brswartz
Member
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.
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.