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Is there a possibility that the gun may have some bedding problems? Fliers like those on the targets usually point to bedding.

Lenard

Rick, hope you heal soon. I just might be coming thru there in March to go and hunt those early, male rats.

Lenard

Well, the Boyd stock came in yesterday. After looking it over, I bedded the barrel right in front of the receiver. So I thought I might get lucky. :) :) Well the results this morning, showed I had made headway, and also slipped backward. I shot two nice groups, the only problem was they were about a...

Thanks guys, that is interesting information and easily understood. Generally I work up 1/2 a grain at a time, but thought that trying different powders/bullets was somewhat cumbersome. It just seems to take a lot of time to eliminate loads/bullets. I like this idea. Guess I have been fortunate in b...

I have never been able to read much about barrel harmonics, although I have been interested. From experience, I have found that some sporter barrels shoot better with a full glass bedding. Others will not shoot that way and need to float except for contact under the chamber. I would like to hear you...

That is an excellent choice in calibers, especially at 30'.

Lenard

I think in fairness to Remington, that the gun I bought was really their entry level SS gun with a plastic stock. I truly believe they do a better job on the higher end guns, as the varmint models. I bought mine with the belief that their barrels were always some of the best on factory rifles. Perha...

Va Varminter I have tried various bullets/powder combinations and they all seem to shoot about the same. Until the gun shows me it can shoot fairly accurate, I will forgo working up loads. Same thing with chronographing. I hope it is not worn out from shooting before I have developed a good load. Th...

Glenn, that is a big blacktail buck. I can bet you shot that in southern Oregon.I have seen some huge bucks that were shot east of Medford that migrate down each fall from the mountains. I hunted blacktail deer for 20 years and never killed one over about 150 field dressed.

Nice job.

Lenard

Glen, I agree my standards are pretty high. But I have been extremely lucky in buying guns that shot well, off the shelf. My Sako 243, is extremely accurate with a HB barrel, shooting under a half inch at 200 yards. My little Mini Mauser, properly bedded, will shoot in the .300" range at 100 ya...

Wrangler John I know you are on the right track. Funny you mentioned the Hogue stock as it left me this morning by return mail to go back to where I bought it. I turned around about an hour later and ordered a laminated stock for it from Boyds. I am very tired of messing with this gun and want a sta...

jo, I did bed the action. My background hobby wise, has been bedding guns. One can do what ever they want with the barrel channel. In my opinion, where the remington stock is the weakest, is around the action. There is too little infrastructure to work with. I suppose if one wanted to perform major ...

Casey, the trouble is, we have come to expect and accept trash. I am an old man and remember well how things were made and made very well, I might add. Remington used to make as good a rifle as anyone could expect, that is until the bean counters started running the business. You probably did the be...

I am glad most of you have had good luck with Remingtons. I would hate to see others have to deal with this kind of thing. I am sure that most of those guns that don't shoot well are peddled to someone else rather than trying to diagnose what the problem is. I just wanted a field gun to carry that w...

I posted here some time ago about buying a Remington 700,SS with the light barrel. To put it bluntly, you had better be a mechanic or have deep pockets or go thru what I have. First off, the stock was so flimsy, I finally gave up on it and ordered a Hogue. I finally received the stock last night and...