Precision Rifle

[Creedmoor]

We are a Remington family, I dragged home a few dozen awhile back for presents and some just for the actions. Here is the first load for under a hundred a piece.

 

[Kdf101]

I didn’t have a ton of time, of ammo for this rifle yet, so this is what I got. A three shot group that is respectable. Ignore the top right hole, that wasn’t from this gun, I assure you. Ammo was Hornaday 143 Eld-x. Seems to be a pretty accurate factory load. This winter I am going to work up handloads for it. Pretty happy with this group, given my ammo shortage for this caliber at the moment, and the lack of time to shoot this group. I will take it.

 

[indyblue]

Why is bedding important and what does it do?

Why wouldn’t free-floating a bolt gun barrel cause the same improvements as the AR platform?

Or, is bedding the same as free-floating? It just doesn't seem like it since you are filling the gaps between barrel and forearm.

EDIT: Never mind. I researched a little and it's not bedding the barrel, it's bedding the action block so there is some space between the barrel and stock.

 

[teddy12b]

I'm late getting on this topic, but I'd have said either a tikka or bergara. You made a good choice. Bergara's shoot very well and can come out of the box using AICS pattern mags. Tikka's shoot and have an action that's as smooth as most custom guns. My CTR in 308 is very accurate, and I put it in a KRG Bravo chasis. You couldn't go wrong with either of those choices, but in my opinion..... you could absolutely go wrong buying a remarms. It's just my opinion, but when there's so many great options out there (tikka, bergara, etc) why risk your hard earned money on a Remington. They quit caring about quality a long time ago and the new remarms guns haven't proven themselves yet and for the cost..... again just why?

 

[teddy12b]

Why is bedding important and what does it do?

Why wouldn’t free-floating a bolt gun barrel cause the same improvements as the AR platform?

Bedding does a lot of things, and free floating helps too. Recently I bought a Winchester 70 featherweight in 30-06. There are no pillars in the stock and it's a barreled action bolted to a very nice piece of walnut. It's at a bedding specialist now so it'll be bedded. At the end of the day all that any little improvement really does is give you a more repeatable platform to throw bullets from just like free floating. It won't hurt, that's for sure.

 

[teddy12b]

I didn’t have a ton of time, of ammo for this rifle yet, so this is what I got. A three shot group that is respectable. Ignore the top right hole, that wasn’t from this gun, I assure you. Ammo was Hornaday 143 Eld-x. Seems to be a pretty accurate factory load. This winter I am going to work up handloads for it. Pretty happy with this group, given my ammo shortage for this caliber at the moment, and the lack of time to shoot this group. I will take it.

If you're consistent, that group puts down any deer in Indiana so long as you do your part. Honestly, you'd probably beat half the crowd that shows up to a rifle match if you can do that consistently at distance.

 

[Kdf101]

Thanks. Don’t know if I can do it consistently, just what I could do today. I can live with it