Remington Model 700 accuracy issue

david205 · Oct 30, 2024

just polished my wife Remington 700 bdl .270 cal and I am trying to get as much accuracy as I can. Except for a 3x10x40 scope it is stock. I am currently shooting 3 inch groups at 100 yards with a 150gr. round from bench. Besides adjusting the trigger pull what can I do to get better accuracy? I'm looking at up to 600 yards.

any ideas on how to make this happen

Tiny Tim · Oct 30, 2024

Welcome to the forum! What do you mean by "polished"?

Tell us more about the rifle... wood stock? Free floated Barrel? Etc...

Are you certain scope is good? Nothing in the optic or action mounting loose? How many rounds through the barrel? Are you shooting factory ammo, have you tried another loading?

Generally, when groups are that bad, it's something loose or the shooter/setup.

david205 · Oct 30, 2024

Tiny Tim said:
Welcome to the forum! What do you mean by "polished"?

Tell us more about the rifle... wood stock? Free floated Barrel? Etc...

Are you certain scope is good? Nothing in the optic or action mounting loose? How many rounds through the barrel? Are you shooting factory ammo, have you tried another loading?

Generally, when groups are that bad, it's something loose or the shooter/setup.

its been sitting down for a while guess about 6months without use, just did some cleaning and i use the only one lubricant the Mobil oil as always. and ever thing was up and running just fine but the accuracy was off and yes i have coupled it up again cause it occurred to me that i made a mistake putting it back together but still the same result, the stock is wooden..

Roughrice · Oct 30, 2024

I'd try 130's
My 80's Mountain is really good with those.
Not as good with 140's and bad with 150's.

Hope you didn't use Mobil inside the bore.
If so, try it again without cleaning. If still bad and everything else (scope, action screw torque and bottom metal not binding) is good… try 130's
Older Rem 700's with 130's has always been money.!

xsn10s · Oct 30, 2024

david205 said:
its been sitting down for a while guess about 6months without use, just did some cleaning and i use the only one lubricant the Mobil oil as always. and ever thing was up and running just fine but the accuracy was off and yes i have coupled it up again cause it occurred to me that i made a mistake putting it back together but still the same result, the stock is wooden..

If you took the stock off and reassembled it you could be binding up the magbox, which would affect accuracy. There are youtube videos on this for the Remington 700 so I'd start there before attempting to adjust the trigger. And if you don't have a trigger pull scale or weights then I'd leave the trigger alone.

david205 · Oct 30, 2024

xsn10s said:
If you took the stock off and reassembled it you could be binding up the magbox, which would affect accuracy. There are youtube videos on this for the Remington 700 so I'd start there before attempting to adjust the trigger. And if you don't have a trigger pull scale or weights then I'd leave the trigger alone.

would look into this.
thanks

Tiny Tim · Oct 30, 2024

And make certain the recoil lug is pushed back against the lug recess in the stock before tightening the action screws

Idaho Lefty · Oct 30, 2024

xsn10s said:
If you took the stock off and reassembled it you could be binding up the magbox, which would affect accuracy. There are youtube videos on this for the Remington 700 so I'd start there before attempting to adjust the trigger. And if you don't have a trigger pull scale or weights then I'd leave the trigger alone.

While Apart, Glass Bed, the Action with about, 1 inch of the Barrels "Shank Portion" All, the way Back to the Tang and, Free Float, the Barrel and be SURE to remove, the Front forend, "Bump" If, any ! Many Forend's have also, "Warped", over the Years !!
Try 130 grain bullets or, better yet, Reload the High BC very Accurate,140 gr. Berger Classic Hunters or 145 gr. ELD-X's.
The Timney Hunter Trigger, is a GREAT Replacement Trigger if, desiring, a better Trig. Pull and EZ to install and the Cost is, reasonable.
Find a Bullet that, "Matches", YOUR Barrel's, Twist rate for,.. BEST, Accuracy !
Not sure but maybe, Hornady offers, the 145 grain ELD-X Bullet, in Factory, Precision Hunter, Loaded Ammo.
As a former Gunsmith,.. I've Accurized, MANY of, these Baby's from, the 1970's thru mid 1990's and, 3 inch group's, ARE, un-acceptable,. IMO
Good Luck

chav0_12 · Oct 30, 2024

Also when tightening the action screws it may be necessary to think about how much torque is being applied, as in using an in/lb torque wrench.

Same with the optic, I would remove and remount ensuring the rings and bases are torqued according to specs.

When shooting, you said off of a bench, are you using a front and rear rest of any sort? I use a Caldwell The Rock rest and rear bag for some stuff but, prefer a bipod and rear bag in the prone position anymore.

MagnumManiac · Oct 30, 2024

First off, if you disassembled the rifle from the stock, do you know that you put ALL the parts back correctly?
First thing to check is if the mag box is seated correctly and not bound up.
Second thing to check, is the recoil lug square? Have seen this issue several times on factory rifles.
How much force is the fore end pressure point putting on the barrel?
This could be the problem if all the above is also out.

I would disassemble again and start from scratch that nothing is binding. I've seen factory Remington stocks that were shimmed, but when re-assembled WITHOUT the shims, the clearances were a crap shoot and nothing fitted correctly.
Check you haven't missed something, even where the bottom metal goes.
There are other things we can do to help, but we'll need to know how this goes first.

Cheers.

HandgunHTR · Oct 30, 2024

The things that were mentioned by others are all things to look at.

I would also ask, what scope are you using. In my experience, if you have a rifle that used to shoot and now it doesn't, the scope usually has something to do with it.

david205 · Oct 31, 2024

HandgunHTR said:
The things that were mentioned by others are all things to look at.

I would also ask, what scope are you using. In my experience, if you have a rifle that used to shoot and now it doesn't, the scope usually has something to do with it.

mounted on it is a 3x10x40 scope trijicon.

thanks for your help will try mounting my Nx8 and see if the result is different..

xsn10s · Oct 31, 2024

david205 said:
mounted on it is a 3x10x40 scope trijicon.

thanks for your help will try mounting my Nx8 and see if the result is different..

You could try that, but trijicons have a good reputation of holding their zero and passing drop tests. So in your case that would be one of the last things I'd do.

Rosebud · Oct 31, 2024

Does the floor plate work smoothly, not hard to press the release button? If its difficult, the action is i a bind from the reassembly.

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