Remington 783 308 Winchester
Posted: 29 Sep 2018 20:52
I bought a new Remington 783 in 308 Winchester a couple weeks ago and I am actually shocked at how well it shoots. I compared 'combo' rifles and stand alone rifles all in the 3 - 5 hundred dollar range because I was looking for an 'entry level' rifle in 308 Winchester or .223 as a range gun. The gun was on sale for $299 as a scoped combo.
I have rifles (mostly old military) but none that are new and none in 308 Winchester, until now. The trigger is great and the scope is actually decent for what I am doing. If you wanted to do longer range target shooting a new scope would be in order. The cross hairs are too fat for any target shooting past say 200 yards. If you can approximate where to hold on the target you can go farther but the cross hairs are too thick at long distance.
I wanted it for range shooting and reloading. I can also shoot deer with it if needed. Definitely a really good, inexpensive hunting rifle in my opinion. I don't expect half MOA with it even with hand loads, but I am certain I can keep it around 1 MOA with the right hand load.
So far it likes the lighter factory bullets (150 grain Winchester soft points especially). I need to get better with the gun but have gotten inch and half at 100 yards 5 shot groups so far. A better rifle rest and better technique and the groups will shrink. One box of factory Winchester 180 grain hunting bullets I got - I almost called to complain because the quality of the bullet seating is so poor. Some have the cannelure totally out of the case some the cannelure is buried in the case. Even the crimp looks different on some of the cartridges, like the machine was not set correctly. This is why we load our own.
The 168 grain Federal Gold Medal match with Sierra Match kings actually gave me the worst results so far. I will need to get more and try them again I think.
I got the Lee Ultimate 4 die rifle set for 308 Winchester today. I ordered some 150 grain Hornady FMJ bullets from Grafs. So I will be working on 308 Winchester loads soon. I will be buying Varget too.
I was very skeptical and compared it to the Thompson center compass and the Savage Axis. The Remington stock felt better to me than both of those, the bolt was smoother on the Remington than the compass by a long shot. The axis was more money and had a chintzy scope. The more expensive Savages ($500 and up) seemed to be made a lot nicer then the cheaper ones. For the money this thing is a winner and it is made in the USA. I never thought I would like a cheap Remington rifle but this one has made me a fan. I may buy another one in .223.
I have rifles (mostly old military) but none that are new and none in 308 Winchester, until now. The trigger is great and the scope is actually decent for what I am doing. If you wanted to do longer range target shooting a new scope would be in order. The cross hairs are too fat for any target shooting past say 200 yards. If you can approximate where to hold on the target you can go farther but the cross hairs are too thick at long distance.
I wanted it for range shooting and reloading. I can also shoot deer with it if needed. Definitely a really good, inexpensive hunting rifle in my opinion. I don't expect half MOA with it even with hand loads, but I am certain I can keep it around 1 MOA with the right hand load.
So far it likes the lighter factory bullets (150 grain Winchester soft points especially). I need to get better with the gun but have gotten inch and half at 100 yards 5 shot groups so far. A better rifle rest and better technique and the groups will shrink. One box of factory Winchester 180 grain hunting bullets I got - I almost called to complain because the quality of the bullet seating is so poor. Some have the cannelure totally out of the case some the cannelure is buried in the case. Even the crimp looks different on some of the cartridges, like the machine was not set correctly. This is why we load our own.
The 168 grain Federal Gold Medal match with Sierra Match kings actually gave me the worst results so far. I will need to get more and try them again I think.
I got the Lee Ultimate 4 die rifle set for 308 Winchester today. I ordered some 150 grain Hornady FMJ bullets from Grafs. So I will be working on 308 Winchester loads soon. I will be buying Varget too.
I was very skeptical and compared it to the Thompson center compass and the Savage Axis. The Remington stock felt better to me than both of those, the bolt was smoother on the Remington than the compass by a long shot. The axis was more money and had a chintzy scope. The more expensive Savages ($500 and up) seemed to be made a lot nicer then the cheaper ones. For the money this thing is a winner and it is made in the USA. I never thought I would like a cheap Remington rifle but this one has made me a fan. I may buy another one in .223.