remington or weatherby
03-01-2004, 02:37 AM
#4
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
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RE: remington or weatherby
Just from the great expierence I have with Remington, Iwould get it. The Vanguard certianly is a fine rifle. But when something works perfect for me I hate to change.
03-01-2004, 03:46 PM
#6
Nontypical Buck
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RE: remington or weatherby
Of the two you mentioned. I'd say the Remington 700ADL.Although in the last several years Remington's quality and their customer service has really declined.Before buying a Remington,look at the Ruger M-77's or the Savage line.If you have a few extra bucks to spend look at the Browning "A-Bolt" or Sako. The Tikka's are an excellent rifle at a very reasonable price.Look around,you can do much better then a Remington.I was never impressed with a Weatherby. Never owned one, but shot enough of them to know I didn't care for them.
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03-03-2004, 07:26 AM
#8
Typical Buck
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RE: remington or weatherby
Go with the Vanguard. Remington quality and customer service has declined over the last few years. I own both of these types of rifles. The Vanguard's fit & finish are better. I restocked my last Remington after the wood stock cracked at the recoil lug. When I took it to the gunsmith he had to straighten the recoil lug as it was cocked badly to one side. You could easily see this with the naked eye. I contacted Remington about the recoil lug and they didn't really seem to care. They leave enough slop in the recoil lug recess in the stock to cover a lug off to one side or the other. They don't see why you need to restock. I told them the rifle was 2 years old and their crappy stock cracked. They offered a coupon for $50 of free merchandise and not to replace the stock. I will look to other manufacturers when purchasing new rifles in the future.
03-03-2004, 08:03 AM
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RE: remington or weatherby
I want to comment on the recoil lug on Remingtons.
The reason there's so much room side to side, and in FRONT of the recoil lug in the stock, is because they will not shoot there "best" if the recoil lug touches at any point besides the BACK of the lug, and YES it can even cause the stock to crack if it's not assembled properly!!
The recoil lug on Rem 700's is tightened inbetween the action and a shoulder on the bbl, and YES it needs to be put on straight. BUT, there's nothing wrong with the extra space left in the stock as described above.
I've had so many Remington rifles out of there stocks, i can't even remember how many, and i've NEVER seen one with the recoil lug "cocked" to the side from the factory. I'm not saying it didn't happen, i'm just saying in the hundreds i've had apart, i've never seen it.
Drilling Man
The reason there's so much room side to side, and in FRONT of the recoil lug in the stock, is because they will not shoot there "best" if the recoil lug touches at any point besides the BACK of the lug, and YES it can even cause the stock to crack if it's not assembled properly!!
The recoil lug on Rem 700's is tightened inbetween the action and a shoulder on the bbl, and YES it needs to be put on straight. BUT, there's nothing wrong with the extra space left in the stock as described above.
I've had so many Remington rifles out of there stocks, i can't even remember how many, and i've NEVER seen one with the recoil lug "cocked" to the side from the factory. I'm not saying it didn't happen, i'm just saying in the hundreds i've had apart, i've never seen it.
Drilling Man