Why I'm here.

I grew up in a somewhat liberal, extremely pacifist household in the equally liberal Washington state. I had some good friends who introduced me to the errors of my upbringing. Guns (any weapons really) were a forbidden topic in my house, so when I was first introduced to shooting sports I fell in love- kind of a forbidden fruit thing I think. My mother still wonders where she went so wrong.
Because of my upbringing, and my poverty in college, I am not your average gun guy. Most “gun people” buy a gun and it stays in the family, passed on through generations when the owner goes to their heavenly reward. I, on the other hand, go through guns like they were work pants. I get bored, or I look too close, or I shoot them till I don’t like them anymore. Over the past five years I have bought, shot, and sold or traded More than 50 firearms. Along the way I have learned TONS, established opinions, and had a great time. Now some will ask, “Why” ? It all comes down to a deal I made with my incredibly beautiful, and patient wife. When we were first engaged we talked about lots of important things in great detail, and one of those was firearms. She knew I liked guns and enjoyed shooting (though at the time neither of us had any idea how big this would become). She was worried about having hundreds of guns strewn everywhere around the house. We set a four gun limit at any given time. Over the years that deal has been revisited and modified, but the rule made me sell a gun before I could get a new one. It also has led me to play with a ton of platforms and a ton of accessories. This review blog is based on the experience gathered along the way. I have also figured out how to self-fund my gun addiction. In our house “gun money” is a separate entity, though I have on occasion used it to spoil my wife. “Gun money” is money made from a gun sale that is used for buying another gun or ammo. (Gun money also magically accumulates when I let my wife pick our sons names). Guns have become a real investment to mee, they hold their value very well. I have made a lot of additional “gun money” along the way. My addiction started with a $550 initial investment and has grown to around $15,000 in guns, and around $8000 in ammo (though little of that is left) in the course of five years.

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The Remington 700 sps #2


I was browsing a gun classifieds and stumbled upon a Remington 700 sps with a ton of accessories. It was too good of a price so I jumped. It came with a bell and Carlson tactical medalist stock, Harris bipod, night force 20moa mount, millet rings, a millet trs 12-23x scope, badger bold knob, a jewel trigger ,and a Wyatt bottom metal and detachable mags. It was beautiful. Over the year I have owned it I have had the action trued, the bold fluted, and the stock bedded. I plan to replace the barrel and upgrade the scope, but neither has happened yet. Still it is extremely accurate and I have taken it to 1100 yards (on steel). I really like this gun, so much so that I bought a pelican rifle case for it. Recently I put clay pigeons on several fence posts and backed up 500 yards. One shot kills on all 5 of them. The gun shoots, and shoots good. I watched a video series on YouTube that is full of really great info on how to compensate and dial a scope for distance. I am still not good at windage but most of the time it’s not an issue where I live. I have plans to start sniper competitions when I get better at distance shooting, but for now it is still a fun rifle that when the world comes to an end I will defend my turf from afar.
THE GOOD:

The Remington 700 is a good action.
 The Harris tilting bipod is extremely solid and worth the extra it costs over other options
It is stupid accurate.
I am in love with the jewel trigger, it is incredible.
THE BAD
The millet trs is a nice scope but the mildots are not set correctly (at least on mine) and as, such I cannot range find with it. That is the only reason I plan to replace it.
The gun is heavy (12 lbs.)
As the barrel heats up accuracy drops fairly rapidly (you can put 30 or so through it before it needs to cool down.
FINAL THOUGHTS:
This is not accuracy international, a sako, or a steyr, and it never will be, but for a $1600 all in it is one of the cheapest 1000 yard+ guns you can build, and there is no more upgradable bolt action than the r700.

(This is the gun in my profile pic)


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