Originally Posted by
zrexpilot
sure a rem can be made to shoot,
I made my 2008' pencil barreled, un bedded, 700mtlss, shoot pretty good, by opening the box, and mounting a scope.
Attachment 15744 but yeah I can see your point, I mean look at this thing pure junk!
Attachment 15745
lets see replace the bolt, action trued and squared, replace the barrel, bed the action, your now to the quility standard of a factory vanguard.
the VG has a custom barrel, bedded stock and blueprinted action, huh?
One reason the action is easy to copy is because its round and can be put in a lathe, not many builders have a CNC machine, and thats how vanguard and winchesters are made, in a CNC, they both have a flat base reciever, with huge square lugs, lay it in a quality stock and you have perfect reciever to stock fitment, oh wait the sub moa already does that, right from the factory.
Lets not get carried away about the vanguard, it has a injection molded tupperware stock ,the higher end VGmodels and the new 1000$ winchesters, use a 100$ B&C kevlar stock. Were not talking micmillian stocks and lilja barrels here.
BTW didnt you buy a VG ZREX? I seem to remember you put a aftermarket stock on it, why would you replace such a "quality stock"?
Ive handled the VG and the new winny, theyre both decent rifles, the model 70 etreme weather are real nice and smooth, but Ive owned quite a few different brands, and nothing ive ever owned shoots ,looks and feels as good as a 700, but thats my opinon and the only one I can give.
Cant say much about the VG since I never bought one due to fact that I find them awkward and clunky.
Does remington have QC issues with a certain # of rfles they produce? absolutely! does savage, ruger, tikka, TC etc...? in my personal experience, yes. Question is, how many rifles does Remington produce a year? how many do other companies?