Remington 770 300 win mag review

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If you came to this page because you just purchased a Remington or someone gave you one and you wanted to see what can be improved or is a problem: sorry, this article is not super positive. I think the Savage Axis and many of the other budget-priced bolt action rifle are pretty damn good for the price. This rifle is not. There are no high res images, there is a video that shows some issues with the rifle that are hard to describe in text, and all the headings are going to be different. It is not offered anymore in most shops in Canada or the US.

Remington 770 300 win mag review

Occasionally you can get it wrong and this was brought home to me a few years ago when Edgar Brothers Remington imports sent me the Model You may not be aware of the , as you would not for a second think it was a Remington. It was however aimed at a very specific market - the occasional US hunter. There are thousands of these people, they buy their deer tag, hunt once a year and have no real interest in guns as regular shooters do. But they want a scoped, fullbore rifle that can knock down a white tail or two… Then they go home and stash the gun somewhere and forget about it, only to start the same process next year. Remington obviously realised that there was a market here and set about addressing it! The end result was the Model ; probably the ugliest and most unlovely sporting rifle I have ever seen. However, it offered a good detachable magazine, solid action and came fitted with a workable x40 scopes, so you got it all in one cheap and apparently nasty package. Typically it was chambered in Win or …. Boy, did I feel stupid when I shot it. I kid you not, as a friend was with me who also knows a few things about accurate rifles and his initial comments matched mine. So I went back to fill in the blanks and ended up re-writing the article as despite its homely looks the had some serious potential. It also taught me a thing or two about jumping the gun and humility; lessons that can benefit us all…. I would imagine that the was a big success, as Remington has recently introduced its replacement, the It works OK in terms of hold, but whoever designed the trigger guard wants taking outside and… well, you know what I mean.

The rifle is a bit plain with a black plastic stock. In the case of the second I tried, the chamber was too tight, and chambering factory 7mm Remington Magnum ammunition was incredibly difficult. He is training his grandchildren not to be snowflakes.

I fire and test a lot of firearms. Some are impressive, and I cannot shoot up to their accuracy potential. Some, well, I get the measure of pretty quickly. At a range session on an outdoor range, an older gentleman walked by the table. I replied in the affirmative, figuring he was going to bash my economy rifle. The is one of these package guns designed to offer good value at a fair price.

Log in. Sign up. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. My questions are, will i get the same performance with the ? Is the gun any good? Pros and cons? Sort by Oldest first Oldest first Newest first Most reactions. I think Remington is trying to recreate the and that's not possible.

Remington 770 300 win mag review

If you came to this page because you just purchased a Remington or someone gave you one and you wanted to see what can be improved or is a problem: sorry, this article is not super positive. I think the Savage Axis and many of the other budget-priced bolt action rifle are pretty damn good for the price. This rifle is not. There are no high res images, there is a video that shows some issues with the rifle that are hard to describe in text, and all the headings are going to be different. It is not offered anymore in most shops in Canada or the US. Good riddance! These days, use of plastic and mass-manufactured parts for hunting rifle magazines is expected. In some uses, plastic is a better material. The Remington uses a poorly designed magazine. The metal they chose to use has little springiness to it and takes bends quickly.

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On the inside, it moves a half-moon piece of steel to act as the bolt stop. The trigger is also good with the mid-width, grooved blade breaking at around 5 lbs, but in a predictable manner. Generally a bit homely but not a bad looking piece, with the exception of that hideous trigger guard. To many crackpots on the forums cannot comprehend what the gun is. If you aren't shooting very far then the. Daily Deals from Camera Land! The same day I tried the same load with gr. The buttpad is pretty hard. Bezour seems to think they are the greatest gun, I say, pay up, prove it! I've seen 2 of the Remington 's take a dumb at the range. Take it out each year in November and drill a comically prefect bull on the first shot. Previous Post Next Post. Quote: I hear ya, but why should I take a beating on it too? There are thousands of these people, they buy their deer tag, hunt once a year and have no real interest in guns as regular shooters do. So I went with the Wetherby Vangaurd

The Model bolt-action rifle, by Remington, manages to raise a lot of eyebrows. Many times, when people hear the name , they immediately start bashing it. Some go so far as to call it a waste of money, or even a throwaway gun.

He is training his grandchildren not to be snowflakes. I did a lot of reading form other people and asked others and they said Rem. Then again, the base model SPS comes in such poor trim and quality components that it isn't much more than a donor action requiring upgrades to be shootable. It's about years old and I shoot it a LOT! Traded for one a while back in 7 mag cause it had a nice scope on it. This rifle is not. My rifle was set up with a Bushnell 3x9x But there are several options out there selling for about the same or even less. Three bullets went into 1. One time I went to put a shell into the chamber and the magazine fell apart. Rifle Reviews. I bought a Remington in a Some, well, I get the measure of pretty quickly.