Jim, was this what you were looking for? :twisted:
http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=218&ca ... d=19631235
http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=218&ca ... d=19631235
M700 LSS 257 Weatherby
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Guy Miner
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That's a neat rifle...
DrMike
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I passed on buying one of those when they first came out. It would have been a great acquisition. That one looks as if the pricing is right.
6mm Remington
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There goes that dang Scotty again! What are we going to do with him? :mrgreen:
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Scotty,
Yup, that is it. I would like to but the new roof comes first.
JD338
Yup, that is it. I would like to but the new roof comes first.
JD338
gerry
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JD338":22zr6wdc said:
Put a bit of tar on it and get the gun
it can wait another year
DrMike
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Roofs are highly overrated, Jim. :roll: Buy the rifle.
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New roof vs an LsS bee????????????
I am thinking gorilla tape on the roof!
I am thinking gorilla tape on the roof!
Those are interesting rifles to be sure. They were a limited run manufactured in 2008. They are a little heavy, but not too bad.
The interesting thing is my dad bought one when they first came out. His rifle shoots so good you would not believe it. Just great accuracy with just about anything you put in it.
The guy who my dad bought his from ordered several when he ordered my dad's and for some reason they did not sell well. He wanted to move them so he sold me one pretty darned cheap.
I really liked my dad's rifle and jumped at the chance to have a .257 Weatherby.
Keep in mind this gun was only 15 serial numbers different than my dad's. My rifle was a complete dissapointment. It would not shoot anything. I tried bullets of 80 grains, 85 grains, 100 grains, 115 grains, etc, etc. I tried RL 22, IMR 7828, RL 25, etc, etc. I changed scopes, I changed rings, NO LUCK.
I got to looking and only one recoil lug was engaging the action, and it only contacted about 20%. I decided it was not even safe to shoot. I was about to send it back to Remington but a friend who is a gunsmith needed a "project", so I sold it to him. He got a project alright!
He had to lap the lugs, obviously. He found the recoil lug was not square with the action. He had to recrown the barrel. He found the barrel was not even square with the action, the action threads were messed up. I do not even remember all the things he found wrong with that rifle.
But yet, it was 15 serial numbers from a rifle that shoots absolutely great. GO FIGURE.
And I am not sure if I was brave enough or stupid enough to buy another Remington made the same year (a 300WSM in a CDL Boone and Crockett limited edition) and it just shoots great.
There is just no way to know what will come out of the Remington factory these days.
The interesting thing is my dad bought one when they first came out. His rifle shoots so good you would not believe it. Just great accuracy with just about anything you put in it.
The guy who my dad bought his from ordered several when he ordered my dad's and for some reason they did not sell well. He wanted to move them so he sold me one pretty darned cheap.
I really liked my dad's rifle and jumped at the chance to have a .257 Weatherby.
Keep in mind this gun was only 15 serial numbers different than my dad's. My rifle was a complete dissapointment. It would not shoot anything. I tried bullets of 80 grains, 85 grains, 100 grains, 115 grains, etc, etc. I tried RL 22, IMR 7828, RL 25, etc, etc. I changed scopes, I changed rings, NO LUCK.
I got to looking and only one recoil lug was engaging the action, and it only contacted about 20%. I decided it was not even safe to shoot. I was about to send it back to Remington but a friend who is a gunsmith needed a "project", so I sold it to him. He got a project alright!
He had to lap the lugs, obviously. He found the recoil lug was not square with the action. He had to recrown the barrel. He found the barrel was not even square with the action, the action threads were messed up. I do not even remember all the things he found wrong with that rifle.
But yet, it was 15 serial numbers from a rifle that shoots absolutely great. GO FIGURE.
And I am not sure if I was brave enough or stupid enough to buy another Remington made the same year (a 300WSM in a CDL Boone and Crockett limited edition) and it just shoots great.
There is just no way to know what will come out of the Remington factory these days.
Guy Miner
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Wow - that had to be disappointing.
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SJB358":1ybanhzw said:
Scotty said it It's a remington and he really likes it!
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DrMike
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Remington can make a fine rifle. At the present time, the bean counters have destroyed an American institution. There are still a lot of people that remember the glory days, however. I have at least one Remington in my safe that represents the craftsmanship that was once expected of the firm. I have another that I was able to make shoot with considerable effort, and a couple of CDLs that, however attractive, are lacking in the accuracy department and questionable whether it will be worth making them shoot well. I would hope, for the sake of hunters and shooters everywhere, that the firm begins again to turn out a quality product. Until they do, there are other options available.
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I put all you guys on ignore. :mrgreen:
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It is an unfortunate thing that has happened at Remington. I have only a couple of Remingtons now, and won't likely have any more. My 8x57 is accurate enough, turning in consistent ~1" groups at 100yds with the Nosler 180BT. It accounted for my first deer this season, at somewhere around 120yds or so. The other Remmie in my safe is new enough to me that I have no idea how it shoots. I'm hoping to get caught up at work and get out to do some shooting sometime in the not too distant future so I can find out. It is at least a slightly older model and should be alright. I can say that in between these two I've had one Remington that would not shoot well no matter what I tried. That one was a 7mmRemMag with a grossly overcut chamber. Shoulder position was almost .040" longer than spec, according to the SAAMI drawings. I have no idea what the machinist was thinking that day. Beyond that, I didn't do much other than try six powders and five bullets in that rifle, to no avail. The only load I found under 1.5" was a one off group with 175gr Spire Points from Hornady running a paltry 2510fps. And I was never able to reproduce that. Totally unacceptable for a 7mmRemMag. I eventually traded it off to a gunsmith who also wanted a project. He pulled the barrel, trued the receiver, lapped the lugs, squared the boltface, and installed a 375Ruger barrel on it. I have no idea what happened after that other than his initial load work was going along fine. Lost track and he moved a couple of years ago.
Right now, when people ask me what rifles are "good" I generally tell them to look at Weatherby (either the Mark V or the Vanguard, depending on budget), Winchester, Browning, Ruger, or Tikka. Not much else available around here but the Savage/Marlin bargain stuff (which just doesn't turn my crank, for whatever reason) unless you want to play Remington Roulette. I won't be betting on that any time soon, I'm sure.
Right now, when people ask me what rifles are "good" I generally tell them to look at Weatherby (either the Mark V or the Vanguard, depending on budget), Winchester, Browning, Ruger, or Tikka. Not much else available around here but the Savage/Marlin bargain stuff (which just doesn't turn my crank, for whatever reason) unless you want to play Remington Roulette. I won't be betting on that any time soon, I'm sure.
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I have 2 Remingtons.
700 V in 6mm and
7600 in 30-06
Yes they are both from Remington's yesteryear Glory days! Not recent!
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700 V in 6mm and
7600 in 30-06
Yes they are both from Remington's yesteryear Glory days! Not recent!
:mrgreen:
