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To: flintsilver7

200 yards?
The Remington 700 out of the box will do its job out to the ballistic limits of the cartridge you have it chambered for.

So, your match-grade commercial .308 ammo will be stable out to at least 800 yards, though it can be, ah, challenging, to hit a target at that range.


56 posted on 11/05/2008 11:53:48 AM PST by absalom01 (Our opponent is an alien spaceship full of atom bombs. We have a protractor.)
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To: absalom01

That’s why I said 200 yards or more depending on the shooter’s skill. I’ve seen novice shooters shoot 10-inch groups at 200 yards with open sights and Remington’s basic Core-Lokt ammo, so I feel pretty confident saying most any shooter could do well at 200 yards to start. It’s generally not the fault of the ammunition in any case.

A skilled shooter could probably purchase a $40 scope and a higher-quality box of ammunition at Walmart and shoot 1 MOA at 500 yards with a 700BDL chambered in .270 or .308. I say that because I’ve done the very same thing.


59 posted on 11/07/2008 7:23:25 AM PST by flintsilver7
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