Originally Posted by
zrexpilot
weatherby (howa) has been able to build a quality rifle for 400 bucks that any remington at any price cant compare to, thats a fact.
rem -3 piece bolt
VG -1 piece fluted and gas ported bolt
rem-machined round bar stock reciever
VG- cnc machined billet reciever with flat base and integral recoil lug
rem- extractor thats less then desirable
VG- m16 style extraction
rem- machined rifling barrel -I believe its button rifleing ( not sure)
VG- hammer forged barrel
rem -6" group guarantee ( yes when you send them back a gun that groups 4 inches theyll say thats within tolerance)
VG- sub moa guarantee
ad then theres that issue with the rem trigger.
I have had a few VG's. Decent rifles, but no heirlooms. Crappy stocks, ok triggers. But generally, subMOA. Same as most A-bolts I have owned and built nearby.
And for a correction. remingtons spec is not 6" or 4". It depends on the caliber. Varmit guns are less than 1.5MOA. Magnums are 2MOA. I have been down this road of sending guns back to meet accuracy. And remington is really lacking in this department. But so will be weatherby. Been down that road too. Its so subjective, I rarely got any satisfaction. My biggest complaint has been rough copper fouling barrels.
The bottom line is, 700 action is legendary. If you pull all other parts off, you still have a great action.