Just left dicks in Delaware and have a brand new 783. They also had 223/5.56, .308, 30-06 and some .40.

 

So I picked up 20 rounds of Pmc to feed my new toy.

 

 

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What caliber did you buy?

.308

 

Almost went 30-06 but they had the .308 in stock and ammo was like 2 dollars cheaper

 

 

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ive been looking at them, let us know how they shoot. how much was it also?

Today was the last day of the sale, and just happened to be right next to the Dicks in Christiana. All in all, I got 20 rounds of PMC Bronze, and Remington 783 for less than 390.

Pics or it didn't happen

Range report. If it's good, I might invest in one just cause.

Range report. If it's good, I might invest in one just cause.

me too..dont have a bolt action in the stable yet..

also asking fora Range report please. I've been toying around the idea of getting a cheap bolt action .308 like the ruger American or the Remington 783.

 

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Alright, so after partying last night, I'm ready to give a detailed report on the fit and finish of the rifle. 

 

Remingtons new inexpensive bolt action, the 783. Regular price is about $400 (MSRP), but you can get iy cheaper if you shop around. Dick's happened to running a great special on these until the 26th, which I snapped up on. Total without ammo and NICS was 349.99 (tax free shopping baby). I also picked up 20 rounds of PMC Bronze .308 for 17.99, which doesn't seem like an overly bad price. 

 

So, the overall finish of the rifle is pretty nice for a sub $400 dollar rifle. The metal is blued, and even for such an inexpensive rifle, doesn't look like a bad job was done on it. Moving on to the bolt handle, I was mortally afraid it was going to be plastic, like the rest of the stock. It isn't. It appears to be drop forged and MIG welded (very cleanly) to the bolt body, or it the bolt body and bolt handle were made from one piece. My only gripe is the bluing on the bolt body its self. I know its a 'moving' part and the bluing will strip away eventually, but they could have done a better job off the bat IMO. But hey, its a cheap rifle. Moving onto their accu-trigger, it feels nice. Has a nice break on it, and doesn't creep like you think it would. No complaints about it, it seems like a really nice trigger for the rifle. 

 

I just want to take the time to compare this rifle to the Remington 700 BDL for a moment. While the 700 is a rifle in its own weight class compared to this, you have to modify the rifle to use a hinged floor plate, or even one of Remingtons removeable magazines. The 783 comes with a 4 round removable magazine right off the bat, which I was happy to see. I also want to mention the rifle is already drilled and tapped for a rail. This was a concern of mine that I would need to take it to a smith to do, but after looking it over, its a non issue. 

 

 

 

 

Nice.  Range report?

It'll be a couple weeks before thats possible. Still need the base, rings and scope. 

Apparently Dick's still has it on sale for $350 and a $30 mail in rebate this week.... I might go take a look-see.

Do it. For 350 its not bad. But read the rebate rules carefully. They had one last week, and you needed to buy the rifle and a box of Remington ammo in the same transaction. They might do something funky like that for this one too.

 

ETA: Also got a scope, rings, and rail from Midway. They'll be here Tuesday or Wednesday. I'll update with pics when I get it mounted to my liking.

Got my scope today! BSA scope, and I originally got Millet medium height rings, but just didn't like them. So I switched to the stock rings the scope came with. 

 

I'm hitting the range Saturday for my birthday. I'll post more pics and my opinion on it then.