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Remington Sportsman 78

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Here is my Sportsman 78... which is just a 700 with a polish job that they didn't spend as much time on and a hardwood stock instead of walnut.


Cheapo Bushnell scope, Weaver rings and mounts, tuned trigger. A decent walkabout varmint rifle.
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Q
Nice, its simple. Thats why I like it. As long as it gets the job done its all good.
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jerrschmitt
Here's my Sportsman 78. Stock has been changed to a 40X single shot stock and it's been rebarreled to 6mm BR Remington. It also has a jewell 2 oz trigger.


It still shoots good enough for prairie dogs but when it gets a new barrel it'll be in 6mm BR Norma.
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El Chorizo
Welcome to the forums! Nice groups!

I know those 6mm's are accurate.

What kind of barrel and scope do you have on it now?
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jerrschmitt
SemperFi said:
Welcome to the forums! Nice groups!

I know those 6mm's are accurate.

What kind of barrel and scope do you have on it now?
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Thank you for the welcome. Remingtons and Prairie Dog shooting are my passions.

The original builder of the rifle passed away so I have no information on the barrel he used except that it is a 20 inch stainless steel, 14 twist chambered for the old Remington 6 BR which has a shorter case neck than the current 6BR Norma.

The scope is a Leupold Vari X III with a Stoney Point elevation turret.
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Q
Nice rifle mate. Looks like it shoots well.
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El Chorizo
I though that looked like a shorter barrel. I'm becoming more and more a fan of shorter barrels. I have both an AR-15 and the SPS Tactical, and I like the 20" barrel in each of those!
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