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Post by speedrackin on Dec 12, 2019 9:07:46 GMT -5
Our local gander moutain was closing shop .. i picked up a rem 700 .308 varmint rifle for 300 bucks didnt think i could go wrong ...26 " barrel 1n12 twist ....it will get a new trigger and stock , glass bedded and barrel float job and some decent glass . question is as in sublect ..... do i or dont bother .... would like to use it as a 500 yrd gun whitetails, antelope , varmints ,. My son has same gun i put a timmney in at and bedded it with a boyds pro varmint .... 4 to 16 nikon ..hand load 150 grn interlocks . hes killed a pile of deer with it very accurate ... just want to take this one a step further ...maybe looking for recommendations thanks JR
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Post by Hank on Dec 22, 2019 11:38:51 GMT -5
To blue print an action you must remove the barrel and single point re-cut all the internal surfaces of the action and bolt concentric with the bolt bore race way. Once you do this the factory barrel can not be re-used... You will then need to re-barrel the action with a new barrel, machined to fit the blueprinted action....
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Post by hillbill on Dec 23, 2019 5:19:04 GMT -5
I would put it in the stock of choice with the new trigger and a bedding job and see what it does, it might shoot a ragged hole with the factory barrel? several do?
If not go from there.
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Post by speedrackin on Dec 23, 2019 8:20:40 GMT -5
Thanks for the replies ill do just that bill......if it isnt a shooter i have a short action for ......... well who knows
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Post by Richard on Dec 27, 2019 16:34:29 GMT -5
Although, you could do this: Pull the barrel and have the action face jjjjjjuuuusssssstttt touched up...................a slight facing cut of a couple ten thousandths or so. Then have the shoulder on the barrel also trued up or checked. Generally, a factory Rem. will be headspaced at about 4 to 5 thousandths. Doing these two lathe operations will just slightly tighten up the head space.........which is good! Then lap the lugs to get some good contact on both surfaces and call it quits. With only a factory barrel, you would probably not see any advantage with blue printing anyway and at best now, you will have at least tuned it up a bit. This would not be a costly re-bop! I did it on my little .308 model 7 and it will keep five shots in 1.5" at 300 yards with a 10x Leupold scope shooting 168 Game Kings in front of 43 gr/ 4895 powder. Just a thought?
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Post by speedrackin on Dec 29, 2019 15:10:02 GMT -5
thks this gun is a 1n 12 twist havent had good luck with boat tails in that twist so far 130 sp shoot great along with 125 sierras both with 48 grn of varget col 2.70 juszst tryin to run a 100 or so rounds through for break in
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Post by jims on Dec 30, 2019 8:53:22 GMT -5
I generally have better accuracy with flat based bullets than boattails but I am not shooting at extreme long ranges.
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Post by SURESHOT on Jan 14, 2020 5:55:31 GMT -5
I have seen many factory guns with good reloads and seating depth adjustments shoot lights out, A good trigger, glass job in a quality stock,(not some cheap plastic stock) with the barrel floated are all a good start!
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