linkoln wrote:I like the Remington 700 but why did you decide on such a long barrel? I've looked at the 308 magpul enhanced version which comes with a 20 inch barrel and that seems excessively long.
linkoln wrote:I like the Remington 700 but why did you decide on such a long barrel? I've looked at the 308 magpul enhanced version which comes with a 20 inch barrel and that seems excessively long.
SCJ429 wrote:linkoln wrote:I like the Remington 700 but why did you decide on such a long barrel? I've looked at the 308 magpul enhanced version which comes with a 20 inch barrel and that seems excessively long.
I am not sure why you think it is excessive? If you are looking for speed, then every little bit helps.
If you want a short and light rifle and you are not worried about speed, then a 20 inch barrel could be excessive. Why not knock it back to 16? Get your hacksaw out and start chopping.
Great to finally get out to the range with your new rifle Batman, was there much copper fouling in your barrel as you ran it in?
SCJ429 wrote:.If you want a short and light rifle and you are not worried about speed, then a 20 inch barrel could be excessive. Why not knock it back to 16? Get your hacksaw out and start chopping.
Robin wrote:SCJ429 wrote:linkoln wrote:I like the Remington 700 but why did you decide on such a long barrel? I've looked at the 308 magpul enhanced version which comes with a 20 inch barrel and that seems excessively long.
I am not sure why you think it is excessive? If you are looking for speed, then every little bit helps.
If you want a short and light rifle and you are not worried about speed, then a 20 inch barrel could be excessive. Why not knock it back to 16? Get your hacksaw out and start chopping.
Great to finally get out to the range with your new rifle Batman, was there much copper fouling in your barrel as you ran it in?
Took about 15 patches to clean it, the first patch was as dirty as my mind, but it got less pretty quick.
Robin wrote:After many months of waiting for my licence and then PTA, on Thursday I finally brought my first rifle.
I brought a Remington 700 Varmint Stainless Fluted 26 inch .223, with a Hawke Frontier 5-25x50, now I know some don't like Remington , but I shot this down at belmont for the first time today and after I got my zero correct, I was punching very close holes at 100m , so far so good, hopefully after awhile it will still stay the same, I know its a heavy rifle, but when I get better with my aim, then I'll get a lighter dedicated hunting rifle, unless im not going to be walking far then this will do.
TassieTiger wrote:
Great to finally get out to the range with your new rifle Batman, was there much copper fouling in your barrel as you ran it in?
SCJ429 wrote:TassieTiger wrote:
Great to finally get out to the range with your new rifle Batman, was there much copper fouling in your barrel as you ran it in?
Took about 15 patches to clean it, the first patch was as dirty as my mind, but it got less pretty quick.
marksman wrote:this is what you should be looking for but may not see it so close to the muzzle
in2anity wrote:Sweets 7.62
Robin wrote:After many months of waiting for my licence and then PTA, on Thursday I finally brought my first rifle.
I brought a Remington 700 Varmint Stainless Fluted 26 inch .223, with a Hawke Frontier 5-25x50, now I know some don't like Remington , but I shot this down at belmont for the first time today and after I got my zero correct, I was punching very close holes at 100m , so far so good, hopefully after awhile it will still stay the same, I know its a heavy rifle, but when I get better with my aim, then I'll get a lighter dedicated hunting rifle, unless im not going to be walking far then this will do.
linkoln wrote:SCJ429 wrote:.If you want a short and light rifle and you are not worried about speed, then a 20 inch barrel could be excessive. Why not knock it back to 16? Get your hacksaw out and start chopping.
If I was to find a 308 I wanted first thing I would do is get the barrel chopped as short as legally possible; preferentially no longer than 16 inches.
223 isn't a super long range round so for me personally I wouldn't go any longer that 18 inches.