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Damn, I guess I would hate it too.... but since I dont know much about rifles. I'm sure I will love it lol. Ignorance is bliss
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More so than the 783, which ultimately does not sound too bad, at all, per the other guys, you got F'd on the transaction. A 700 243 ain't hard to locate and is a lot more rifle to start with. Good luck, be careful, and have fun.
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Damn, I guess I would hate it too.... but since I dont know much about rifles. I'm sure I will love it lol. Ignorance is bliss Elliot, don't let the fact that someone else doesn't care for the rifle. dissuade you from enjoying your purchase.... if an when you outgrow it ( if you ever do), you can always replace it with... I hope you enjoy it and it gives you many many years of enjoyment and good service... cheers and best regards...
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Is anyone beside me beginning to smell a rat here? Ohhh no not at all. Just couldn't be. Don't be silly. Here's my 700 243. Notice how sexy it is? ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/YC4ndznv/IMG-0920.jpg)
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Is anyone beside me beginning to smell a rat here? Ohhh no not at all. Just couldn't be. Don't be silly. Here's my 700 243. Notice how sexy it is? that actually is quite sexy
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Personally i will not own a newer remington unless it is a Sendero or a heavy varminter. Got tired of sending back 2 MOA guns and then telling me it is well within spec. Everybody worth a damn has an accuracy guaranty.
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Is anyone beside me beginning to smell a rat here? Ohhh no not at all. Just couldn't be. Don't be silly. Here's my 700 243. Notice how sexy it is? that actually is quite sexy Why thank you! It was born a 700 ADL....
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Nice, what kind of model 700 is it ?
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You should have just bought a Tikka and left that Remington {all Remingtons} junk on the shelf. That way you wouldn't have to rebuild the whole fuggin thing before you had a decent rifle.
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It's ok, I wanted to buy a rifle caliber .243 as a start up gun. when I get used to it and understand what I like and dislike I will buy a real rifle. Didn't want to make a costly mistake. Thanks.
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Last edited by Elliot; 10/12/19.
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How did work out for you today?
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$260?
That is expensive for a piece of junk. I would easily opted for a blemished new 700. Not much thinking involved in that decision.
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It shot awesome today, bolt loads cartridge easily and low recoil, the scope is not the greatest but gets the job done. Not bad at all, for a start up 4ifle I'm very happy with it. Thanks for asking Pymi. I guess when I get my next rifle I would know exactly what I want.
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What kind of rifle you have Pymi?
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Great to hear it went well for you that will get you by for now then pass it on to your kid to start out with.
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I'm an admitted gun snob and don't own a 783. However I sell guns for a living and don't consider the 783 junk. I rate it with the other similar "econo" guns from Savage, Mossberg, Ruger and formerly, Marlin. I get quite a few in the shop to be sighted in and have never seen a problem. The loading port is rather tight, but that's about all I can gripe about. It is head and shoulders above the discontinued (thankfully) 710 / 715 / 770 series. THOSE were junk... +1. The 783 is the late, lamented Marlin X7 series with the "styling" Remington seems to think an inexpensive gun must have. It's a solid economy rifle, and a good deal at $260. The 710/770 series WAS junk.
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Are these the guns Blackheart builds? Nice work
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+1. The 783 is the late, lamented Marlin X7 series with the "styling" Remington seems to think an inexpensive gun must have. It's a solid economy rifle, and a good deal at $260.
The 710/770 series WAS junk.
Agree completely on the 710/770 Did not care for the Remington 798/799 rifles either, although my Interarms Mark X was built by the same company, Zastava. The Mark X was head and shoulders better than the 798/799.
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