Thread: What sort of accuracy are you getting from a factory Rem700 barrel???

Hi,

I was just wondering if people out there are getting good results with factory sporter rem700 barrels?

I'm putting together another rifle at the mo from a pile of parts. In this ''box of bits'' is an unfired factory barrel in 7mmRem mag, which I wasn't going to use (I made this decision without shooting it). It occurred to me that potentially the barrel could be a shooter and I'd never know? However I don't want to spend money fitting it and bedding etc to find out its a dud! My thoughts are, that money may as well go towards doing it right first time?

Is it foolish to think a factory rem700 sporter barrel won’t deliver good results? Or is it just a fact of life that factory barrels aren't up to delivering consistent (no POI change) and accurate shots like a target barrel will?

Your thoughts?


kj