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Remington's new model 783
@ 06:10 am (GMT) |
Bryan WebsterA fellow I met from Summerland, British Columbia is a rifle tinkerer, avid F-Class shooter and he sells a few scopes , reloading equipment and supplies etc as well.I was recently on his web site and he had done a decent review of the Remington model 783 in which he was quite enthusiastic over. This rifle is a low cost one that so far people I know who bought them really like and they do shoot well. Here is a link to Jerry Teo's review. Also note he is a Sightron dealer among other good scopes like the Tangent Theta. (and if they were lower priced I would indeed own one. http://mysticprecision.com/2016/01/remington-783-the-best-donor-for-prsmag-fed-rifles/ |
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@ 05:27 pm (GMT) |
Bryan WebsterRe: Remington's new model 783I should have also mentioned that Mystic Precision does not sell firearms at all. |
@ 08:26 pm (GMT) |
Nathan FosterRe: Remington's new model 783That is a nicely written article that covers aspects others tend to neglect.This rifle is steadily proving to be a vast improvement over the 770 throw away rifle. The design is easy enough to stabilize and bed, however I still do not know the mag length for the 7mm RM and .300. |
@ 09:05 pm (GMT) |
Martin TaylorRe: Remington's new model 783Yes it contains some very well written info for sure!The floating head idea & nut works very well, though l'm still not sold on this switching between barrels Idea. I know their "budget" rifles, but l wish they would offer it in stainless, same as in the Marlin X series. |
@ 10:18 pm (GMT) |
Joshua MayfieldRe: Remington's new model 783A friend of mine got a 783 in .270 for Christmas. I helped him do the initial sight in. The rifle shot well, functioned smoothly, and I thought the trigger was good for an out-of-the-box value gun. This friend is unlikely to do any modification or improvement to the rifle, but also unlikely to attempt a shot over 150 yards. I left the session feeling that he'd gotten a rifle that will easily meet his needs and is a vast improvement over the 770 he had been borrowing. Solid rifle. |
@ 11:17 pm (GMT) |
Thomas KitchenRe: Remington's new model 783Interesting read and looks like you could do a few mods to get it shooting better unlike a lot of the other budget rifles.Anyone heard much about winchersters budget priced rifle it got realised a while ago remember it also having a button rifle barrel to but haven't heard much else. |
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@ 01:45 pm (GMT) |
Bryan WebsterRe: Remington's new model 783Quote: That is a nicely written article that covers aspects others tend to neglect.
This rifle is steadily proving to be a vast improvement over the 770 throw away rifle. The design is easy enough to stabilize and bed, however I still do not know the mag length for the 7mm RM and .300. While he only had the .243 and .308 to check, he did say the following about them as to port lengths: ------- the port is long enough to allow an OAL at max AICS lengths to eject. I have tried rds up to 3.15” and it will eject. Try that with other custom or factory SHORT actions – sorry, cutting notches here and there to make it work is not what I mean. Although called a Short action, the 783 is actually a MID LENGTH action allowing it to handle longer ammo vs the Rem 700 and clones(heck, pretty much every short action on the market). Some actions use mags that allow a longer length but will not let you eject that loaded rd without first taking out the bolt. Given the move to long high BC bullets, being able to feed and cycle ammo over 2.80” is HUGE. Why? Because if you have a rd not fire, you can just eject it and get another rd into the action without having to worry about removing the bolt. Massive time saver and might just save a stage if there is a bad rd. ------ the thought had also occurred to me that should a 35 Whelen barrel become available for it and should B&C start making a decent stock for it as well, one could have it in 30/06 and switch to the 35 Whelen barrel if wanted for bear or a hunt where close in shots on moose or elk would be expected. I am going to do the wait and see on this aspect. |
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@ 08:47 pm (GMT) |
Martin TaylorRe: Remington's new model 783Reading some of Jerry's info on that page is very interesting.Have a look at his story on target shooting a 223rem at moa & better @ one mile based on a very inexpensive Stevens action. Take note of his shooting technique in the photo, looks exactly the same as teachings from somebody else l know!!! |
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@ 02:20 pm (GMT) |
Bryan WebsterRe: Remington's new model 783When I bought my last Sightron from Jerry we had a lot of interesting discussions on accuracy and long range shooting over about three hours.I don't know if you also read his articles on using Savage and Stevens actions for his target shooting. Quite informative and is the reason he is interested in the 783 since he figures it is a big improvement over the Savage. Because of his interest in switching barrels on the Savage and Stevens actions, he has carried pre-fitted barrels for a lot of years, and to my knowledge neither he nor his clients have experienced issues with doing so. This spring, after tax season, I might try to pick to several bargain-priced 783 rifles used or otherwise in modest recoiling calibers and do some up for the grandchildren. |
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