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The other day I picked up a LH 700 I didn't need, but figured for the price It could sit in the closet until I decided I needed a new custom. Today I threw a 3-9 on it to see what it would do. Damit. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/ryJyT1ff/42C8D281-BA66-452D-94FE-7241ECC86F92.jpg)
They say everything happens for a reason.
For me that reason is usually because I've made some bad decisions that I need to pay for.
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Shoot it again. On a windy day Problem solved 
“Factio democratica delenda est"
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I am continually astounded at how quickly people make up their minds on little evidence or none at all.
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Go back farther than the 10 yard line.
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lol….i had that issue with a 700 Mtn 270, so it stayed as is. Then I had a stainless M70 in 270, that I cut and threaded before a rebore…it stacked factory ammo better than I could. It may not get messed with. Just found another stainless M70. I think I’ll give up ever shooting it as it is, for lent.
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I have a LHRem700 in 243 that I found at a Cabelas over 10 years ago.
I bought it for my son cuz he's a lefty like my Pop and I are. Steelhead
bought a McMillian stock for my son's birthday and I have an older Leupold
LPS scope and Talley rings. We planned on re-barrelling it to 6.5RemMag but
time, money, and life got in the way, but... I've never shot it. You NEVER shoot the donor!
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Lol allways shoot the donor so you can see personally what you f u cked up and pissed away. Way I see it cost sometimes is more that money. Mb
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Shoot it again. On a windy day Problem solved Maybe, maybe not. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/HmL0okW.jpg) Maybe since it's a rem 700. My model 70's don't give a chidt if its windy.. Oh wait, was I supposed to be using wind flags??? OOPS..
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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That is exactly how I got introduced to the 7 mm Rem Mag. Bought it to become a 257 Wby. After a range visit it will never be touched. It has become one of my favorites. Added the 257 Wby later.
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Nah. Here's the cheat code on that. You buy a rifle just as you want it, but call it a donor. Don't let it hear you say different. It will shoot great and you have the gun you want.
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Shoot it again. On a windy day Problem solved Maybe, maybe not. Maybe since it's a rem 700. My model 70's don't give a chidt if its windy.. Oh wait, was I supposed to be using wind flags??? OOPS.. If it shoots like that a second time in the wind, you don't look a gift horse.....it's a keeper as is!
“Factio democratica delenda est"
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Those are best kinda donors!
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Yeah. A few years back I picked up a 700 in .223 to build a .17 Remington on. Sat in the safe a few years. One day I decided to throw a scope on it and grabbed some ammo I'd loaded up for an AR. 5 shot groups in the 0.2s. Crap. Same-ish more recently .. I picked up a 700 SS .243. I hadn't worked with .243 though I've done a lot with .22 CFs, .25 CFs, and some bigger 6mms (6 Rem AI, 6x.284, .240). Shot it .. "oops". Half inch with 100 grain partitions.
The only thing to do when that happens is to buy yet another donor.
Anyone who thinks there's two sides to everything hasn't met a M�bius strip.
Here be dragons ...
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Shoot it again. On a windy day Problem solved Maybe, maybe not. Maybe since it's a rem 700. My model 70's don't give a chidt if its windy.. Oh wait, was I supposed to be using wind flags??? OOPS.. Ever stretch em out to 50 yds?
"I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man."
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I have several 270, 30-06 and 308 rifles that were going to be turned into something else before I shot the donor. It happens.
Always remember that you are unique, just like everyone else.
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Shoot it again. On a windy day Problem solved Maybe, maybe not. Maybe since it's a rem 700. My model 70's don't give a chidt if its windy.. Oh wait, was I supposed to be using wind flags??? OOPS.. If it shoots like that a second time in the wind, you don't look a gift horse.....it's a keeper as is! I agree!!
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Shoot it again. On a windy day Problem solved Maybe, maybe not. Maybe since it's a rem 700. My model 70's don't give a chidt if its windy.. Oh wait, was I supposed to be using wind flags??? OOPS.. Ever stretch em out to 50 yds? I stretched you wife's puzzy out that far. She kept calling me "god" too!!!
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Nah. Here's the cheat code on that. You buy a rifle just as you want it, but call it a donor. Don't let it hear you say different. It will shoot great and you have the gun you want. Smart man, right there^^^
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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That's so much more fun than buying the perfect complete rifle, that doesn't shoot!
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You will remember a curve of your wagon track in the grass of the plain like the features of a friend."
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I feel your pain - that happened to me with M70 30-06 - damn thing shot anything under a 1/2-inch - the good stuff closer to a 1/4-inch. Donors don't get shot anymore at my place.
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