Sighting in my .270win

[CanAm500]

I tried sighting my sight in today on my brand new Remmington Model 710 at a gravel pit. Its way off, Ill have to go to the range and sight it in.

[Jetboater]

was it bore sighted when you picked it up? and did you start at 25 yards? those are the first steps with a new rifle, did you season the barrel? IE.clean after every shot for the first 20. then after every five for the next fifty.

[CanAm500]

Yes it was bore sighted. We cleaned it up really good (took almost 3 hours the first clean). The seasoning of the barrel is new to me, never heard of that.

[Jetboater]

What distance did you start shooting at. bore sighting only garuntees you get on the paper at 25 yards.

[Dayto]

Set target up at 25yrds , put the rifle in a vice are a good rest pull out the bolt look down the boar line it up with the center of the target , now look in you'r scope and line it up with the center .. That should at least get you in the paper and save some ammo.

[Dayto]

Also make sure the bases/mounts are good and tight.

[todbartell]

sorry to hear about your misfortune of owning a 710

I really dont think breaking in the barrel (*seasoning*) of a 710 will help much at all...

get it on paper at 25 yards, zero @ 25

move to 100 yards, and make sure you dont heat the barrel up too much, and that you got a steady rest.

good luck

[CanAm500]

sorry to hear about your misfortune of owning a 710



Whats wrong with owning a 710?

[CanAm500]

What distance did you start shooting at. bore sighting only garuntees you get on the paper at 25 yards.

I started at 100 + yards. Im going to take it to the range over the holidays and get it sighted in real good.

[todbartell]

710s arent a very high quality rifle, topped with a low quality scope. The 'Bic Lighter' of the rifle world. As long as you're happy with it, that's all that matters.

I hope you get it shooting straight :)

[CanAm500]

Well I really like my 710, its my first centerfire rifle. Gotta get it sighted in first.

[Johnnybear]

Congrat's on your first centerfire rifle. It doesn't matter how much your gun cost, it's what you can do with it that matters. I know guys with used $200 savages that can get holes touching each other at 100 yards all day long. Good luck.

[guntech]

Whats wrong with owning a 710?

Nothing - just the normal Remington bashing going on.

The 710 is what it is - the cheapest package Remington can market. You either like it or you don't. Kind of like Savages. I guess that could be called Savage bashing. :grin:

[CanAm500]

Actaully I found out why its so cheap. There is not one hand on the gun while it is being made, in other words; its all done by machine. And just to let you know, I paid a good sum of money for the model 710.

[CanAm500]

Congrat's on your first centerfire rifle. It doesn't matter how much your gun cost, it's what you can do with it that matters. I know guys with used $200 savages that can get holes touching each other at 100 yards all day long. Good luck.

Thanks :smile:

[Gateholio]

Actaully I found out why its so cheap. There is not one hand on the gun while it is being made, in other words; its all done by machine. And just to let you know, I paid a good sum of money for the model 710.

I hope you didn't pay TOO much...

It is listed at Wholesale Sports for $429.00;-)

[CanAm500]

No I didnt pay too much for it. I bought it at H&H guns in Lake Cowichan, so I got it the same day :).

[Thunderstix]

710s arent a very high quality rifle, topped with a low quality scope. The 'Bic Lighter' of the rifle world. As long as you're happy with it, that's all that matters.

I hope you get it shooting straight :)

Sometimes you are mean!:wink:

[Thunderstix]

Nothing - just the normal Remington bashing going on.

The 710 is what it is - the cheapest package Remington can market. You either like it or you don't. Kind of like Savages. I guess that could be called Savage bashing. :grin:
Firebird is a Remington man...he just don't like the 710 is all!:grin:

[CanAm500]

Wel I am going to make a trip to the range possibly next weekend and sight this rifle in, Im going to sight it in at 25 yards then move to 100 yards.

[guntech]

Wel I am going to make a trip to the range possibly next weekend and sight this rifle in, Im going to sight it in at 25 yards then move to 100 yards.

I have found this works well:

Allowing for the amount the scope is above the bore line you want it to shoot about one inch low at 25 yards to get you close at 100.

[Accuracy-freak]

I bought a remington model 710 in 7mm a couple of years ago.... Mine was a decent shooter with 1" groups or better at 100 yrds. I had to get a better scope though, the one that came with it wouldn't hold its zero. One day its dead on the next its off a mile, figuratively speaking of course! But I have shot 3 moose with it all with one ashot kills to the neck. I hope you enjoy your new firearm!:-P

[CanAm500]

Alright, Ill keep that in mind for next time guntech.

Accuracy-freak; If thats the case for my rifle, I have a .22 scope (same power) sitting in my closet. I just want the thing it be sighted in.

[Gunsmoke]

I'll bet most animals that are shot could not even tell if they were hit with Remington Model 710 or a fancy super-sub-MOA custom rifle!!

