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A little more than 10 years ago, the Remington 710 rifle appeared on the shelves of hunting stores in Russia
, which was positioned as a weapon for poor hunters.
"710th" model
was created on the basis of a really good “seven hundred” Remington model, but, as they wrote in the advertisement then, “with some design and technological changes designed to reduce the cost of weapons.”
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It was separately emphasized
, that this did not in any way affect the quality of the weapon, as well as accuracy, accuracy and other parameters. They say that the rifle has simply become cheaper, but certainly not worse. Even better, because it is immediately equipped with a Bushnell 3-9?40 optical sight. Miracles, and that's all.
But this
there were only flowers.
Because a few years later, a new rifle from the same manufacturer appeared in Russia, this time called the Remington 770. It became even cheaper, even more technologically advanced, even... better, according to persistent advertising. But, as you know, Moscow does not believe in tears. So let's take a closer look at the creation of American gunsmiths. Russians
love to criticize. Myself. Or rather, products manufactured in Russia. And in general - everything that can be called Russian - from politics to weapons, as if both were produced for our country by lunatics. A kind of rotten intellectual self-flagellation that has never brought anything good to our country.
But
, if we return to the conversation about weapons, it is paradoxically different - with regard to imported products, the opinion of our critics is diametrically opposite. Well, they don’t want to see design and manufacturing defects in foreign rifles and shotguns; they always find a lot of excuses for the mistakes of foreign gunsmiths and marketers.
But even more
failed Western weapons are protected by their Russian owners. Apparently, they simply don’t have the courage to admit to themselves that they bought a balalaika. But this is quite understandable to those who have such weapons and would not register them for nothing.
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Remington Model 770/ Design Features
As usual,
Let's first see what advertising sources write about the 770 model.
So: “The Remington 770 is primarily designed for high accuracy as well as reliability and is an excellent choice for any hunter.
The Model 770 is an ideal choice for a hunter who is not willing to spend time choosing an optical sight and other accessories. Rifle
goes on sale with a pre-installed and zeroed optical sight in the 3-9×40 format. The weapon is manufactured to strict standards of accuracy and reliability. The rifle is distinguished by a short, smooth trigger stroke and a longer bolt stroke than in the 710 model.
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Other improvements include a new ergonomic stock with a raised cheekpiece for faster, more accurate action, and full-texturing throughout the stock for better gun control.
Model 770
demonstrates quality, reliability and convenience, is truly an ideal carbine for a novice hunter
(note: it is an excellent weapon for any or not very demanding hunter, but only for a beginner. Note Yu.M.).
The main features of the Remington 770: the black synthetic stock is designed with stamped loops for quick-release swivels, equipped with a 3-9?40 optical sight from Bushnell and an updated bolt lock.”
.
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Well,
That’s why advertising exists, to convey information about the merits of a product to a potential client. In reality, when it comes to merits, things are usually a little different. And the Remington 770 rifle was no exception. Even for many American shooters, the manufacturer’s desire for maximum cost reduction was an unpleasant surprise.
For Russian hunters,
who traditionally value good things and for the most part treat weapons more scrupulously, this rifle turned out to be even less attractive.
The everyday rule worked, wisely recommending “add a little and he’ll buy something better,” since the difference in price between the Remington 770 and the obviously higher-quality 700 model is not so significant. The photographs
clearly show how cheap and poorly processed the plastic of the weapon's butt is and how depressingly poor the design of the rifle is. The well-deserved “seven hundredth” model, also not distinguished by any special delights and already (unfortunately) discontinued from production, in comparison with this unsightly descendant, looks simply luxurious.
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On the other side,
the rifle has a relatively low price. Judge for yourself - the cost of a relatively inexpensive European-assembled bolt-action weapon, depending on the design, now ranges from 100 to 200 thousand rubles (for example, Tikka and Sako rifles).
Whereas Remington 770
“in the base” with optics costs around 51 thousand rubles. Again, the Remington 700 in the basic configuration and the same version (in plastic) costs only 5 thousand rubles. expensive.
Is it true,
This is the price without optics, but the Bushnell 3-9?40 sight that comes with the rifle on vague duralumin rings is best thrown away right away, which is what most often happens in Russia.
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According to the catalogues,
This model is available in a version with a camouflage stock and a bolt group and a stainless steel barrel (except for the bolt sleeve), designated Remington 770 SS AP-HD CAMO W/SCOPE. The usual “black” modification, illustrating this article, is listed in the same catalogs as Remington 770 SYN W/SCOPE.
