I Have This Old Gun...

[Mad Geek]

I recently acquired a new (to me) Remington 700 rifle. Initially it was represented as a Custom Shop build from 2000 or 2001. It's chambered in .223, has a 26" composite barrel with a steel barrel liner. I checked with Remington Custom Shop, and gave them the serial number. Their response was it was NOT built by the Custom Shop. I called Remington CS, gave them the serial number and they told be it was a 2000 build 700 VS. She didn't really have any more information than that and suggested I go to their website and look at the specs for a 700 VS. That should tell me whatever I want to know. REALLY?

I found a magazine review of this rifle, but not detailed information other than referring to the rifle as a 700 VS Composite:

http://www.riflemagazine.com/magazine/article.cfm?magid=19&tocid=239

Here are a few pictures. I'd like to hear from anyone that knows more about it than what I've been able to discover.

[HK Dave]

How does it shoot?

[GJC]

Thats a sweet looking rifle, let us know how it shoots.

[Mad Geek]

It likes 50 grain bullets and shoots a ragged hole at 100 yards, dislikes 75 grain bullets and is all over an 8 inch circle at 100 yards. My suspicion is I've got a 1 in 12 twist. I need to spend time at distance to see what it will do.

[milotrain]

use a cleaning rod with a tight mop to measure twist. Mark it with painters tape, pull it down the length of the barrel and count the turns. The berger 70gr VLD might work in it.

[HermanH]

^^^
Was going to suggest the same thing.