30-06 Heavy Barrel Build

RC,a cautionary fine point or two.

There are sporterized Springfields,and then there are some rifles that are historically significant called "Springfield Sporters"Some were built for the NRA.

If you have a true Springfield Sporter,it would be a bad idea to alter it.They are worth a lot.You can do a search of "Springfield Sporter" to get an idea.

And,it would be best(imo) to leave an original military Springfield alone.But there are a lot of 1903's and 1903A3's that have had the bolts altered for a scope,drilled and tapped,etc to be hunting rifles.For 35 yrs or so,that was bread and butter for gunsmiths.Many did a good job,some did not.Use your eyes.
I never can remember offhand the serial numbers,,but some early Springfields went through a substandard heat treat.They are not considered safe.If you go 1903,check the SN.Folks here will help.
 
REMINGTON 700 Long Range - 30-06

"Engineered to make three shots look like one. From extended-range big-game hunting to printing one-ragged-hole groups from the bench, no rifle delivers like the Model 700. And we're continually finding new ways to maximize our legendary action's inherent precision.

The Model 700™ Long Range combines the added stability of a 26" heavy-contour barrel with hard-hitting, long-action chamberings to stretch your lethal range.

Visit the NEW Remington 700 Network website

KEY FEATURES:

Bell and Carlson M40 tactical stock – solid urethane stock, combined with aramid, graphite and fiberglass
Aluminum bedding block for added accuracy and an extra swivel for bi-pod
26” heavy varmint barrel with matte finish perfectly matched to its high-velocity caliber offerings
X-Mark Pro® externally adjustable trigger system set at 3½ lbs., and featuring super-tight tolerances and mirror-like surface finishes
Magazine capacity – four standard calibers, three magnum" :D
 
Dang, thats as long as my Model of 1917s

Interesting package, suspect a lot more than 1k though.


HiBC:

Thank you for the information. I did know it but always worth checking.

Its a Sportorzed Mk 1, replacement barrel on it (have to look but 40s 4 grove I think). No value other than the Mk1 slot is kind of neat. Bolt was fixed to work with a scope.

I would shoot a low serial one anyway, this one happens to be 1 million something so its above that level.

I am not much into building things but that may be where I go. I do have one good gunsmith I think can do it and will talk to him.
 
"Engineered to make three shots look like one. From extended-range big-game hunting to printing one-ragged-hole groups from the bench, no rifle delivers like the Model 700. And we're continually finding new ways to maximize our legendary action's inherent precision.

The Model 700™ Long Range combines the added stability of a 26" heavy-contour barrel with hard-hitting, long-action chamberings to stretch your lethal range.
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And Remington refuses to spend an extra 20 to 30 bucks on each rifle so it'll shoot 30 or more shots in as many minutes and not have shots' point of impact move from where the first 3 went.

And there's many custom rifle's that contradict "... no rifle delivers like the Model 700." Or does Remington include them in their marketing ploy?
 
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The only reference I could find states the 1903 Springfield had a locktime averaging 6.5 milliseconds with an in spec mainspring.

Which puts it faster than an AR-15 with a stock trigger by quite a bit. Glenn Zediker notes 16 milliseconds.

So if a high speed competition trigger in an AR can drop the locktime in half, to 8 milliseconds, it is still slower than a milpsec 1903 Springfield.

Of course when a new Savage has a locktime of 1.6 milliseconds, well the Sprinfield doesn't look so good in that comparison...

Jimro
 
There are Remingtons and there are REMINGTONS. There are "custom builds" and there are CUSTOM BUILDS.

Shooting against many custom-built hunting rifles over the years, my older "tweaked" factory Rem ADL usually won.

I've found over the years that tweaking a better Remington results in better accuracy than a lot of "custom" rifles that aren't bedded properly, etc. Most companies these days have "cheapie" versions that have cheap synthetic stocks, and low-grade finishes for the "value shopper".

It seems that many of today's Remingtons have quality control problems, so I'd be very careful choosing one, as I recently did with my 700 SFLV, which is a very nice-shooting rifle.
 
Those aperture sights on that Win 70 target rifle are easily removed so a scope can be put on it. And it's stock is better shaped for shooting at targets. Not to mention, but it's receiver is near 3 times stiffer than the Rem 700 one; measure them and you'll be convinced.
 
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