Recent content by Barbs

best post yet, thank you. pretty much covers all the bases!

i just looked up permasilk, thanks! that is what i was looking for, and it appears to be only temporary (looked up the FM referring to it as well). here's the damage, not anything major, but annoying. to top it all off, the guy that built the rifle tried to put some other type of black cover up...

sage, the barrel channel "opened up" by itself when the action was properly torqued, no modification by me. but, valid points :).

thanks for the reply. have you ever heard of the "dry lube" coating that the army uses for repairing m16s/m4s? i have seen references to it, and heard others talk about it, but i have never actually seen it. if anything else, ill just live with it, shoot it and enjoy it.

gahunter12 i love it. when i got it, my barrel was a little tight to the stock (they are advertised as freefloating). it shot horribly, then i retorqued the action and the gap between the barrel and the stock opened up and the groups went from about 3 in @ 100 yds to about 1 in @ 100 yds on a...

thanks for the advice on the factory seconds, ill give them a shot. in regards to keeping it the way it is: i don't care about the value of the gun... i already have a model 70 worth $1500 that i hunt with regularly. im just bored and need a project (the rifle in question was given to me, and i...

I have a DPMS AR with the pencil-profile barrel with a gray-ish, flat finish on it. I somehow dinged the barrel and it has a noticeable scratch now. Has anyone repaired something like this before? Is it possible for someone to coat only the scratched area to match the barrel? Thanks in advance.

I have a push-feed Walmart edition Model 70 Shadow with the original black plastic stock with the "W" on it. I want to get an inexpensive stock (e.g.: used, second-quality, etc) to replace the hideous one on it currently. It would then need bottom metal as well, which would run me about $100...

does anyone have any stories with the way a particular bullet holds up on impact/passage on certain animals, at certain distances, etc. when shot out of this particular rifle? accuracy of certain loads versus others? im starting from absolute scratch here so sorry for the rudimentary...

it is the current FN production of the rifle. thanks for the response. i have been using winchester powerpoint 130 grain factory loads and have got good results in terms of accuracy, but i recently got an rcbs rock chucker kit so i wanted to work up a good, all around load for pigs, deer...

Wanted to contribute to the forum and spark some discussion, so what is everyone's favorite loads and for which applications for the Model 70 Featherweight in .270 Win?

eh, saw a .30-06 tikka t3 blued with a wood stock new for $700 out the door the other day (never shot, but not "new" because it was previously purchased). was a hard choice between that and the model 70 featherweight .270 i ended up leaving with for $759. i didnt like the tikka aesthetically...

sad to say, but i dont like much of anything about the rifle but the engraving (reminds me of a rifle dad had) and the fact that it was chambered in a caliber i did not previously have. the detachable magazine kills the whole rifle for me, personally. and yes, to purchase another is very, very...

i know it is an odd inquiry. but, this rifle is designed somewhat odd compared to the "typical" hunting 700s that i, in my marginal experience, have seen. the cdl was offered in 1999 alongside this rifle, standard with a 26" 7mm rem mag barrel and hinged floor plate, with no sights. therefore...

Bought a Remington 700 BDL DM in 7mm Rem Mag with engraved receiver, excellent condition, for $600 used, 1999 serial number. I love the engraving, but I am confused somewhat by Remington's motives building this rifle. The barrel is relatively short at 24", the detachable magazine seems a...