ligonierbill
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We had a good discussion on quarter bores, and I was disappointed in the range performance of my old (guesstimate 1926-1935) Savage 20. Not giving up on the elegant old girl. I am still looking for some 87 grain bullets for the 1:14 barrel. But I want to see what this round will do with a "proper" 1:10 twist.
There are not many examples out there, and folks hold onto them. A few Remington 700 Classics show up, albeit at high prices. I am a sucker for a project, so why not. Remington short actions are available, but barrels are a very long lead item right now. I found a 700 barreled action. It is always a risk. One wonders why. I'll never know, but in this case it was not due to a bad barrel, as I found yesterday.
Scrounging around on line, I found a mag well, spring and follower, and action screws. Ordered an aftermarket hinged floorplate and, one long lead stock from Richards Microfit (myrtle, 8-10 weeks). But in the meantime, I found an inexpensive plastic Remington stock from a shop that upgraded a rifle. It was the ADL with a blind magazine, so I did have to buy a trigger guard. But a small investment to get shooting. Everything fit perfectly, and while I'll be glad to dress up my gun with some nice wood, that ugly plastic feels pretty good. Mounted an old Redfield 3-9X I had laying around, and off to the range.
A good load of Re-15 sends my 100 grain CoreLokts downrange at 2,868. And this one is a shooter. I only had 10 rounds to get on target and gather data, so I did not measure a group. But it looks good. Compared to my Ruger American 243 (both 22") this 250 is a little slower (30-50 fps). Of course, the 243 is speced at considerably higher pressure. And don't get me wrong; I like my Ruger. But this 700 is just smoother and already looks better. Can't wait to get my pretty new stock.
There are not many examples out there, and folks hold onto them. A few Remington 700 Classics show up, albeit at high prices. I am a sucker for a project, so why not. Remington short actions are available, but barrels are a very long lead item right now. I found a 700 barreled action. It is always a risk. One wonders why. I'll never know, but in this case it was not due to a bad barrel, as I found yesterday.
Scrounging around on line, I found a mag well, spring and follower, and action screws. Ordered an aftermarket hinged floorplate and, one long lead stock from Richards Microfit (myrtle, 8-10 weeks). But in the meantime, I found an inexpensive plastic Remington stock from a shop that upgraded a rifle. It was the ADL with a blind magazine, so I did have to buy a trigger guard. But a small investment to get shooting. Everything fit perfectly, and while I'll be glad to dress up my gun with some nice wood, that ugly plastic feels pretty good. Mounted an old Redfield 3-9X I had laying around, and off to the range.
A good load of Re-15 sends my 100 grain CoreLokts downrange at 2,868. And this one is a shooter. I only had 10 rounds to get on target and gather data, so I did not measure a group. But it looks good. Compared to my Ruger American 243 (both 22") this 250 is a little slower (30-50 fps). Of course, the 243 is speced at considerably higher pressure. And don't get me wrong; I like my Ruger. But this 700 is just smoother and already looks better. Can't wait to get my pretty new stock.