Remington 770 in .308

kildare.17hmr

Anyone got one?? what are the like ect.. Was in the dealers at lunch time buying a case(i think its a bad thing he is only next door, mmmmmm friday= wages=pop in for a look) and he showed me a brand new 1 he has, cracking looking rifle and the price looked ok aswell, i wont say just yet just wanted to get peoples opinions first on how much they reckon it should be. This would be my first big boy rifle so dont wanna rush anything!
same as this one
http://www.remington.com/products/firearms/centerfire/model-770/model-770.aspx

BELOWaverageIQ

Well for a start off I bet the stock is injection mounded ****ee.
If you intend on upgrading the gun over time; ie, stock, trigger etc then the remmy is a great starting point.
However if you are looking for a hunting gun hat you can keep for the next decade, perhaps save up for a sako or even tika.
I went down the rem700 route for two of my guns, mainly for the actions and customablilty ( is that a word ?), but I also have a Sako75 that I'll probably never have to touch for hunting.

Think about a 2nd hand Sako or Tika if it's your first centre fire and spend as much as you can on a good scope.

locum-motion

BELOWaverageIQ wrote: »

... and customablilty ( is that a word ?)...

Customisability, I think.

Tackleberrywho

All Remmy stocks can be glass bedded. Pillars can also be installed

The remington is designed to be accurate and tough.
They are both.

But like most mass production; they can be improved on

kildare.17hmr

BELOWaverageIQ wrote: »

Well for a start off I bet the stock is injection mounded ****ee.
If you intend on upgrading the gun over time; ie, stock, trigger etc then the remmy is a great starting point.
However if you are looking for a hunting gun hat you can keep for the next decade, perhaps save up for a sako or even tika.
I went down the rem700 route for two of my guns, mainly for the actions and customablilty ( is that a word ?), but I also have a Sako75 that I'll probably never have to touch for hunting.

Think about a 2nd hand Sako or Tika if it's your first centre fire and spend as much as you can on a good scope.

Yeah the stock is that, it felt a bit like a toy in my hands but it really did look the business! I suppose then that a 2nd hand sako or tika would be similar price to the new remi? the dealer is asking €799 fir the rifle but i could get it for close to 700 i would say. Might have a look around for and get a feel for the 2nd hand stuff.

jwshooter

john lambert has a new tikka t3 there for under a E 1000 ,he also has a 30,06 sako that has fired a few boxes of ammo ,i know the gun from new .