I'm just about ready to pull the trigger (hah!) on a new Remington 700 5R chambered in .308. Every review I find on this rifle is very positive.
My intentions are to take the skills I'm learning at the Appleseed clinics and moving the distance out, eventually to 1000 yards (I plan to invest in good optics).
Initially I want to keep using a GI web sling and practice the standing, sitting, and prone positions. I suppose if I want to get into competitions I would affix a Harris bipod and possibly change the stock to something like an AICS 1.5. But those modifications I'm sure are years away.
My question to this forum is: Am I going to be able to shoot this rifle similar to how we use the liberty training rifles? Obviously this is a bolt action so reacquiring NPOA between shots is assumed.
Am I overlooking anything? This sure seems like a rifle with plenty of room to grow into.
Thoughts appreciated!
Jeff
A bolt isn't a problem. It sounds like a good rifle. If you go to google books and look for Wheelen Townsend, Ithink the title is "Suggestions for Military Riflemen.". It is a free down load. Tons of good info on working a bolt.
You may want to talk to ssgPlatz. He bought a rifle very close to the one he had in the Army. He would have the details of what you really need in a distance rifle.
I have a Rem 700 BDL in 30-06. I think it is the perfect rifle.
I do have a problem with using it for AS. Do to my mounting of the scope very low, it is difficult to load and I can not reload fast enough for stage 2 &3.
Keep in mind that the army uses Rem 700's in .308 as a sniper rifle. Started using them in Viet Nam and still use the "M24" when they want to reach out and touch someone.
2cl
Thanks for the input! I just happened to call Turners tonight to check up on my 1022 TakeDown order and asked them if by chance they still had an R5 in stock. Talk about lucky -- I got the last one in their current inventory! I'll pick up both rifles in 10 days! Thanks Santa!
We drove to Turners in Orange to start the DROS on the TakeDown, but in order to also get the R5 on the same background check I'd have to take it sight unseen (they had arranged for it to be shipped from Fountain Valley next week). Decided to put the DROS off until tomorrow and made the trip to FV to check it out. Took me over an hour to get my number called but was rewarded with handling what looks like a pristine build. Very excited!
Btw, both stores are cleaned out of just about everything. Men and women were ordering multiple Palmetto AR-15 lowers at both stores, and ammo was scarce. The fountain valley store has several cans of 30-06 Korean surplus still on the floor.
Jeff
For a consirerable expense you could install aftermarket bottom metal and detachable magazines.
Not sure how legal that is in you state of residence.
Shooting a boltie just makes you a better rifleman in the end.
Keeping you finger on the trigger until the sights settle back on target was the hardest part of scoreing rifleman with a bolt gun.
The rush of wanting to hurry up and work the bolt ruins follow through.
The talking target will inform you that, without follow through you are a shooter not a rifleman.
Remeber 8 fives is worth more than 10 threes.
The Korean ammo is probably CORROSIVE! Verify the head stamp yourself. Sportsman's Supply advertised a bunch of corrosive Korean ammo as non-corrosive.
CMP is still the best deal around.