Remington 700

Beefa61 · Post by **Beefa61** » Wed Jan 05, 2011 4:24 pm

Does anybody know how well a remington 700 action will work For an F Class rifle?

It is easily avalible and even one could go as far as to say famous yet nobody as far as I can tell uses them.

Paul Janzso · Post by **Paul Janzso** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 8:22 am

If you can get one for $200-300. then the fun begins, that is pouring in lots of $ to bring it to the standard of a custon action.ie bushing the firing pin hole, smaler firing pin, true action and threads, lap bolt lugs, replace trigger, or find some one who can rebuild the standard trigger to a respectable working one.
Or you can just rebarrel the action and shoot it and try your luck, there are F Class shooters who use the actions but you may not recignize them as they have been sleved.
Just my thoughts, as I have been down the Rem path myself.
Cheers
Paul

Beefa61 · Post by **Beefa61** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 3:17 pm

Ah ha,

I did wonder. I was looking at a rifle that had already been built with one and was wondering why it hadn't sold.

Thanks for the info.

Paul

Paul Janzso · Post by **Paul Janzso** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 3:51 pm

Hi Beefa61
If you are going to poure heaps of bucks int a Rem action, keep it.
I personally would not buy a custom rifle built on a rem action,and I think that iswhy they stay on the shelf "for sale". But on the other hand a second hand custom rifle on a Stolle, Nesika Bay, Surgeon, Barnard etc when you doo the sums would probably work out a cheep rifle.
Probably the easiest way to go down the custom rifle path is to purchase the parts your self, as you have the funds. Then shop around for a good gun smith that knows what you want to use the rifle for, with experience in that field. Write down how you want the rifle put together, give him the parts and the instructions and let him know if there are any problems to give you a call before he alters what you want.
Purchasing the parts youself over a period of time, tends to hide the overall cost of the rifle build as opposed to buying a fully built new or second hand rifle straight up.
Just my thoughts
Cheers
Paul

Seddo · Post by **Seddo** » Thu Jan 06, 2011 7:21 pm

I use my 308 LTR from time to time and it will shoot MOA at 700y if i read the wind correctly, well it shoots just over .5MOA at 100m so i should be doing less than MOA but thats me not the rifle.

Start with a SPS Varmint in a decent stock and shoot away. Once you wear out the barrel and get use to everything you can get it accurized and fitted with match barrels, triggers, etc....or you cna spend 3-400 on a decent omark and shoot just as well for a fraction of the price. I have both and shoot the same scores with both.

Just so you know i have only been shootign for 6 months so dont take everythign i say as gospel. My sps varmint in 22-250 shoots well under .5" at 100m as well and all i did to that was replace the stock.

RDavies · Post by **RDavies** » Fri Jan 07, 2011 11:20 pm

The problem with a Rem 700 action for F class is that there is a lot of metal missing in the bottom, where the magazine sits. If you want to hang a heavy 30" barrel of an action, a 2nd hand Barnard (if anyone sells them 2nd hand???) wont flex and whip around as much as a light weight Rem 700.
For a 26" hunting profile barrel, no worries, it is where they built their name.

On the other hand, if you have a strict budget and want a dual purpose hunting/target rifle, then a Rem 700 is a good start. My 2 hunting rifles are Rem 700s, (17 Rem for rabbits and 308 for club F class/hunting)