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Originally Posted by Plan9
Ya know, based on his "Find All Posts By User" content... every time Walt doesn't like something, exponentially more gay men get together for oral sex. It's like a perverted Dr. Seuss book. Perhaps One Homo, Two Homo, Red Homo, Blue Homo.
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Dude. Don't blame me, blame the malthusian growth model of faggotry, where f(x)=gayness^x. And leave Mr. Geisel out of this. That man was a genius who ate unicorns for breakfast and shit out trisyllabic gold.
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Originally Posted by KirStang
Why go custom Bolt? I'm pretty clueless when it comes to bolt guns. If a out of the box bolt is capable of 1/2-3/4 MOA out of the box (some may reach 1/3 MOA), whats the value added for a custom Bolt? From what I gather, aftermarket stocks are stiffer for more repeatability...But other than that I really don't know much.
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I don't want to come across as a rifle snob. Custom isn't absolutely necessary. There are plenty of guys out there who are goddamned surgeons with factory bolt guns (Slims used to have a 700 that could shoot all day like a damned porn star). That being said, being capable of shooting 3/4 MOA and being capable of consistently shooting 3/4 MOA are two different things. While majority of factory "varmint" 700's should be able to bang out sub-MOA groups all day long, quality control always suffers in mass production. You might get a lemon with a bad crown, poorly cut barrel, poorly fitted bolt, shitty bedding job and will have to spend a lot of time and money trying to find and fix the problem. I don't want to knock Remington. They always have turned out a fantastic product. But if you want to do serious precision stuff, you are going to need a rifle that will always be better than you are - when I blow a shot, I know that the fault is on me, rather than the rifle.
I went with a custom bolt gun for two reasons:
1) Because I liked the idea of having a rifle set up exactly the way I wanted it. The LOP was cut to fit me. The barrel was chambered specifically for the round that I would be firing, etc.
2) A custom gun provides a level of precision that you wont find from the factory. My barrel was hand selected. My bolt was cut to match the dimensions of my receiver. My LOP was set up just for me. Long story short, the custom gun takes a lot of variables out of the equation. If I blow a shot, I know its my fault.
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Having spent a bit of time thinking about it and getting my chakras aligned, I think that you would probably be well-served by starting with a factory heavy-barreled 700. They're relatively cheap, and will allow you to develop your skills while you burn out the factory barrel. By then, your skills will be solid enough to warrent upgrading barrels and getting the action trued.
Still, I would suggest getting your NIB rifle professionally bedded and getting a Jewell trigger installed. Sell your current scope and invest in quality glass. The general rule of thumb is that you should spend as much on your optics as you do on your rifle. Something like a Leupold Mk 4 3-10x40 or 50 with mil-dots would be ideal as it would allow you to learn ranging with mil dots, etc and won't need to be upgraded when you start customizing your rifle.
Stay away from used rifles for precision shooting. It's easy for the previous owner to damage them through neglect in ways that aren't immediately noticeable to the buyer.