Rem308 Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Well this evening I was able to hit the range and begin the barrel break-in of my Remington 700 SPS-Varmint chambered in .308. When I picked it up, I went ahead and had it topped with a Nikon 4.5x14x40. They boresighted it and I was impressed. I started at 50 yards and shot the first and happened to hit around 3" from bullseye! I will brag on that boresighter again. I had 2 boxes of Winchester .308 shells from the last few years that I knew would be perfect for breaking in that barrel. I cleaned the barrel after each of the first 4 shots, then I switched to 2, then 4 and so on. At 100 yards I was hitting off to the right, but this didn't bother me, as I was focusing on break-in. After the heat broke up and the 'lapping' process began, I watched as the pattern sort of walked a little. Towards the end of the evening, it had settled down. I went ahead and adjusted the scope over so I was at least hitting on the target (Just made it more fun!). I will tighten it up more with my normal ammo, but this first session was great. The action is smooth, trigger breaks right at 4 lb's, and really made me happy with the patterns at the end. I can't wait to get out and really get it dialed in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierbuck Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Sweeeeet. I like it! HB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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toddyboman Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Once you get her dialed in a bit more....she will shoot real good for ya I have one in a 22-250 as it shoots darn pretty good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntinguide Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 good lookin gun and good cal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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