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

Dubois, Lander, or Riverton? I looked at Lander but now am looking hard at Pinedale / Sublette County, along with a few places in Montana. You can fish on the reservation for a fee, but you cannot hunt on it, can you? That was one check mark against Lander.

[So yeah, to clarify- the *reason* for being intentionally "sub-literate", which is an accurate description of that, is for the humor involved - poking fun at that culture.]
 
my shooting buddy bought the 783 for I little over 300, certainty an accurate rifle. Didn't feel overly cheap to me, but then I don't have a lot of experience with turn-bolts outside of mil-surps. I personally liked it, and will probably get one just for the heck of it. I would get in on this deal if I didn't just start an AR-308 project. I truly believe that cheap rifles can be good rifles, I have a few that hold true to that, I have had a few that didn't
 
No, unfortunately you can't hunt on the reservation if you are not Indian, or fish on the reservation unless you buy the special license. Nothing free there at all.
But the area is nice and you are not far from places you can hunt and fish.
What kind of work are you looking for?

Maybe I can help put you in contact with folks that could be helpful.
 
OK, great. I will PM you - holy crap, I just remembered we had part of this conversation and you are in Shoshoni; got it. Know any people around Pinedale - that would be very kind of you. I will do ANYTHING to live up there (and in fact can do a few things, being able-bodied and law-abiding, with half a brain). As I say, I will take this to private message. But to summarize, right now it's a close call between Sublette County WY and Flathead County MT (although I haven't ruled out Missoula or Anaconda either). Pretty sure they're digging for minerals still around Sublette Co. and other parts (i.e. shale gas), aren't they, so I could get in on that action maybe? There's a tiny tiny community called Bondurant between Pinedale and Jackson - that would be the ideal (dream come true for me), but I doubt I could make a living there. Well, thanks again.
 
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I have friends in the oil and gas well business, so I may be able to put you in touch.

I also have some friends in Anaconda, but they tell me jobs are almost non-existent there.
 
Just keep in mind when Special Forces or anyone for that matter are operating in another country, they have an idea of the local language.... so for the average citizen interested in self defense... I try to stay current in Hoodlum ;):D
 
I was at Bass Pro today and looked at one in .30-06 and .270 Win just because of this topic. I didn't need either and I'd have to say it wouldn't be money well spent for me if I bought one. The rifle handles and points terribly and is extremely unbalanced and seems way too heavy for a synthetic stocked rifle.

I instead went back to Sportsman's Warehouse and walked out with a M700 ADL for $440. Ergo's are much better on the stock and the way it points and balances is of no comparison even thought they weight roughly the same. It is IMO far better to save up the extra $160 and buy the better rifle.
 
Well there you go then - I trust that you two are exactly right on that. I've never handled one. Just had heard that they're built "better than a [710/715/770/Whitetail Hunter]".
 
I got to shoot the 783 with the Remington guys before it hit shelves. It was kind of funny when we sat down with them to go over the rifle... same barrel threads and nut system as a Savage... even brought the man who designed Savage's accu-trigger in to design their version of it (so they told me). The first thing I asked was if it was set to replace the 770 and they told me no, which I in turn, scoffed at. When they asked me why I didn't like the 770 I let them have it, but my biggest complaint of the 770 was the bolts that seem to stick in the action no matter what, my biggest gripe with any bolt gun.

The rep nearly almost threw the 783 in my lap and told me to try the bolt.... for an economy rifle, the bolt if VERY smooth, which I liked. The stock isn't as cheap as a 770 or Savage Axis.

Out on the range the rifles shot fine. The triggers were nothing to write home about, and nothing wrong with them either. Overall it is a solid built entry level hunting rifle. Much like the Ruger American which is a great rifle for the money. I am planning on picking up a Ruger American to have a knock around hunting rifle when the weather is bad, to save my Kimber's and Sako's the trouble.:rolleyes:
 
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I got to shoot the 783 with the Remington guys before it hit shelves. It was kind of funny when we sat down with them to go over the rifle... same barrel threads and nut system as a Savage... even brought the man who designed Savage's accu-trigger in to design their version of it (so they told me).
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So they told you a bald faced lie. The trigger is the trigger Marlin designed for the X7 and is mechanically different than Savage's Accu-Trigger. The 783 and the X7 are made in the same factory and save for the shapes of parts (like the stock and receiver) are nearly the same gun.
 
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