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Originally posted by Dans40XC:
I've never witnessed any platform that is capable of driving itself.

The trigger actuator is usually the weakest link in the equation.

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Originally posted by Dans40XC:
Any Remington platform is capable of MOA accuracy.

Are you capable!

When you can not extract brass from the chamber..get back w/ me.

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Originally posted by Alaskan Sourdough:
I am surprised at the "Lack" of response, to this thread, given the reputation of this firearm. Maybe I'll just post it for sale at $2,000.00 one way to find if there is any substantial love for this firearm.

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Originally posted by Alaskan Sourdough:
Remington 700 5R Gen 2 .300Win Mag 24" TB 85197

Are these considered an OK medium range firearm.....??? Are they any good at long range....???

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Originally posted by p dog shooter:

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Originally posted by Alaskan Sourdough:
Remington 700 5R Gen 2 .300Win Mag 24" TB 85197

Are these considered an OK medium range firearm.....??? Are they any good at long range....???

It is all about definitions what's ok what's good for long range. What's medium range what's long range.


Remington 5R barrels have a good reputation for accuracy.

Shoot the thing if it shoots a 2 inch group it's ok and good for medium range. IE out to 400 yards.

If it shoots under and inch its good for IE long range out past 400.

You have an internet connection an in minute or so should be able to find several prices for your rifle.

Depending on how bad you want to sell it price it accordingly.

If to high it well set for a while if priced right it well sell.

Took me about 5 seconds to find several in the 1100 dollar range.

Most likely what you didn't want to hear.

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Originally posted by ZekeShikar:
Seems like we get back to the "will this gun shoot" threads quite often.

Here's my take:
Sell it if you want
Shoot it if you want
Some guys can shoot well and some can't
Some rifles shoot well and some can't.

The other posters are correct! We don't know how you shoot and we cannot predict if the barrel is junk or a hummer until it's shot by someone who can.

Here's a little story:
A decade ago, my bro's buddy was preparing for a mountain goat hunt but said he might need a new rifle because his didn't shoot well.
Bro went to our range with him and, sure enough, the gun shot poorly.
He let my bro shoot it and once he fought through the 8lbs trigger, he shot group after group that was akin to the best custom rifles. Did I mention it was a bone-stock 700 AD '06 with factory ammo?

My take on rifle shooting is that 93.7% of the time, it's the shooter one way or the other.

Take that for what it's worth. Five+ decades from the bench for me and perhaps it means nothing to you!

Whatever you do, have fun and keep shooting!

Zeke

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Originally posted by Alaskan Sourdough:

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Originally posted by ZekeShikar:
Seems like we get back to the "will this gun shoot" threads quite often.

Here's my take:
Sell it if you want
Shoot it if you want
Some guys can shoot well and some can't
Some rifles shoot well and some can't.

The other posters are correct! We don't know how you shoot and we cannot predict if the barrel is junk or a hummer until it's shot by someone who can.

Here's a little story:
A decade ago, my bro's buddy was preparing for a mountain goat hunt but said he might need a new rifle because his didn't shoot well.
Bro went to our range with him and, sure enough, the gun shot poorly.
He let my bro shoot it and once he fought through the 8lbs trigger, he shot group after group that was akin to the best custom rifles. Did I mention it was a bone-stock 700 AD '06 with factory ammo?

My take on rifle shooting is that 93.7% of the time, it's the shooter one way or the other.

Take that for what it's worth. Five+ decades from the bench for me and perhaps it means nothing to you!

Whatever you do, have fun and keep shooting!

Zeke

OK......I have only been shooting for 67 of the last 75 years......and I only have (5) Five Shooting Ranges here on my homestead. The "GOAL" of this thread was NOT me or my shooting skills. The goal is to discover the general reputation of this firearm. The only semi-recent sale Post Remington bankruptcy that I have found was on Gunbroker.com It was new and sold for $1,785.00

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Originally posted by Hipshoot:
Why did you guys bust this guys balls so much----he asked a simple question!

Hip