Question re. Remington 700 BDL
Question:
My son-in-law lives in the Bakersfield California area and is considering the following rifle: Remington 700 BDL in stainless and synthetic stock, 22-250 calibre. Main use is long shots at coyotes. Would appreciate any suggestions on where an honest and inexpensive place to purchase this. Also, can you "mail-order" long guns from out of state, if so, any suggestions on who and where a good supplier is? Also, if anyone has input on other rifle makes or calibres to possibly consider, that would be appreciated as well. Thanks in advance. Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
Response:
That is a great gun and bullet for coyotes. I would only change one thing. I would paint the gun. Unless the stainless is a dark finish then it will be seen for a long ways by a coyote. Sorry I did not answer your questions. Scott – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text —— Original Message —– Newsgroups: rec.hunting Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 4:39 PM > My son-in-law lives in the Bakersfield California area and is considering > the following rifle: Remington 700 BDL in stainless and synthetic stock, > 22-250 calibre. Main use is long shots at coyotes. > Would appreciate any suggestions on where an honest and inexpensive place to > purchase this. Also, can you "mail-order" long guns from out of state, if > so, any suggestions on who and where a good supplier is? > Also, if anyone has input on other rifle makes or calibres to possibly > consider, that would be appreciated as well. Thanks in advance. > Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: > http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/ Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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> My son-in-law lives in the Bakersfield California area and is considering > the following rifle: Remington 700 BDL in stainless and synthetic stock, > 22-250 calibre. Main use is long shots at coyotes. > Would appreciate any suggestions on where an honest and inexpensive place to > purchase this. Also, can you "mail-order" long guns from out of state, if > so, any suggestions on who and where a good supplier is? > Also, if anyone has input on other rifle makes or calibres to possibly > consider, that would be appreciated as well. Thanks in advance.
No, you can’t mail order long guns, at least not centerfires … muzzleloaders yes in general, but I’m not sure Californians can. Gun shops here in Oregon can’t even sell to Californians. Something about California law and a "drop test." Sorry, I have no idea where you’d buy a gun in California. The 700 BDL stainless is a good gun and the .22-250 caliber is fine for coyotes. It is "adequate." There are other things I like better. It’s an ok light weight setup, but I prefer the 700 VSSF in .220 Swift and the Sendero SF in .25-’06. I’ve had a couple .22-250s and a couple Swifts; there’s a significant gain when you step up to the Swift, certainly more than the .22-250 fans would like to believe. You might also consider the Winchester 70 "coyote" and Ruger 77 Varmint in .243 if you prefer 6mm cartridges … and the Remington 700 VLS in 6mm and .243. Tom Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
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>The 700 BDL stainless is a good gun and the .22-250 caliber is fine for >coyotes. It is "adequate." There are other things I like better. It’s an ok >light weight setup, but I prefer the 700 VSSF in .220 Swift and the Sendero SF >in .25-’06. >You might also consider the Winchester 70 "coyote" and Ruger 77 Varmint in .243 >if you prefer 6mm cartridges … and the Remington 700 VLS in 6mm and .243.
I’ll second Tom’s opinion here. The 25-06 and the .243 are better coyote rounds than the 22-250. And the bull-barreled Remingtons (Sendero SF and VLS) are better choices than the BDL, unless you’ll be doing a lot of walking. I’ve got a Sendero SF in 25-06, and it shoots everything I feed it into MOA groups or better, and tuned handloads can hold 0.5 MOA out to 500 yards (that’s a 2.5" group at 500 yards). The 25-06 and .243 move a lot less in the wind, particularly with match bullets. In addition, they pack a lot more punch on the receiving end. Michael Courtney Visit the rec.hunting and rec.hunting.dogs FAQ Home Page at: http://sportsmansweb.com/hunting/
