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700 VTR
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08/08/15 09:24 PM
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Buckeyesgt
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I have a lot of semi-autos and milsurps but only a few decent bolt action rifles. So I felt I "needed" something like this .308 I didn't like these rings so I got some better ones today.
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Re: 700 VTR
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08/08/15 09:27 PM
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QuitShootinYoungBucks
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Looks good, let us know how it shoots!
https://web.archive.org/web/20170223065011/http:/www.rrdvegas.com/silencer-cleaning.html
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Re: 700 VTR
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08/09/15 01:20 AM
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charlesb
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Other than being what looks like 1/2" too high, those rings look fine to me.
That's an attractive rifle, let us know how it shoots.
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Re: 700 VTR
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08/09/15 01:26 AM
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Other than being what looks like 1/2" too high, those rings look fine to me.
That's an attractive rifle, let us know how it shoots.
Ya I had those laying around. The new ones dropped it down a bit.
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Re: 700 VTR
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08/09/15 01:31 AM
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I've got one but it's 11.25 twist, most of them are 12. The 12's like 168 gr, mine likes 175 and even 190.
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Re: 700 VTR
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08/09/15 01:58 AM
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I've got one but it's 11.25 twist, most of them are 12. The 12's like 168 gr, mine likes 175 and even 190. This one is 1/10. Start with 175's??
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Re: 700 VTR
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08/09/15 02:10 AM
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I've got one but it's 11.25 twist, most of them are 12. The 12's like 168 gr, mine likes 175 and even 190. This one is 1/10. Start with 175's?? 175 SMK or 178 A-max. I graduated from SMK to A-max when I shot .308. The A-maxes have the ballistic edge. 44.0-45.0 gr of Varget.
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Re: 700 VTR
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08/09/15 02:09 PM
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I've got one but it's 11.25 twist, most of them are 12. The 12's like 168 gr, mine likes 175 and even 190. This one is 1/10. Start with 175's?? 175 SMK or 178 A-max. I graduated from SMK to A-max when I shot .308. The A-maxes have the ballistic edge. 44.0-45.0 gr of Varget. Yep I agree, I'm glad they are now putting 1/10 in the new ones!
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Re: 700 VTR
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08/09/15 02:33 PM
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If I'm stuck with 1:12 what bullets should I consider?
https://web.archive.org/web/20170223065011/http:/www.rrdvegas.com/silencer-cleaning.html
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Re: 700 VTR
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08/09/15 02:58 PM
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If I'm stuck with 1:12 what bullets should I consider? 168 SMK for targets 165 SGK's or SST's for medium to large game. (Any 165-168, Partition, Speer Spitzer, VLD, whatever)
Last edited by Gravytrain; 08/09/15 03:00 PM.
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Re: 700 VTR
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08/09/15 04:01 PM
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DStroud
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Might want to check out the new Sierra 175 tipped MK's. I am running them from a 20 inch barrel and depending on climate factors normally get to 1000 with 9.9-10.1 Mils
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Jack O'Connor 1963
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