Posted: 1/10/2016 12:33:28 AM EDT
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I posted a topic about my new gun last month - http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_16_3/2982_New_Project_.html
Gun: Remington 700 SPS Threaded Barrel (NON-Tactical) Scope: Bushnell Elite Tactical G2LRS 3-12x44 FFP Took it out today to see what she can do and wasn't disappointed. After firing about 25rds of break in I zero'd with FGMM at 100yds Used 5 different types of ammo, 5rd groups. 
Target Center TOP: M118 ammo 173gr FMJBT Target Center Middle: M118LR ammo 175gr BTHP Target Center Bottom: MK319 SOST 130gr Target Left Bottom: Gold Medal Match 168gr Target Left Top: Gold Medal Match 175gr 
I was super surprised at how well it handle everything, even the 147gr FMJ stuff. Next Step: Going to get every type of 308 I can get my hands on and shoot it! Wanting to document every bullet type fired to see what the accuracy is across the board and save the FGMM 175 for competition. - It needs a stock, no cheek weld what so ever. Seeing how it shot today I may just "Engineer" something up for a cheek piece until I get my ammo testing done but no matter what the stock will get replaced. - Had a hell of a time feeding and extracting rounds today I don't know if it was the cold (28 degrees) with snow fall or the gun being brand new, the gloves I was wearing, or ammo I was using but shit it was horrible. If the problem doesn't get any better the rifle is going to the gunsmith. Planning on having all the metal CeraKoted anyways. - It needs a stock! Then paint! - The muzzle I was thinking about an AAC Muzzle brake so that I could run the same suppressor from my 300blk......... Jury is still out on this I'd like to get your thoughts. |
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Looks like you found yourself a winner. My Rem700 likes 168g Fed gold metal match and hand loads with 168gr SMK. Haven't tried 175gr since the 168's work so well.
The action/feeding on mine was always smooth as glass and never exhibited any feeding issues. Not sure why you are having issues feeding/extracting. You could see if lower height scope rings help to bring your cheek down to the stock. Perhaps if the rail was shortened in the front to miss the scope at the same time... I do like the monte carlo type stock on my Sendero for a solid cheek weld. |
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Looks like you found yourself a winner. My Rem700 likes 168g Fed gold metal match and hand loads with 168gr SMK. Haven't tried 175gr since the 168's work so well. The action/feeding on mine was always smooth as glass and never exhibited any feeding issues. Not sure why you are having issues feeding/extracting. You could see if lower height scope rings help to bring your cheek down to the stock. Perhaps if the rail was shortened in the front to miss the scope at the same time... I do like the monte carlo type stock on my Sendero for a solid cheek weld. I was thinking about swapping the mount out and the rings. I have a Nightforce 20moa mount and med height mk4 rings. The big plan is to get a Manners T, T3 or TA stock so we'll see what happens. |
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Add either a Triad or Tac Ops stock pack, then you can get a proper cheek weld without changing anything. Keep shooting and enjoy.
Otherwise yeah, lower rings and a stock may be eventually in order. Care to provide more details on the feeding / extraction issues? |
| I was being easy with it but it didn't want to pick up the next round and didn't want to come out of battery. Tugging and wiggling the bolt handle would make it work. It was really cold outside and I was using nasty military ammo for the most part. No dents or strange marks on the cases. |
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Is the round nose diving as the bolt goes forward? That's often an issue with the magazine spring having insufficient tension. Take a look at the magazine spring, you will notice which "bend" may need tweaked a bit to eleviate that condition.
As far as hard extraction, clean and lube the bolt raceways, and clean the chamber. See what that does cycling a few "clean" rounds through the action. |
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Is the round nose diving as the bolt goes forward? That's often an issue with the magazine spring having insufficient tension. Take a look at the magazine spring, you will notice which "bend" may need tweaked a bit to eleviate that condition. As far as hard extraction, clean and lube the bolt raceways, and clean the chamber. See what that does cycling a few "clean" rounds through the action. Thinking the same thing.... clean with Hoppes or your favorite solvent and a toothbrush to make sure any packing lube and debris is removed. The cold will make some lubrication gummy and the lube attracts particles from the box it was shipped it. Make sure to pop the base plate open and check/clean the internal mag... I just use a light Remington weapons oil to coat everything before it goes back together. I had an out of box issue with a WOA AR upper which had chambering/extraction problems and a good cleaning corrected the issue. Any over pressure signs on the brass/primers? |
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Thinking the same thing.... clean with Hoppes or your favorite solvent and a toothbrush to make sure any packing lube and debris is removed. The cold will make some lubrication gummy and the lube attracts particles from the box it was shipped it. Make sure to pop the base plate open and check/clean the internal mag... I just use a light Remington weapons oil to coat everything before it goes back together. I had an out of box issue with a WOA AR upper which had chambering/extraction problems and a good cleaning corrected the issue. Any over pressure signs on the brass/primers? Quoted:
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Is the round nose diving as the bolt goes forward? That's often an issue with the magazine spring having insufficient tension. Take a look at the magazine spring, you will notice which "bend" may need tweaked a bit to eleviate that condition. As far as hard extraction, clean and lube the bolt raceways, and clean the chamber. See what that does cycling a few "clean" rounds through the action. Thinking the same thing.... clean with Hoppes or your favorite solvent and a toothbrush to make sure any packing lube and debris is removed. The cold will make some lubrication gummy and the lube attracts particles from the box it was shipped it. Make sure to pop the base plate open and check/clean the internal mag... I just use a light Remington weapons oil to coat everything before it goes back together. I had an out of box issue with a WOA AR upper which had chambering/extraction problems and a good cleaning corrected the issue. Any over pressure signs on the brass/primers? I will clean it tonight, it was right out of the box honestly. I put the gun together and stuck it in the safe until shooting it this weekend. No signs of over pressure no deformed brass. It's just sticky for lack of a better phase. |
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Is the round nose diving as the bolt goes forward? That's often an issue with the magazine spring having insufficient tension. Take a look at the magazine spring, you will notice which "bend" may need tweaked a bit to eleviate that condition. As far as hard extraction, clean and lube the bolt raceways, and clean the chamber. See what that does cycling a few "clean" rounds through the action. Not a single nose dive. It was the exact opposite they would hit the feed ramp and get stuck nose up. |