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Available sources
They talk about the availability of the 770 model in three calibers: 243 Win, 308 Win., .30-06 Springfield. The capacity of the detachable magazine is 4 rounds, plus a fifth can be pre-sent into the chamber.
Corner
lifting the bolt handle - 60 degrees. The bolt has three lugs. Barrel length - 560 mm. The total length of the weapon is from 1080 to 1130 mm, depending on the caliber. Weight with sight - about 3.8 kg.
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Remington 770 in use
First thing
The standard Bushnell optical sight was removed from the rifle. It was indeed zeroed in at 100 m, but due to the below-average quality of the “picture” and the questionable quality of the rings, the standard sight was replaced with a proven Nikon Monarch 3 5-20×44 SF, which was installed on equally proven Leupold steel quick release rings.
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Rings
turned out to be frankly too high, but in general the complex turned out to be quite convenient for comfortable holding a weapon and aiming. It can be noted here that there is currently a huge selection of high-quality optical mounts on the market. After the introduction of anti-Russian sanctions and the rise in the exchange rate of Western currencies, the cost of high-quality rings for optics from such manufacturers as Leupold, Warne and Nightforce in our market reached 6-15 thousand rubles.
But,
As practice shows, quick-release rings are by no means an urgent need; “ordinary” fasteners from the same Warne, mounted on the Weaver bar using the already familiar hexagonal socket wrench, are quite sufficient.
Wherein
the price of fasteners will immediately be almost half lower (you can buy good rings for around 3 thousand rubles), the result when shooting is absolutely identical, plus the rings will get rid of protruding “quick” tightening levers.
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Metal parts
the rifles are processed “good”, with the exception of internal surfaces and some parts of the bolt. The rifle's bolt has a fairly smooth stroke. There is a slight “dryness” when opening/closing it, but this is not critical - you can get used to it or polish the rubbing pairs.
Fuse
It works with a slight intermittency, manipulating its lever does not cause any complaints. The descent is acceptable, but it clearly does not match Cooper’s “glass rod fracture”. However, on the 700th model, knowledgeable users immediately replace the standard trigger with a precision one, fortunately, both large and small manufacturers produce them in the USA.
Remington 770,
fuse operation
Barrel processing
rifles are not particularly thorough, although, as experience shows, on the same 700 model this rarely has a sharply negative effect on accuracy.
Double row magazine
with a single chuck exit has a stamped metal body with a plastic cover. Detaching and attaching the magazine does not cause any difficulties.
Remington 770,
bolt
Innings
cartridge and cartridge case extraction - no complaints. The rubber butt pad is quite thick and significantly reduces the impact of the weapon’s recoil on the shooter. The strangely shaped trigger guard causes bewilderment, but when shooting, its external ugliness does not affect it in any way.
Advertised innovation
— bases for quick-release swivels “built-in” into the stock can hardly be considered a great achievement, although for a hunter this may be significant. Unless the swivels themselves still need to be purchased separately.
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Conclusions
Interestingly,
Opinions about the Remington 770 are also contradictory on American specialized Internet resources (just for reference - in the USA the Remington 770 costs about $450, i.e., it’s almost obscenely cheap).
On these same
On the forums, you can see the division of shooters into 2 groups: those who, by and large, “don’t care” what they hold in their hands (as long as it lands somewhere), and those who are not indifferent to the aesthetics of the weapon, the quality of its manufacture and the final performance characteristics.
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Somebody
is content with the standard sight that comes with the Remington 770 (the quality matches this weapon), while others on their rifle want to see optics from more serious and proven manufacturers, at least from such as Leupold or at least Redfield.
Alone
they are content with an accuracy of 1.5-2 MOA, while others need to get at least 1 MOA.
It would seem that the difference is small, and the cheap plastic stock can somehow be tolerated. But in weapons such things are considered fundamental. The Remington 770
can claim to be a purely utilitarian hunting rifle with mediocre performance.
But in
in this price range it is not consistently competitive, because in almost all respects it is inferior to the much more attractive Czech rifles produced by CZ.
