Does anyone have any experience with Remington custom shop rifles and how good are they. I was thinking of getting a model 547 c grade or a 547 target in 22. Also how good are their other rifles in a hunting style with a wood stock.
Remington custom shop
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I have a 7mm and 300wm from the custom shop, I have never actually shot the 7mm but the 300wm is very accurate.
Both resemble a normal CDL except for very high polished blueing and a very well executed pillar bedded stock. I got em for something like $1250 and $1300 for each one. They are on par with my Kimber Super America 308, I don't really shoot pretty guns, but there is something that draws me to a nice pice of lumber and high polished well executed bluing.
I have a 7mm and 300wm from the custom shop, I have never actually shot the 7mm but the 300wm is very accurate.
Both resemble a normal CDL except for very high polished blueing and a very well executed pillar bedded stock. I got em for something like $1250 and $1300 for each one. They are on par with my Kimber Super America 308, I don't really shoot pretty guns, but there is something that draws me to a nice pice of lumber and high polished well executed bluing.
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I have a left handed 30-06 from the the custom shop. I bought it sometime in the 80's when lefty rifles were rare.
For a hunting gun you couldn't ask for better. Shoots my 150gr. handloads under a MOA. I have been toying over the idea of making it a long range rifle and switching to 175SMK bullets.
I might change out the barrel to a heavy 5R with a brake for 1000+yds. The factory barrel seems wimpy to me.
I have a left handed 30-06 from the the custom shop. I bought it sometime in the 80's when lefty rifles were rare.
For a hunting gun you couldn't ask for better. Shoots my 150gr. handloads under a MOA. I have been toying over the idea of making it a long range rifle and switching to 175SMK bullets.
I might change out the barrel to a heavy 5R with a brake for 1000+yds. The factory barrel seems wimpy to me.
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Service from the custom shop is the WORST service from any gun manufacturer that I've ever dealt with. I worked for a gunshop/gunsmith so I have dealt quite a bit with most manufacturers and remington in general has terrible service but the custom shop was Brutal. They jefked us around quite a bit on custom order 40X rifles. We were told around 3 months and waited over a year at times. There were a number of times that they had no idea if they had a reamer for a certain caliber requested. Many times theyt said the'd return a call to answer a question and they Never called back. I don't think we ever spoke with anyone who appeared pleasant or really wanted to be helpful. Everyone seemed like you were just annoying them. One time we asked if they would chamber a 40X in 6mm International and they had No idea what that was! Ummmm. Mike Walker of Remington invented the cartridge. I could go on all day.....
Service from the custom shop is the WORST service from any gun manufacturer that I've ever dealt with. I worked for a gunshop/gunsmith so I have dealt quite a bit with most manufacturers and remington in general has terrible service but the custom shop was Brutal. They jefked us around quite a bit on custom order 40X rifles. We were told around 3 months and waited over a year at times. There were a number of times that they had no idea if they had a reamer for a certain caliber requested. Many times theyt said the'd return a call to answer a question and they Never called back. I don't think we ever spoke with anyone who appeared pleasant or really wanted to be helpful. Everyone seemed like you were just annoying them. One time we asked if they would chamber a 40X in 6mm International and they had No idea what that was! Ummmm. Mike Walker of Remington invented the cartridge. I could go on all day.....
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I bought a 40 XBKS L/H repeater in 308 Win. in the early 90's from the Custom Shop.
The rifle has shot just okay, about .75 MOA, sometimes a bit better, sometimes a bit worse. It is not the tack driver I was hoping it to be. Back then, I believe I paid about $1700.00 for it. For current prices, I'd look into a GAP rifle. I still use it. One day I will get it re-barreled.
I bought a 40 XBKS L/H repeater in 308 Win. in the early 90's from the Custom Shop.
The rifle has shot just okay, about .75 MOA, sometimes a bit better, sometimes a bit worse. It is not the tack driver I was hoping it to be. Back then, I believe I paid about $1700.00 for it. For current prices, I'd look into a GAP rifle. I still use it. One day I will get it re-barreled.
