PlatinumCore16
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So before ALL the hate floods in, I have researched the internet over from videos/reviews of people who have owned it to keyboard warriors who have reposted the reddit picture ad nauseum. I know what this rifle is marketed/priced for and I understand what Remington was trying to accomplish. Good on them, though QC might've been a bit better, however I don't have it yet, nor have I handled one so I will reserve final judgement.
Now the only reason I'm getting one is because a good friend of mine said he got it a while back and he hated it, so he never shoots it. He knew I was in the market for a high power rifle and offered it to me for the price of shipping. Need I say more...
Now there's a few old sayings that I've taken to heart here.
Firstly: you don't look a gift horse in the mouth. Sure the Rem 770 is a budget hunting rifle mostly marketed towards the beginning hunter or hunter on a budget. It'll kill a deer dead, but it's not gonna make a 1k yard shot, let alone a 500 yard shot. Though I have read of some folks that were very fortunate and got a really good shooter that they found ammo it really likes. But I'm paying MAYBE $50 for the shipping, FFL transfer, and background check. I'm pretty sure that's an absolute steal no matter how you look at it.
Secondly: there are people with time and not money and people with money and not time. Rarely are there folks with time AND money. I happen to fall into the time>money. So if I have to put a little elbow grease into this gun, it's worth it to me, but I'm not going to be investing a whole bunch of $$$ into this gun.
So here's the real reason for my post. I know that there are a few issues with the gun, namely the sling swivels. So I wanted to start a thread and I shall update it with my progress of "upgrades", more so modifications really, and let you all judge them and hopefully help out others who perhaps were gifted this gun or decided to buy it regardless of all of the issues and internet hate.
Let the judgement begin!
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Now the only reason I'm getting one is because a good friend of mine said he got it a while back and he hated it, so he never shoots it. He knew I was in the market for a high power rifle and offered it to me for the price of shipping. Need I say more...
Now there's a few old sayings that I've taken to heart here.
Firstly: you don't look a gift horse in the mouth. Sure the Rem 770 is a budget hunting rifle mostly marketed towards the beginning hunter or hunter on a budget. It'll kill a deer dead, but it's not gonna make a 1k yard shot, let alone a 500 yard shot. Though I have read of some folks that were very fortunate and got a really good shooter that they found ammo it really likes. But I'm paying MAYBE $50 for the shipping, FFL transfer, and background check. I'm pretty sure that's an absolute steal no matter how you look at it.
Secondly: there are people with time and not money and people with money and not time. Rarely are there folks with time AND money. I happen to fall into the time>money. So if I have to put a little elbow grease into this gun, it's worth it to me, but I'm not going to be investing a whole bunch of $$$ into this gun.
So here's the real reason for my post. I know that there are a few issues with the gun, namely the sling swivels. So I wanted to start a thread and I shall update it with my progress of "upgrades", more so modifications really, and let you all judge them and hopefully help out others who perhaps were gifted this gun or decided to buy it regardless of all of the issues and internet hate.
Let the judgement begin!
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