I shoot pretty much 175 and 180 SMKs exclusively with N140 regardless of range.
Dave,
That is really phenominal for a production barrel, you seem to have gotten very lucky. I have seen some impressive groups from Remington's 5R barrels like less than 1/3MOA at 1800m with a prototype SR8 in...
Tweaking a 700
Brandonq2,
Although I am a fan of the 700 and have owned and/or worked on several hundred of them I suspect you are not going to have much luck at 1000yds with the factory barrel. That said, you need to try shooting it before replacing the barrel. Before deciding whether to go...
I've shot a bunch of desert coyotes here out west both in summer and winter. Best pelts always came from areas with lots of snow.
As a tennager we used to drive around our area hunting cats at night that were later used as bait for the coyotes. We found putting out bait was much more efficient...
If you buy the cheapest 700 you can find you will always have the basis for building a dream gun later on. Not to mention it is much easier to resell a 700 if need be than either the savage of the 770.
SS
Don't waste your money!
I was being rushed by my wife so bought a copy before I could really look it over. Once home I found it to be pretty superficial but what really turned me off was the article about buffalo hunting repeating all the same old liberal propaganda. This link is to a good...
Greetings,
Found this site while searching for a link to a new magazine...
Me, I have over 27 years of active military service and am now retired. Got bored with High tech weapons and now shoot mostly old or old pattern single shots. Killed a Bison Bull last month in NM with a 50-70. Shot...