I'd have the trigger worked on or even replaced. I'd also have him pillar bed the action and free float the barrel. Have him mount a quality scope on it and let him lap the rings. He could also check headspace and inspect the crown. That's about all I'd have done short of going full custom.
Sky's the limit. One of the most important aspects of accuracy is chamber. Set that headspace perfect, and take out all freebore for the particular ammo you want to shoot. But if you got that route, go all out, and have the lugs evened out, bolt face squared, a nice target crown, pillar bed that stock, even go further and throw some glass in the recoil lug.
Get the trigger done and make sure your optics are properly mounted.Then get a few different boxes of ammo that you'd like to shoot and see how it does.
I have to be honest , glass bedding and all the other tweaks are only needed if you gun doesn't shoot. I 've had or have Weatherbys ,
Remingtons, Rugers, Brownings and Marlins and the only thing any of them needed was a good trigger.
IMO, most factory rifles could use a little tigger work by a qualified gunsmith. After that, I'd take it to the range and put it through the paces. Depending on the range results, it may or maynot get anything else done to it. I had a .280 RemingtonRuger M77 a few years back that would shoot MOA all day long with Federal Premium ammo. The only thing it ever had done to it was a trigger job. Haven't had any other rifle yet that would shoot like that out of the box. Really wish I had that one back.[X(]
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Get the trigger done and make sure your optics are properly mounted.Then get a few different boxes of ammo that you'd like to shoot and see how it does.
I have to be honest , glass bedding and all the other tweaks are only needed if you gun doesn't shoot. I 've had or have Weatherbys ,
Remingtons, Rugers, Brownings and Marlins and the only thing any of them needed was a good trigger.
Ditto!
Tom
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I'm going to let you in on a secret that I figured out..... Do a trigger job and bedding/free float job. Beyond that you are wasting your money unless you are willing to buy a match grade barrel. A custom barrel gives the most significant increase in accuracy. Now if you're going for the barrel then have the GS true the action, and set the chamber to your specs..... sky's the limit. Welcome to the accuracy game, hope you got a big wallet.
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As a gunsmith, I usually do what ShotoDavis recommended. Sometimes I will put the action in a free floated H-S Precision Stock just to see if the factory stock is the cause of any irregularities. Most Remingtons shoot well enough for hunting applications. If I decide to rebarrel, that is the point at which I'm looking at truing up the action and bolt.
Some of my Remingtons have received a lot of custom work. Kreieger barrels, Jewell triggers, sako extractors, etc. But most of them are fairly "stock" guns and will stay that way unless there is some need that comes along. If it ain't broke, don't fix it - unless you have some money that is just burning a hole in your pocket.
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what can be done to a new gun by a gunsmith
