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  1. Default Winchester Model 70 long range rifle.

    A few years back I glommed a 1965 Winchester M70 target model with a Hart barrel in 308. It came with a set of RPA "Trakker" sights and Earle scope mounting blocks. I got busy and kinda left the rifle in the back of the closet. Anyway, I've given up on trying to use the external adjustable scope mounts and went ahead and put a one-piece scope base on it. I also mouned an old Bausch and Lomb 6-24 x 40 scope that I had lying around.






    I took it to the range for a test firing. After getting it on paper with some cheap .308 ammo, I switched to 168 FGMM at 100 yards



    Moved back to 200 yards and switched to 175 gr FGMM



    Moved the target to 300 yards



    Finally tried some handloads at 300 yards...the Winchester liked 41.7 grs of 4064 best. (I was going to try a three shot group, but threw the third shot out at about 11 o'clock, so I turned it into a 5 shot group). I noticed that the point of impact shifted to the right when I switched to my reloads.

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    Very nice indeed. I have been working with my Rem 700 quite a bit when I am not messing with the FN Spr.


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    Quote Originally Posted by nf1e View Post
    Very nice indeed. I have been working with my Rem 700 quite a bit when I am not messing with the FN Spr.
    Nice shooting.

    I won a Remington 40X in 7.62 at an auction earlier this week and am anxious to see how it is going to shoot.

    Only have the auction pics, but they were pretty good...





    Last edited by Calfed; 12-11-2015 at 05:04.
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    Nice. Are you going to scope it?

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    I probably will, but would like to shoot it with the sights as well.
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    Awesome. The only rifle I shoot much with peep sights is my 03 with lyman sights. I use the .040 aperature.

    Last edited by nf1e; 12-12-2015 at 11:49.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nf1e View Post
    Awesome. The only rifle I shoot much with peep sights is my 03 with lyman sights. I use the .040 aperature.
    That's a fine looking 03, n1fle.

    I've got a "thing" for 03 Target rifles myself. I've got Remington, Springfield and Rock Island models that have aperture sights added.

    The Remington




    Springfield




    And Rock Island




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    Nice. My shoulder hurts just thinking of a day with your rifles. Just to show my ignorance, what are the stocks on the Remington and the Rock Island?

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    Quote Originally Posted by nf1e View Post
    Nice. My shoulder hurts just thinking of a day with your rifles. Just to show my ignorance, what are the stocks on the Remington and the Rock Island?
    The Rock Island has a standard C stock that someone put a butt pad on.

    The stock on the Remington is a mystery. It looks like a custom modification of a C stock.

    Here are a few pictures I took of it next to a C stock




    If it did start out as a C stock, the alterations to the buttstock are extensive

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    Thanks. I am impressed.

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