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Remington 700
mikecarol63
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I have a Remington 700 sps tactical chambered in .308. Does anyone make a detachable magazind system for ths and any comments on the quality. Thanks
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Any info would be great
Thanks
John
john kerry, out to prove he's got nothing to prove.
Thanks
New gun??? No, honey, I've had it for years.
Well I took it to a gunsmith who was a acredited Remington smith.
Come to find out that the barrel threads where not concentric to the chamber,the lands and grooves where not even all the way around and the chamber was barrel shaped.
It took some time but he put to where she can shoot half MOA at 200 yards.
So this will be the last Remington I will buy her.
Rem 700's are about as good as any 'off the shelf' rifle. Sellers may need money or be tired of a certain caliber, wanting to move up or down in power. Don't be afraid of buying a 700 you see to be in good or decent condition.
I've replaced 3 or 4 of them and the last time I ordered them (from Remington) all I got was 2 rivets.
I just use them for busting rocks and cans.
Remington really goofed up when they stopped making the 30s and 720s and it took 65 years to realize it and now are having the Russians make them.
Even the top 700 shooter we have here- JustC- had a Sako type extractor installed in one so he would be safe with a maximum load!
As a side note, Col Art Alphin and I love the Remington M-1917 for a safe, strong rifle.
Edit: An added note:
greg4 and Ronald J. Snow - I'm sure there are more gun people out there like you guys who are impressed with the Remingtons, but I was telling you of my experience with them. For years you couldn't buy an extractor for them from Remington or anyone else.
Ron, your 2 (TWO) extractors that failed, - why did they fail if they contacted the rim better than any other extractor??? Why didn't they tear off a chunk of the rim? Because they're flimsy! If you had been trying for the second shot at a charging bear or rhino when they failed, you could have died twice!
That's why some of us don't hunt with them. Groundhogs or prairie dogs? No problem, just pick up your spare rifle.
Nothing wrong with the 700s for bench rest, targets, busting rocks, but hunters of dangerous game don't trust them.
We have a range here at home and sight in alot of new rifles for people and the 700s will hold their own and in alot of cases outshoot new Brownings, Sakos, Savages, Winchesters etc.
My pet peeve is the scopes that some people put on their rifles. Cant believe the number of people that spend $1000.00 for a rifle and then put a cheap scope on it and then wonder why the gun doesnt shoot well. The gun is only as good as the optics you put on it. Greg
In all that time I have seen 2 (TWO) extractors fail and both were due to excessive pressures! As far as being flimsy, bologna. The Remington extractor has as much or more contact with the cartridge rim than the Mauser style does; not supposition, FACT. If you don't believe it, check it out for yourself.
You go ahead and alter the Remington bolt to accept the Sako extractor and you have lessened the strength of the Remington bolt and there is no other on the market any stronger. Another point to consider when making the change to the Sako style extractor is that you have voided the warranty on the firearm.
I do like Remington rifles, also like Ruger, Winchester, Sako, CZ, Anschutz and about anything that goes bang.
Buy a Remington 700 rifle and it will last several lifetimes and still retain its value as long as it is maintained properly.
EDITED:
The two failures were due to excessive pressure, ruptured case and head seperation. The extractors were toast and the Remington bolt design kept any debris from injuring the shooters. As far as Remington extractors being flimsy I say again "bologna". I have seen many cartridge cases with the rims torn off by Remingtons' "flimsy" extractor and that is very common when dealing with their semi-auto rifles in which the owners fail to keep the chambers clean and free of rust.
Please feel free to own all the Mauser and Sako style extractors you desire; leave the Remingtons for me!!
RJSnow
Alot smarter and wiser now and dont shoot anymore of the hot loads. Hopefully no one trys this. Go by the book on reloading. Greg