So a few months ago when it was still warm I had a friend order my Remington 700 AAC-SD. My first impressions was BAD A$$. I mean come on I paid just hair over $700 OTD locally and helped to keep a local guy in business. Granted I could have ordered it online for less OH WELL, I wanted it and had it within a week!
fresh out the box
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Threaded, tacticool look, hogue stock, add a one piece rail, scope, sling, and bipod and done right? Thats what these guys thought!
Well not quite, and here is why. I noticed when I went to the range to sight the scope in dead on at 100 that it would make a single cold bore shot dead on at 100 but the following 4 shots would spread out. ?!?!?!?! WTF right? well thats when I decided to look close to see what was going on.
AH-HA! having had a similar thing happen to me 22lr bolt gun I started looking at the stock/barrel fit, and sure enough using the bipod with the weight of the rifle was causing the stock to flex touch the barrel and throw bullets. Unfortunately it was way to close to opening day for rifle to make any changes. So I took it how it was and off to kill, I mean put meat on the table. Off hand it done great and took down 2 deer and a yote. All in all I was happy with the rifle however I knew some changes were in order
Fast forward to present I know only a week lol. Anyway I decided to trade the 20x42 scope off of the 308 as it was just to much for what I needed. So I just dropped a cheap scope that I have used on a savage 308 and got good performance out of before on it. Then thanks to another board member I got a great deal on a 700VLS stock and bam for now until I can shell out another $350 for a scope its done again!
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I had to open up the barrel channel a little to free float that shot 20'' heavy barrel but no big deal, some 120 grit sand paper and a 18mm deep well craftsman socket worked great. Sealed it up with some oil rub finish so its gtg in the weather. Ill get a different set of rings soon and lower the scope down some.
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for fun we screwed on a yhm phantom 7.62mm can
fresh out the box
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Threaded, tacticool look, hogue stock, add a one piece rail, scope, sling, and bipod and done right? Thats what these guys thought!
Well not quite, and here is why. I noticed when I went to the range to sight the scope in dead on at 100 that it would make a single cold bore shot dead on at 100 but the following 4 shots would spread out. ?!?!?!?! WTF right? well thats when I decided to look close to see what was going on.
AH-HA! having had a similar thing happen to me 22lr bolt gun I started looking at the stock/barrel fit, and sure enough using the bipod with the weight of the rifle was causing the stock to flex touch the barrel and throw bullets. Unfortunately it was way to close to opening day for rifle to make any changes. So I took it how it was and off to kill, I mean put meat on the table. Off hand it done great and took down 2 deer and a yote. All in all I was happy with the rifle however I knew some changes were in order
Fast forward to present I know only a week lol. Anyway I decided to trade the 20x42 scope off of the 308 as it was just to much for what I needed. So I just dropped a cheap scope that I have used on a savage 308 and got good performance out of before on it. Then thanks to another board member I got a great deal on a 700VLS stock and bam for now until I can shell out another $350 for a scope its done again!
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I had to open up the barrel channel a little to free float that shot 20'' heavy barrel but no big deal, some 120 grit sand paper and a 18mm deep well craftsman socket worked great. Sealed it up with some oil rub finish so its gtg in the weather. Ill get a different set of rings soon and lower the scope down some.
gun porn
for fun we screwed on a yhm phantom 7.62mm can