Dads old Remington

[Brett Shinn]

So my dad passed away a few years back, and I was left with his old hunting rifle, a Remington 700 7mm Rem Mag. When I got it, I found out my uncle, who was holding it had replaced the nice Leopold scope for a cheap Tasco. Well, the other week I decided to go ahead and replace that cheap Tasco scope with something a little better. A Center Point Spectrum. Nothing special, just better than the **** that was on there. Thanks to the poor job done installing the Tasco scope, I ended up having to drill out the old base a bed a new one, which turned into me tearing apart the whole rifle and deciding it might not be a bad idea to pillar bed, then glass bed and free float the barrel. Way to make what was supposed to be a 30 min job into a couple week ordeal, right?
Well, I ran into a snag, and was wondering if anyone could help me out. I don't have a pillar jig and bit, and was wondering if anyone had one I could use for a few days? "Why not take it to a gunsmith?"
Well, I kind of want to do it myself, as a tribute I guess, and I don't know any gunsmiths that would allow me to do the work. The jig is like 300 some odd dollars, something I'd probably only use once and be done with it. Anyway, that's my request, if anyone has a pillar jig kit for a Remington 700 that I could borrow, please let me know. I could even rent it out or do the work at your house if that is the route you want to go. Thanks and have a nice day!

 

[Legend]

Don't have one but cool that the rifle found you.

 

[aarondhgraham]

Replaced a Leupold with a Tasco?

Blasphemy I say.

Aarond

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[Jwryan84]

Replaced a Leupold with a Tasco?

Blasphemy I say.

Aarond

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Yea, the Leupold is prob on the uncles rifle now...

 

[dennishoddy]

Replaced a Leupold with a Tasco?

Blasphemy I say.

Aarond

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Actually, back in the day Tasco came out as a high end scope with their world class models. If I remember right, it actually outclassed the Leupold models in tests in its day.
Then for whatever reason, they chose to produce junk.
I still have and shoot two of the Tasco World Class Scopes with BDC, one on my elk rifle, 3.5X16X44. It's accounted for 9 elk now at ranges out to 400 + yards. Well over $300 back in the 80's.
I don't buy or use cheap anything, I can afford good glass. These scopes have my confidence.
I wouldn't put one of the new ones on a .22 RF.

 

[Louro]

Well over $300 back in the 80's

That was a lots of money in the 80's. Tasco and Simmons made some good scope back in the 80.

 

[aarondhgraham]

I had no idea Tasco was once a high quality scope,,,
All I have ever known of is their cheapies.

Ya learn something every day.

Aarond

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