Just a heads up: The Rem 783 is $280 plus tax at Bass Pro....

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Unlicensed Dremel

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through 12/31. Now that's AFTER the $40 rebate you get back later. You have to pay tax on the $320 sale price at the store, then do the rebate.

Chamberings are .270 win, .30-06, .308 win, and 7mm rem mag. Black plastic stock.

Not sure if this one is "while supplies last" or "we'll give you a raincheck if need be".

Just FYI if someone needs a budgety hunter and has a BPS nearby.
 
Wonder how well that rifle is made. Might be a bargain for once a year deerhunters or someone that doesnt need to have a super quality type rifle, beginners and such
 
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Wonder how well that rifle is made. Might be a bargain for once a year deerhunters or someone that doesnt need to have a super quality type rifle, beginners and such
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It's certainly not a 770. It does have a decent trigger, like it's cousin the Marlin X7, and it has a barrel nut and the same thread specs as the Savage rifles. No aftermarket stocks that I know of yet, however.
 
It's certainly not a 770. It does have a decent trigger, like it's cousin the Marlin X7, and it has a barrel nut and the same thread specs as the Savage rifles. No aftermarket stocks that I know of yet, however.
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Boyd's already has an aftermarket stock for the 783 in both long and short actions.
 
Heard mostly positive things

Not a fan of the styling, but maybe it's something Remington has done right recently.

Price point sure is attractive.
 
Beer can? Are we talking about the same gun?


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Yep, Beer can. Junky and cheap looking. Nothing like the 700. Picture does not do it justice. Have to handle it to sense the junkiness of it first hand.;) Look at a side view. However, at least the one in the photo is black. The one I saw was silver on a matte rifle. Look under "Gallery" on Remington's website. That rifle has the awful looking lever on it.
 
I have the rifle, and mine is black. I do think the earliest models had the stainless looking one.

However, I still have to say it's very similar to a 700. It's a Marlin Crossfire trigger, and it operates exactly like a 700 safety and looks very much like it.

I've shot my 783 quite a bit, and it's a good rifle so far.

I guess if you don't like it, don't buy it. But I can comment from shooting experience and ownership of the rifle. My daughter also has a Savage Axis, and while I like it as well, I'd prefer my 783 to an Axis.

I will say if anyone is on the fence, give it a try. Even if it's not your primary rifle, it would make a great backup gun or as a loaner to your buddies. I do feel like it's well made and shoots accurately. It also has a steel magazine, heavier contour barrel, recessed crown, adjustable trigger, etc. Plus with the fact that Boyd's offers stocks for it and you can change barrels later, it's a good value.
 
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David Petzal liked it pretty well

In his review he points out that it is not a work of art but is incredibly accurate. I guess the point is you don't need a finely $4000 rifle with gorgeous furniture to drop a deer or moose effectively. As a matter of fact I would probably feel more comfortable carrying a gun in the woods on a rainy or snowy day that while reliable and accurate I wouldn't care if it gets dinged up or soaking wet. $280 sounds like a great price to me.

http://www.fieldandstream.com/articles/hunting/2013/12/petzal-remington-model-783-bolt-action-rifle
 
Unlicensed Dremel, the irony of this thread topic in relation to your signature is epic.

That being said, it sounds like a good deal. The Rem 783 would be an interesting project to restock with a Boyd's, bed it, trigger job, rebarrel it with a Savage aftermarket barrel and really test the accuracy potential of that "cheap" action. $280 for the rifle is less than a model 700 action. The closed top style reciever is a very rigid design.

Hmm now the wheels are turning in my head... :D
 
Unlicensed Dremel, the irony of this thread topic in relation to your signature is epic.
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True enough - good point. But for those that that is all they can afford, I want all "ma peeps" to have a good turnbolt, ugly or not. :D (Plus, one can always upgrade the stock later).
 
Lol, "my people" - my fellow gunnies who may not know the joys of a turnbolt rifle (esp. semi-auto or single shot converts). :)

I'm guessing you don't live in "da hood", Wyosmith?
 
No I don't.
If I did I'd move, and I would not speak like that.

I believe it's better to strive for something higher than to settle for the lowest level of anything. No offence meant, but I fail to see why doing anything in any way to a level of degeneration is somehow “cool”.

Guess I am old fashioned huh?
 
No I don't.
If I did I'd move, and I would not speak like that.

I believe it's better to strive for something higher than to settle for the lowest level of anything. No offence meant, but I fail to see why doing anything in any way to a level of degeneration is somehow “cool”.

Guess I am old fashioned huh?
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Nothing wrong with being old fashioned. But I think you're taking it a little too seriously. :)
 
Wyosmith, ha. I essentially agree with you, and I'm sure if I lived where you do, I'd feel the same way, but the hoodlum culture is such a large part of society in many if not most parts of the country, that like it or not, part of it or not, a portion of that culture's lingo crosses cultural barriers into more "normal" sub-cultures. A lot of non-hoodlums around here (several of my friends who are definitely NOT in gangs) use hoodie lingo at times, as a way of poking fun at that culture which we hear about and hear FROM (straight the horse's mouths - ANY business that deals with the general public, which is what, 95% of businesses?), a LOT, unfortunately (which I think we can all agree, we'd be much better off as a society without - the hoodlum/gangster sub-culture). Just a function of living in a big city I suppose. And in fairness, not all people who talk like that are criminals. It's really a tweak or slap at them for the most part...

By the way, I AM moving soon (next May) to a place near you (literally), where presumably there is little to no hoodlum culture - thank all that is holy.
 
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I can't say I am "taking it seriously” Orion, as much as I would say I really didn't know what that meant. My comment was only to point out the fact that if I had known I don't see any reason to lower myself to a sub-literate or illiterate level.

Unlicensed, where are you now, and where are you going to move to?

Maybe I can help in some way. I am in the Wind River Valley.
 
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