[Akula]

Just curious as to what SUB-MOA stands for?

[todbartell]

MOA = minute of angle

basically means 1" groups at 100 yards

2" groups at 200 yards

5" groups at 500 yards

etc

etc


:smile:

[Akula]

Thanks for the info.

[CanAm500]

I'll bet most animals that are shot could not even tell if they were hit with Remington Model 710 or a fancy super-sub-MOA custom rifle!!

Well as of right now my rifle is shooting 8 inches to the right. So I dont think I will be hitting anything being off 8 inches.

[Gateholio]

I'll bet most animals that are shot could not even tell if they were hit with Remington Model 710 or a fancy super-sub-MOA custom rifle!!

Gotta hit it first...

And if your bolt falls out or seizes when you are attempting to chamber a round, or if your gun won't chamber your factory ammo, then it get's difficult.;-)

[Dayto]

Do not use the .22 Scope at all it will not take the recoil of you'r rifle ... For around a $150 bux look into the Bushnell Dusk to Dawn series there a awesome scope for the money , since is x-mas soon also the Elite series are worth checking out ... Just Boar site like i told you at 25yrds , line it up a few Inches High and then try at 100yrds do the adjustments and make her about 2" high so then 250yrds will be easy!!!:wink: Good luck.

[CanAm500]

Alright ill do that Dayto!

Ill just try this scope i got on it, the one that came from remington.

[CanAm500]

Gotta hit it first...

And if your bolt falls out or seizes when you are attempting to chamber a round, or if your gun won't chamber your factory ammo, then it get's difficult.;-)

Whats with everyone not liking the model 710?

[todbartell]

Ive never shot or owned one, but going by what others say who have seen or shot them, there is some problems with them being reliable. Bolts stuck after firing a round, failing to chamber factory ammo, overall poor fit and finish, etc.

For $300 a guy can buy a Stevens 200 and use the leftover money to buy a scope slightly better than what comes on the 710.

710 isnt just the bargain some people, including Remington, think it is.

I hope yours works out for you, good luck at the range.

[ex bc guide]

I picked up a 710 last year and I have nothing bad to say about it groups well at 100 yards.
Mike

[CanAm500]

Yeah, Im with exbcguide. Ive only shot mine twice, but I havent had any problems. About the bolt gettting stuck, it is a 60 degree bolt instead of the normal 90 degree, so that might be the case....but i dunno.

Exbcguide, what caliber do u have your 710 in?

[ex bc guide]

I have taken lots of critters with this gun,sure its a bottom line gun but its not as bad as it is being made out to be.
I have it in the .270 as well,I shoot walmart ammo 150s.
Mike

[CanAm500]

Same, nothing cheaper then wallymart!

Im gonna use the winchester wallymart rounds for hunting, they seem to be a beter bullet.

[CanAm500]

Hey exbcguide, do you know how much a spare 710 magazine goes for?

[X-man]

ICPAINTBALLER,
I purchased a Rem 710 (30-06) as part of an estate sale and while it was not my favorite gun it wasn't all that bad either. I shot the thing with some old Federal bonus pack ammo (180gr I think) and was rewarded with some 1.5-1.75" groups.
When I first pulled the gun from it's case I received some serious ribbing from my shooting buddies (I have some very expensive rifles). The ribbing stopped when I got on the 400 yard (6") gong and then proceeded to hit the thing with every last round remaining in the bonus pack! I promptly put the (smoking) gun back in its case while announcing that my associates should spend less on their guns and more time practicing!:grin:

I (we) place way to much emphasis on sub-minute accuracy where hunting guns are concerned. Simple fact: A real two minute gun will shoot within 3 inches of point of aim 300 yards out.

From a rifleman's perspective the 710 has few redeeming qualities and the "optics" included are unacceptable....From a hunter's perspective the 710 will put game in the freezer.

[CanAm500]

I saw a Bushnel Dusk to Dawn scope at the local hunting store for $150, if I have to buy another scope ill get that one.

[Dayto]

There a great scope , I got one on my BLR 3x9 and never has let me down .. even after being dropped off a quad took a test shot and she was dead on .... For the price there great .

[Fred]

I saw a Bushnel Dusk to Dawn scope at the local hunting store for $150, if I have to buy another scope ill get that one.

I picked up a Dusk to Dawn in 3x9x40 with the BDC for my Mk5 Weatherby. I went with that one because of the reliability of my other Bushnell scopes and the aftersales service one gets. Fred

[CanAm500]

Yeah i got a bushnel .22 rimfire scope, the model 710 comes with a bushnel factory sighted so i guess i will stay with bushnel.

[mapguy]

can't say how many animals my 270 has taken bear deer elk moose grouse
the cheap ammo works best in mine

[andre66]

congratulations on the new rifle, is it your first? I'm waiting on my new-to me- rifle a marlin 336.