removing pressure point on Remington 700's

[snert]

Many skim bed even with the block.

36 grains H380, 55 grain Sp

and i dare you to shoot coyotes in the field better than 1 MOA. Really. They are just as dead with a 1 moa gun as a 1/2 moa gun...just ask the guys who do it alot.

 

[Swift4Yotes]

Ya .75 is what I hope for and 1" would be fine but when they open to 1.5" then that turns into 3" at 200 and I can't accept that. I miss all by myself enough believe me I need all the accuracy I can get.

I loaded up some 40 v maxes and some 40 nosler bt's. I had varget and imr 4064 so that is what I used. We will see what happens.

 

['Freak]

Unless that receiver finished out perfectly cylindrical then 65 in-lbs is bending it and/or the bedding block into conforming to one another. Give the barrel plenty clearance in the barrel channel and bed the action.

 

[Swift4Yotes]

Well, I couldn't take it any longer, I had to make a trip to the range before work with the 40's.
First group with 40 v-maxes and 36.5 grains of varget at 2.350" coal yielded 4 in a perfect clover leaf with the third in the 5 shot group slipping out about .75". The second group was with the same load only with a 40 Nosler Ballistic Tip. It didn't clover leaf any but they all stayed within .750". After switching to 36 grains of IMR 4064 with the Nosler, the grouped open to 1 inch. My 6mm Rem VLS shoot the same .750 to 1" five shot groups with 3 normaly touching with Varget as well. I have 8 pounds of Varget to burn to make things even better! I think for factory iron that is strictly a calling rifle that should be acceptable and I will stop the fine tuning madness on these rifles and just enjoy them. All of my 700's are now shooting well under an inch except for my Swift. I am not sure what to do with it but it will give me something occupy my grubby little hands so I don't go backwards with the others now. Thanks for all the input!

 

[kelbro]

40 grainers work fine on yotes.

 

[hogan]

700 barrels are junk, but can be made to shoot.

Got a decent stock? H-S Precision stocks from 90s/00s are great performers. Always free floated.

Set the barrel forward for Go-Gauge plus .0005 and see how gun shoots. Likely, lots better. Probably better off buying a short-chambered Shilen 700 barrel from Brownells though. If gonna pay real money looking for improvement, start with good quality gear.

Rifle ought shoot well w/no pressure points. Might also be the new junk trigger...