Remington 673
Has Remington dropped the Model 673? I was looking at one of their catalogs the other day and there was no Model 673.
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I know this model didn't last very long. Anyone have an opinion on it? 0 -
I owned two of these at one time or another. One was a .350 Remington Magnum and the other a .243 Winchester. Both shot 1" or better groups at 100 yards from the factory.
Have you played around with different loads(factory or reloads) and bullet weights? Most .308's aren't real picky, but I own one that will not shoot anything other then 180's GREAT. Played around with 150's and 165's and the best I could do was "Okay".
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TxCoyote,
"Anyone got an idea what is wrong, the rifling appears to be good."
Yes, any one or maybe a combination of the 20-30 things that could possibly go wrong when a rifle is assembled at the factory and then an amateur adds a scope to it.
Most of the 'experts' have read more than one post about dissecting a problematic rifle. They then go on to simply parrot that list on other forums and to other shooters having problems. This leads to the route you have taken which is the shotgun approach to solving the problem by trying to do a few things all at once.
Personally, to save a lot of rhetoric, valuable time and your money of course, I would suggest taking it to a gunsmith known for his ability to solve problems with rifles and let him work on your rifle.
If it was my problem to solve, I would check the really obvious things like the scope (get a new one which is known to be great), scope rings, scope base, action screws and the bedding. I would then spend time shooting various accuracy loads which abound for the .308 Win. by starting with an accuracy load such as Federal Gold Medal Match to establish a base line from which to judge.
If I got no joy on any of the above, I would pillar bed the barreled action stress-free and test it again. If still no joy, I would go after the barrel, removing it and putting on a known, quality barrel.
If it isn't the simple, stupid things like screws and alignment, it's usually the barrel. Even the very best barrel makers will tell you that they have made a bad barrel... once. Remington, Winchester, Savage, et al, have made many more bad barrels because they have made many more barrels.
By the way, cryogenically treating a hammer forged barrel is a waste of time and money...
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I took the rifle to the gunsmith yesterday, he recommends a new barrel. I may try a custom barrel of some kind, or I can throw the gun in the closet and buy something else. The scope on the rifle is new, installed by the gunsmith I use, he put Warne rings on it. I am considering going to a .338, if I do I will have it built, but not on a Remington platform. Appreciate the replies, I do not claim to be an expert, that is why I post on this forum. 0 -
I assume, but have to ask:
"Locked in a vice and secured to the bench."
You've had good (i.e. much better) results with this set up on other rifles?
Could enter a whole set of variables all it's own.
Wondering how it would perform over solid bench with sand bags and good technique?
First things, as already suggested, would be "the simple stuff", then checking different ammo.
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