Rem 700 LV with new Bushnell Nitro 3-12 X 44 MM Nitro

[Picher]

This is my Rem 700 ADL Light Varmint .223, with a new Bushnell 3-12X x 44mm Nitro scope I just received/mounted/sighted-in yesterday. It was on-sale from Midway and supposedly the last one available, but they magically may have found more after my order. The price was $220 (free shipping), marked down from over twice that amount. I've since found it a little cheaper elsewhere on the "net", but service from Midway was great...it was shipped the same day.

Anyway, I like the scope and mounted/sighted it in yesterday and am impressed at the clarity and love the "Deploy Mil FFP" reticle. The center dot fit nicely inside the 1" center circle of my home-made target at 100 yards. The image is very clear and adjustments are great.

This is my first Mil-dot scope and I have some learning to do with it, but don't expect to utilize it's full potential. We'll see. Note that I didn't notice that it wasn't a 1" tube, so the super-nice mounts didn't fit and I had to steal some off another scope in my "spare parts bin". (I don't think the rifle will be ticked-off about it.)

The scope that was on the rifle is now on my .17 HMR Tikka and a great upgrade from the old Bushnell that I resurrected, after the rifle it was on got knocked to the floor by my son's dog. It was passable, but the 3-9X Leupold is so much better! Two upgrades for the price of one!!!

(Please excuse the powdered rosin near the front mount. I didn't notice that I hadn't wiped it all off after mounting.)

 

[Skylerbone]

I do wish the Nitro was lighter weight but I cannot complain about the glass or feature set. Very nice working rig Picher.

 

[horsemen61]

Nice stick!

 

[Picher]

I do wish the Nitro was lighter weight but I cannot complain about the glass or feature set. Very nice working rig Picher.

Thanks! This rifle has had a weird history. I bought it used from LL Bean's store in Freeport, ME and had problems with cratered and flattened primers. Sent it to Remington to be repaired and they didn't do anything to it, but declared it "dangerous, due to excessive headspace". I knew better and a gunsmith and I checked it against the brand new ADL that I bought and they both checked in with exactly the same headspace with the "Field" gauge. The gunsmith said that is the norm for all Remingtons. I accepted that the factory was wrong and that the rifle is safe.

A while ago, Remington had a parts sale, so I bought a new firing pin assembly and that took care of the "problem". DUH!

 

[Picher]

I do wish the Nitro was lighter weight but I cannot complain about the glass or feature set. Very nice working rig Picher.

Yes, it's a bit heavy, but the rifle is a lightweight and actually holds/balances a bit better with the added weight. I don't walk a lot with this rifle because of the angular forend that kind of digs-in when carrying with a sling. I use my ADL in factory plastic when walking. That one doesn't "ride the bags" as well as this one, but carries really nicely. They both are bedded and shoot great! The ADL benefited greatly from epoxy-bedding, floating the barrel, and stiffening the forend with Acraglas.

 

[ECVMatt]

Thanks for the tip on the scope. I love those LV 700's. I took my best mountain coyote with one. And the caliber is of course..... the .223 that we have been discussing some much lately.

 

[WisBorn]

Nice rifle @Picher ! Enjoy the new scope looks like a nice package!!!

Safe shooting

 

[Picher]

Thanks for the tip on the scope. I love those LV 700's. I took my best mountain coyote with one. And the caliber is of course..... the .223 that we have been discussing some much lately.

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You're the only other person I've noticed that has a LV 700 and I hadn't seen one until I found mine. My hunting/shooting buddy had seen it at LL Beans and thought about buying it, but decided against it. He didn't tell me about that until I told him I had it. Small world.

 

[LoonWulf]

Thats a good match! Power range is perfect. Seems like a number of us are now running Nitros on SOMETHING or other lol.

 

[Bartojc]

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This is my Rem 700 ADL Light Varmint .223, with a new Bushnell 3-12X x 44mm Nitro scope I just received/mounted/sighted-in yesterday. It was on-sale from Midway and supposedly the last one available, but they magically may have found more after my order. The price was $220 (free shipping), marked down from over twice that amount. I've since found it a little cheaper elsewhere on the "net", but service from Midway was great...it was shipped the same day.

There are a couple places clearing out Nitro's for good prices. I passed on it because of the weight for the top of an AR. I almost think I should get me one just in case I "need" one for the next rifle Nice set-up.



-Jeff

 

[Picher]

Had some excellent conditions to shoot yesterday. The .223 handloads were really great, shooting 1/3" to 1/2" groups at 100 yards with the new Bushnell 3-12X, 44mm scope. However, the batch of .17 HMR ammo in my CZ455 didn't shoot great groups, showing several flyers. The 3-9x Leupold scope was not the problem, having repeatedly shot very nice groups in the .223. Like .22 WMR, .17 HMR ammo can vary in accuracy. It's disappointing to shoot a few groups greater than 1 1/2 MOA when you know the rifle and scope can do so much better with the right batch of ammo.

 

[Picher]

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This is my Rem 700 ADL Light Varmint .223, with a new Bushnell 3-12X x 44mm Nitro scope I just received/mounted/sighted-in yesterday. It was on-sale from Midway and supposedly the last one available, but they magically may have found more after my order. The price was $220 (free shipping), marked down from over twice that amount. I've since found it a little cheaper elsewhere on the "net", but service from Midway was great...it was shipped the same day.

Anyway, I like the scope and mounted/sighted it in yesterday and am impressed at the clarity and love the "Deploy Mil FFP" reticle. The center dot fit nicely inside the 1" center circle of my home-made target at 100 yards. The image is very clear and adjustments are great.

This is my first Mil-dot scope and I have some learning to do with it, but don't expect to utilize it's full potential. We'll see. Note that I didn't notice that it wasn't a 1" tube, so the super-nice mounts didn't fit and I had to steal some off another scope in my "spare parts bin". (I don't think the rifle will be ticked-off about it.)

The scope that was on the rifle is now on my .17 HMR Tikka and a great upgrade from the old Bushnell that I resurrected, after the rifle it was on got knocked to the floor by my son's dog. It was passable, but the 3-9X Leupold is so much better! Two upgrades for the price of one!!!

(Please excuse the powdered rosin near the front mount. I didn't notice that I hadn't wiped it all off after mounting.)

(After the photo was taken, I took the rifle downstairs to my shop and covered the upper part of the rings with non-glare electrician's tape. Looks pretty good! I've done that before on another rifle and it's lasted many years.

 

[MarshallDodge]

Nice looking rig!

I have been looking at the 2.5-10 Nitro for my Remington 783 in 223. How do they compare to the Vortex PST line?

 

[Picher]

Nice looking rig!

I have been looking at the 2.5-10 Nitro for my Remington 783 in 223. How do they compare to the Vortex PST line?

I don't have any experience with the Vortex PST line, but think they cost a lot more. The clarity and controls of my Nitro seem way better than the present cost would indicate. The scope isn't being advertised in several catalogs presently and may be limited to present stock. I'm pretty fussy about my scopes and am quite impressed with my Nitro in the short time I've used it. Not being well-schooled in use of the Mil reticle, I'd prefer a standard crosshair, but it has an excellent dot. Time will tell whether I find the mil markings useful.

 

[Picher]

BTW: I still have the Leupold 3-9X scope in the original Weaver Top Mount rings, still zeroed, so if I wanted to walk around a lot with the Light Varmint, could just take the Bushnell 3-12 off and put the Leupold on and it would still be able to hit anything without adjustment. (Tricky, us old Maine natives are.)