m 700 adl accuracy potential

[chute2thrill]

i have a brand new $300 remington 700 adl .30-06... i was wonderin what kind of accuracy i can expect out of this gun

 

[dakotasin]

as accurate as anything else, and usually more accurate than the shooter. you'll be limited by the factory loads you run.

 

[Shawnee]

what Dakotasin said.

 

[duck911]

The ADL's are great guns.

I think you will find the gun has exceptional hunting accuracy.

But the average plastic stock and thin barrel does not lend itself well to true bench/precision shooting. And truthfully, that's not what the gun was made for anyways.

I LOVE my 700 ADL (270). It's my #1 deer rifle and if I can do my part it will shoot 1 1/2 inch groups with cheap factory Federal 130 gr soft points. I bet with handloads it would break an inch, but I have other guns for that. My ADL just needs to be a rock solid shooter under bad conditions, and it does that wonderfully.

 

[mainebear]

Duck911 hit it on the head. For hunting you can't go wrong. It also is a pretty good target rifle. With the 06 you can load everything from 110 gr. plinkers and critter killers, to large animal loads. With mid grain match ammo it will do a pretty fair job on the range too. Its just very versatile and will shoot better than most of us are capable of getting it to do. Enjoy your new aquisition!

 

[chute2thrill]

thanks everyone... this is my first gun so i'm kinda soakin up all the info i can about it... i sure do feel mighty proud even though it only cost $300... actually that kinda makes me prouder

 

[tuck2]

The only way you will know what your rifle will do is shoot it off a bench rest at 100 yard targets. If you do not reload ammo try a few different brands of factory rounds. The rifles as they come out of the box may have a 5 to 8 pound trigger pull. Have a gunsmith reset the trigger pull down to about 3 pounds.