Spindrift
Well-Known Member
Got a new rifle today! New to me, that is. Traded my Baikal combination gun for a used Remington 700 in .30~06.
I don’t know exactly how old it is, mid-90 maybe? Wood stock, detachable magazine and leupold bases and rings. We all know what has happened to the quality control of Remington guns the later years. This gun, however, bear witness to the presence and attention of skilled labour!
I struck a deal with a gun shop far away, and had not actually seen the rifle until today. First time I have purchased a rifle without handling it first, but this deal was so good I did it anyway. I was pleasantly surprised to find a nice bedding job. Trigger was good, but slightly heavy (no creep). It seems to have been shot very little, very good condition.
To many hunters and shooters today, this rifle would be the most boring rifle imaginable. It is not even remotely «tactical». It is chambered for a cartridge that «everybody else» has. I love it!
To me, it represents almost unlimited potential. I can use it just as it is, or I can transform it into almost anything. For now, I just mounted a scope. The rings were pretty low for the 3-12x50 scope, marginal bolt clearance. Will have to consider new rings. I plan to shoot some jacketed bullets first, to get a feel for the accuracy potential.
Then it wil be my dedicated cast bullet rifle.
I don’t know exactly how old it is, mid-90 maybe? Wood stock, detachable magazine and leupold bases and rings. We all know what has happened to the quality control of Remington guns the later years. This gun, however, bear witness to the presence and attention of skilled labour!
I struck a deal with a gun shop far away, and had not actually seen the rifle until today. First time I have purchased a rifle without handling it first, but this deal was so good I did it anyway. I was pleasantly surprised to find a nice bedding job. Trigger was good, but slightly heavy (no creep). It seems to have been shot very little, very good condition.
To many hunters and shooters today, this rifle would be the most boring rifle imaginable. It is not even remotely «tactical». It is chambered for a cartridge that «everybody else» has. I love it!
To me, it represents almost unlimited potential. I can use it just as it is, or I can transform it into almost anything. For now, I just mounted a scope. The rings were pretty low for the 3-12x50 scope, marginal bolt clearance. Will have to consider new rings. I plan to shoot some jacketed bullets first, to get a feel for the accuracy potential.
Then it wil be my dedicated cast bullet rifle.