafed a five shot group. Joined Aug 22, Messages 11 Reaction score 0. The gun still works fairly well but nothing like it did new. At a range session on an outdoor range, an older gentleman walked by the table. However, given the potential user, then why bother reloading? Notify me of follow-up comments by email. The bolt is a simple 3-lug unit that offers a reasonably low lift angle; the head is pinned on and shows the classic Remington fully supported design, complete with plunger ejector. They are what I call a "disposable" rifle. But if you're not shooting past yards you won't really see much of the "magnum" effect as far as how flat they shoot. There is obviously a little but not much.

If you came to this page because you just purchased a Remington or someone gave you one and you wanted to see what can be improved or is a problem: sorry, this article is not super positive. I think the Savage Axis and many of the other budget-priced bolt action rifle are pretty damn good for the price. This rifle is not.

One of my favorite things in the world is a beautiful, walnut-stocked hunting rifle. Forums New posts Search forums. All times are GMT The magazine is also jerky trying to insert into the magwell, bumping and stopping along the way. They offer slightly faster cycling and more clearance against the scope bell than a 2 lug bolt. I have 2 of these rifles. Everybody knows the. I bought a Remington in a All this said, why buy trouble, literally? Did you cut it with a torch? Just from loosely working the bolt, this half moon started to take on a dent. When shooting long range, I've seen some of the "economy rifles" do just fine, but a more precision oriented rifle is usually much better.