Author Topic: Remington firearms (Read 10667 times)

Swampman · « **Reply #90 on:** July 06, 2011, 12:31:24 AM »

The more you shoot it, the more accurate it will get.

Hooker · « **Reply #91 on:** July 06, 2011, 08:50:19 AM »

Quote from: pastorp on July 05, 2011, 08:25:18 PM

As has already been said a couple of groups don't mean the gun will always do that. Keep a log & when you have averaged a 100 groups report back...........

Regards,

Your right those are the largest groups that rifle has fired to date.
Of course it's had a few refinements done to it since then and the load has been tweaked a bit.
I'd post some newer targets but some don't believe that a Remington will group that small and some don't believe that they require any refinements to make them shoot better.

Pat

ihookem · « **Reply #92 on:** July 10, 2011, 02:04:31 PM »

Glad to see I'm not the only one not getting real good groups with my rems. Last rem got 2-3" groups@ 100 yds. At 200 it was at 6". The Rem before was a 22-250 and never really got under 1" @ 100 yds. Rem before that was an old one and shot .6-1" . Traded my last Rem for a Tikka t3 and shoots groups half the size so far. My new Savage 12fv is barely a 1.2" @ 200 yds. Avr. I still don't know how so many get .5 @ 100 " all day long" I'm sure it's lots of bs from the internet legends.

ironglow · « **Reply #93 on:** July 11, 2011, 05:58:21 AM »

Quote from: ihookem on July 10, 2011, 02:04:31 PM

Glad to see I'm not the only one not getting real good groups with my rems. Last rem got 2-3" groups@ 100 yds. At 200 it was at 6". The Rem before was a 22-250 and never really got under 1" @ 100 yds. Rem before that was an old one and shot .6-1" . Traded my last Rem for a Tikka t3 and shoots groups half the size so far. My new Savage 12fv is barely a 1.2" @ 200 yds. Avr. I still don't know how so many get .5 @ 100 " all day long" I'm sure it's lots of bs from the internet legends.

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Swampman · « **Reply #94 on:** July 11, 2011, 07:22:24 AM »

I'd rather use a sharp stick than a Savage or a Tikka.

Hooker · « **Reply #95 on:** July 11, 2011, 02:43:51 PM »

Graybeard · « **Reply #96 on:** July 11, 2011, 07:15:05 PM »

Quote from: Hooker on July 11, 2011, 02:43:51 PM

Ya know it really is......but.....I kinda feel the same way about the Savage and Tikka. Just too dang ugly for me to bring one home.

bobg · « **Reply #97 on:** July 11, 2011, 11:59:40 PM »

The Savage may be ugly but they sure do shoot good.

ironglow · « **Reply #98 on:** July 12, 2011, 01:32:32 AM »

Guess it all boils down what is morre important; how it looks or how it shoots !
I know full well that "beauty is in the eye of the beholder"..I really don't see where the savage is so ugly. It would seem to me the smooth transition of the barrel nut along with the interchangable barrels, wouls add to the rifle on both counts. ...But that's just my $.02...and what's beauty to one is ugly to another.

Lloyd Smale · « **Reply #99 on:** July 12, 2011, 02:48:50 AM »

ive got to kind of agree. Ive bought savages for my grandkids because there a cheap accurate rifle. If they want something fancier they can buy it themselves. Personaly i like a good looking rifle and wouldnt hunt with one myself. to many good looking guns in the safe so why would i want to hunt with a homely one. they may cost a bit more but ive had just as good of luck with remingtons, winchesters, rugers (to a point) and weatherbys. No doubt if someone asked me advice on buying a very accurate rifle for 300 bucks id say go find a savage but i just dont buy 300 dollar guns for myself. As far as a tika goes ive never owned one so i cant really give a first hand recomendation but although there not quite as ugly as a savage they have kind of a funky look to them that i dont like.

BBF · « **Reply #100 on:** July 12, 2011, 05:03:15 AM »

The 788's didn't look pretty either but they sure shot well.
My Handi with that survivor style butt isn't a beauty queen either.

The only two rifles I got that could pass as Runner-ups in the Beauty Contest would be a Ruger 77 and a Rem 742.

Swampman · « **Reply #101 on:** July 12, 2011, 05:30:53 AM »

Quote from: ironglow on July 12, 2011, 01:32:32 AM

Guess it all boils down what is morre important; how it looks or how it shoots !

Yep, and that's why I choose the Model 700.

Hooker · « **Reply #102 on:** July 12, 2011, 08:40:01 AM »

I have to agree a lot of newer rifles are ugly as a mud fence.

Pat

ironglow · « **Reply #103 on:** July 12, 2011, 12:22:01 PM »

Squirrel, woodchuck, hog or grizzly...none of them notice the "looks" of the rifle.

Hooker · « **Reply #104 on:** July 12, 2011, 03:01:33 PM »

Quote from: ironglow on July 12, 2011, 12:22:01 PM

Squirrel, woodchuck, hog or grizzly...none of them notice the "looks" of the rifle.

Some critters have no taste
When I carry my Southern Longrifle it attracts a better class of animals.

Pat

ironglow · « **Reply #105 on:** July 12, 2011, 05:13:09 PM »

Quote from: Hooker on July 12, 2011, 03:01:33 PM

Quote from: ironglow on July 12, 2011, 12:22:01 PM
Squirrel, woodchuck, hog or grizzly...none of them notice the "looks" of the rifle.

Some critters have no taste
When I carry my Southern Longrifle it attracts a better class of animals.

Pat

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What ? ....Armadillos ?...