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The article was published in the magazine “Hunting”, June 2015
Remington .30-06 Springfield Ammo
Only a few reputable ammunition manufacturers produce finished .30-06 Spr cartridges. factory equipment, with a bullet whose mass reaches more than 14 grams. These cartridges are produced exclusively for experienced hunters and some conservatives. To explain this, let's first look at the design of some of the Remington bullets used in the .30-06 caliber.
Accu Tip Boat Tail bullets have a high BC (ballistic coefficient) (depending on weight, the coefficient will be 0.415-0.480) and are used for shooting from long distances. Such bullets perfectly retain energy and speed at a distance of up to 500 meters. The bullet has a flat trajectory, and the 150-grain bullet is capable of minimally reducing the point of impact (minus 111 centimeters at a distance of five hundred meters when zeroing in at “0” at a distance of 200 meters), by three centimeters second only to a bullet of the same weight from the Swift Scirocco Bonded. The core material of the Accu Tip bullet is harder than its analogues, and the bullet jacket is relatively thick, so when the bullet hits the target, the best deformation pattern is achieved. This is also facilitated by the polymer ballistic tip. Such a bullet can stop a medium-sized animal, for example, wapiti, fallow deer, deer, medium-sized wild boar.
Bullets, for example, SwiftA-Frame PSP with Premier series cartridges have a rather interesting design, thanks to which good performance is achieved.
A-Frame is a designation that describes an A-shaped cross-sectional configuration of a multi-wall shell with a lintel at the center. The bullet core is made of lead and consists of two parts that are not connected to each other and are mounted on different sides into the shell. Both lobes of the core, when hitting the target, “wander on their own,” thus ensuring reliable detection even at a long distance and with a significant loss of speed, and also guaranteeing at high speeds a sufficient stopping effect when hitting at a short distance without damaging the trophy. As soon as the bullet hits the target, it expands, its diameter becomes twice the size of the caliber itself, while the weight of the bullet is retained up to 95%. Once on target, the bullet works well from any angle. Remington produces .30-06 cartridges with the Swift A-Frame PSP bullet, which weighs 180 grains (or 11.7 g, and has a ballistic coefficient of 0.377). With such bullets you can go after elk and bear. The bullet retains its energy well along the trajectory and decreases moderately (typical of the .30-06 caliber) (minus 138 centimeters at a distance of five hundred meters when zeroing in at “0” at a distance of 200 meters).
The Core-Lokt SP is a 14.3 g (or 200 grain) heavy, blunt-point bullet with a ballistic coefficient of 0.294. Its classic semi-shell design looks archaic compared to its modern “colleagues”. The popularity of this bullet is quite high, and this despite the fact that it significantly loses speed at distances greater than 150-200 meters, that is, a cartridge with such a bullet has a relative short-range punch. The popularity of this bullet is explained by the optimal combination of lethal action and moderate cost. For example, in Russia Reimington cartridges of .30-06 Springfield caliber with a Core-LoktSP bullet cost from 55 rubles. But we should not forget that in Russia pricing can be influenced not only by objective factors. In this case, the cost will depend on the region, but if the requested cost exceeds 100 rubles, then we can say that this is an unfair price for 90% of the territory of Russia.
The low price of cartridges is explained, first of all, by the manufacturability and simplicity of the bullet itself. The effectiveness of a bullet against an animal is achieved through the operation of a correctly calculated and practically proven “glass” design in the front part with an exposed core, together with the maximum possible mass of the projectile, and not due to a combination of innovative shapes and materials.
The large weight and shape of the bullet (which, according to the rules of external ballistics, is considered suboptimal) can of course make shooting at long distances difficult, but experienced hunters with .30-06 caliber weapons in the 14 g range hit the animal well at distances of 50-200 m. Remington in Russia, along with modern bullets, also offers inexpensive classics, and the consistency of the assortment gives hunters the opportunity to compare different cartridges and build their arsenal, because in a hunter’s arsenal one of the main places is occupied by the cartridge.
Remington's pricing policy helps hunters develop good habits - for Russia, there are seven cartridges in the .30-06 caliber lineup. The cost of one cartridge ranges from 52 rubles to 90 rubles per cartridge. The cheapest 52 rubles are 180 grain (11.7 g) Core-Lokt PSP bullets, as well as Core-Lokt SP bullets.
Bullets with the designation PSP differ from the blunt-pointed half-shell SP by a pronounced ogive shape, and therefore are somewhat inferior to it in terms of expansive action. But PSP bullets have a flatter trajectory and better aimed shooting range.
