Remington 770 true Capabilities

[brswartz]

I wanted to start this post for anyone who has any speculations on making the purchase of a Remington 770 and I feel this will be helpful in answering any questions you have with this rifle.




I bought a Remington 770 in 30-06 cal about 6 months ago despite all the negative remarks I had read online. First off I did my research and found out it has the same barrel as the Remington 700 which remington makes the most accurate rifles due to all the research they put into the barrels. I used the stock scope and I free floated my barrel with my rotary tool in my garage to improve the accuracy of my rifle. I hand reload my own ammo with a Lee Loader hand relaoder. My recipe for the most accurate round I have shot is as follows. I use remington 30-06 brass, CCI large Rifle primers, 54.1 grains of IMR 4350 powder, and Sierra 168 grain hollow point boat tail .308 diameter projectiles (bullets). Last weekend I went out hunting for coyotes with my buddy but unfortunately we didn't see any.... but this is when I realized the true capabilities of my rifle. As we laid in our spot we noticed a few ground squirrels running around and jokingly decided to go squirrel hunting with larger caliber rifles. I used my laser range finder to get an accurate range on a mound I had seen 1 run into. It read 113 yards from my position and took the shot. I was about to make a headshot on the squirrel at 113 yards. A target the size of a Strawberry. Some may saw that's a bit over kill but I like to think that I had put my rifle thru a pretty good test and it past with flying colors. I am able to make a soda can "dance" (jump around by shooting it) at 300 yards with my set-up and hand reloads. I love my Remington 770 and have no regrets about the purchase and if your considering making the purchase I would not hesitate to make the purchase.

 

[hardluk1]

Its like the lower cost rifles like form ruger ,savage and the marlin xl series . They get the job done with a low cost !! I have the original remmy low cost rifle , the 788 that still gets it done 36 years later. After buying it and seeing what they can do from a bench it makes you wonder why spend more. Atleast till I build a custom rifle.

 

[jmr40]

No one has ever accused the 770 of being inaccurate. Long term durability and value are the issues. They are made for the guy who shoots a box of ammo or less a year. If that is how you use it, the gun will probably last you a lifetime and shoot as accurately as anything else.

There are several problems though. One is resale value, or lack thereof. Local pawnshops will not even talk to someone bringing one in. They have zero value to them. If you decide to trade up to something better, you lose anything you paid for the 770's. For about the same money or less, you could have bought a much better gun that would have held its value, and over time actually increase in value.

At some point there will be something on any gun that breaks or wears out. Almost any other gun can be repaired. The 770's are disposable guns in that it is cheaper and easier to just trash it and replace it when something breaks. And the 770's have a reputation for wearing out and breaking much sooner than most other brands.

 

[tickfarm]

Broken 770

The 770 may have the same barrel as the 700 but the rest of is junk. I was helping a friend sight his in using a rifle rest. He had fires about 10 rounds and when he went work the bolt to fire another round he found the trigger guard and the trigger had sheared off. We figured the rifle recoiled and the the trigger guard had come into contact with the back support of the rest. The trigger and the trigger guard were all 1 piece. It took him about 10 weeks to get the parts from Remington. He plans on trading it off for a better rifle.

 

[malakili]

Have had a couple customers come back and speak to me of feeding problems with rem 770/scope packages i've sold. There's very little reason to not spend a little bit more on a savage axis or ruger american and the scope and rings of your choice.

 

[ZGunner]

You don't hear someone praise a 770 too often. I wholeheartedly believe that I could feed my family with one if it came down to it, but there would be a long list of other rifles before it.

A friend of mine bought one in 30-06 (against my advice) and had terrible luck with it. After all screws were secured with Loctite and scope was zeroed the best we could, we took it to the range. He was kickin himself when my Garande outshot his 770 at any distance. He has since purchased a Savage Axis in .308 and loves it.

 

[brswartz]

I appreciate all the comments and opinions and the stories of everyones, I made the post thou to prove that with the proper research and care of any rifle you can turn it into one of the most accurate rifles around like I have because the research in the rounds I make myself and how I take care of my rifle. My main point is do your research of the type of rounds you shoot, barrel twist, before judging any rifle, and for the hunters out there keep in mind 1 shot = 1 kill so make it count.

 

[TexasPatriot.308]

the 770 like he 710 before it is junk, cheap, rough action usually comes with a cheapo trash scope....for a rifle in the same price range that are just as good as the 788s of years ago, the Stevens 200 as it comes out of box or with some tweaking, are tack drivers. I am lucky to own lots of nice firearms, 2 that go with me a lot to deer lease or to check cattle are a 200 in 7mm-08 and a 788 in .308. cant ask for a better rifle at that price.

 

[hardluk1]

Yep, I have a stevens 200 in 223 with a rifle basix trigger . hell of a shooter even with that flexy stock that comes with them . Still I love those old 788's.

 

[slowr1der]

Just because you can make a headshot on a squirrel at 113 yards doesn't make it a great rifle. I could headshot squirrels all day long with a 1.5MOA rifle, but it doesn't make it just as good as my sub moa one.

Not to mention, I'm pretty sure the barrel on the 770 isn't actually the same one as the 700 due to the fact that it's pressed on and not replaceable unlike the 700 which is screwed on. In 15 years, that rifle will most likely be in pieces where as a similar Savage, Ruger American, etc will most likely still be getting the job done.

 

[TexasPatriot.308]

still remains a fact the 770 and 710 are pure junk.