Buckskins & Black Powder · « **Reply #106 on:** July 12, 2011, 06:32:16 PM »

Quote from: ironglow on July 12, 2011, 12:22:01 PM

Squirrel, woodchuck, hog or grizzly...none of them notice the "looks" of the rifle.

Quote from: ironglow on July 12, 2011, 05:13:09 PM

Quote from: Hooker on July 12, 2011, 03:01:33 PM
Quote from: ironglow on July 12, 2011, 12:22:01 PM
Squirrel, woodchuck, hog or grizzly...none of them notice the "looks" of the rifle.

Some critters have no taste
When I carry my Southern Longrifle it attracts a better class of animals.

Pat
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What ? ....Armadillos ?...

That'd be the Laughing Deer. Lookie at that man dressed up in a loin cloth and pain white legs! ahahahha! Lookie! his gun is almost as tall as he is! LOL.

Doesn't matter what the gun looks like, just as it performs well for you in the field and on the range. I mean sure, a black stock is plain but hey, its a hunting tool. Match the black stock with stainless steel and you got a decent looking rifle.

BBF · « **Reply #107 on:** July 13, 2011, 11:29:09 AM »

Being an OF a good looking rifle is bedded into a nice piece of wood everything else is add on.

oneoldsap · « **Reply #108 on:** July 13, 2011, 02:37:07 PM »

The 788 at least had classic lines , and the only Plastic on them was the Safety Button ! I'd take a 788 over a plastic Savage every day of the week and twice on Sunday !!!

Ethan · « **Reply #109 on:** July 16, 2011, 11:39:51 AM »

I would put my Tikka 30-06 to anyone of your remington 700s

Quote from: Swampman on July 11, 2011, 07:22:24 AM

I'd rather use a sharp stick than a Savage or a Tikka.

pastorp · « **Reply #110 on:** July 16, 2011, 12:08:58 PM »

Ethan, I agree. The Tikka I had was a shooter..........

Regards,

Lloyd Smale · « **Reply #111 on:** July 16, 2011, 01:16:22 PM »

nope the looks of a gun doesnt effect perfomance one bit. but im 55 years old so i dont have time to be wasting hauling an ugly gun around. An amc gremlin would get me to the store too but id prefer getting there in a vette!

Swampman · « **Reply #112 on:** July 16, 2011, 03:54:56 PM »

The Tikka works great for survival. If it gets too cold you can set it on fire and it will burn completely up.

Squib · « **Reply #113 on:** July 16, 2011, 06:42:34 PM »

especially if you keep a can of lighter fluid in the stock right? c'mon people. remington is accurate and slick, but other guns can shoot too. if people like them, good for them. to each his own. some guys have super steady hands and strong enough fingers that they don't need a crisp, clean trigger or light, balanced rifle. just like a lot of us need scopes but some are eagle-eyed. personally, I need a slick and ergonomic rifle to shoot good in the field... most of us do, that's why remington is popular.

parkergunshop · « **Reply #114 on:** July 17, 2011, 01:54:35 AM »

Ok,

I don't own a Remington in my inventory of 14 centerfire rifles, but I do have a Remington .308 Winchester Barrel pulled of of a 700 Action being turned into a sleeved benchrest rifle. The Remington .308 barrel is fitted on a small ring Mexican Mauser action in a composite stock with a Lyman All American 4X scope with a cross hair and post reticule.

All of my rifles including this one with the pull off Remington barrel groups under 1 inch at 100 yards for three shots with some of them averaging under .3-.4 tenths range.

My rifles in wood stocks are as pretty as any Remington I have ever seen and that includes a Shaw barrelled .308 Norma on a Savage 110 action in a laminated walnut/maple stock.

The nicest looking Remington I have ever seen is a new left hand 700 barrelled action in 7 Mag, that I put in a AAA fancy walnut stock for a friend and it groups under 1/2 inch at 100 yards for 3 shots.

Sorry Remington does not have a monoply on anything, performance, looks or service in the field in particular.

Swampman · « **Reply #115 on:** July 17, 2011, 02:48:51 AM »

Quote from: parkergunshop on July 17, 2011, 01:54:35 AM

Sorry Remington does not have a monoply on anything, performance, looks or service in the field in particular.

Yes they do....

Lloyd Smale · « **Reply #116 on:** July 17, 2011, 03:12:41 AM »

no monopoly. I personaly think that winchester and ruger both make rifles as pleasing to look at as a remington. Problem is most rugers dont shoot as well and the newer winchester have priced themselves out of my buget.

pastorp · « **Reply #117 on:** July 17, 2011, 06:08:13 AM »

Lloyd,

I hear you making reference to fixed income and other statements refering to cost of guns. Have you retired or something that has changed your financial picture?

You are the same Lloyd that had all the custom handguns built a few years ago aren't you. I know what those cost...........

Regards,

pastorp · « **Reply #118 on:** July 17, 2011, 06:13:42 AM »

Quote from: Swampman on July 17, 2011, 02:48:51 AM

Quote from: parkergunshop on July 17, 2011, 01:54:35 AM
Sorry Remington does not have a monoply on anything, performance, looks or service in the field in particular.

Yes they do....

Swampman, You always have a opinion, even when there is no reason or logic for it. However it would be nice if you alowed others the same consideration...

Wether you will admit it or not you are not the authority on everything. And your opinion counts for no more than anyone elses..
Regards,

BBF · « **Reply #119 on:** July 17, 2011, 07:49:37 AM »

Swampy defends Rems like parents do with their teenage brats