my rem 700 3006

Hey Guys just doing a little thread on my 3006 journey.
picked up this rem 700 a couple of years ago it had been floated and pillar bedded and shot real nice I kind of fell in love with the calibre and as such I sold all the other calibres and am now using it as a do it all rifle.
so far I have had it threaded and suppressed and upgraded the optics to a new Burris 3x15 x45 with nice Burris rings.
I would like to cerakote it to protect it from surface rust (I seem to be hunting In the wet a bit...)
i think the next stage for me will be fluting the barrel and bolt and making the rifle lighter. would love to hear if you have done anything similar and recommendations to who you have used etc
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The 3006 is a great do it all calibre. If you want to drop weight, best option would be a CF stock. Is the stock in picture a McMillan? Or standard REM factory ?

Stug did a stock for me in a short action.
It now feels like a .22
The CF stocks do drop the weight.
Mind you I have Win Featherweight in wood and it isn't hefty either.

What type of ammo are you running it on?

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Originally Posted by chainsaw

The 3006 is a great do it all calibre. If you want to drop weight, best option would be a CF stock. Is the stock in picture a McMillan? Or standard REM factory ?

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standard rem factory not toooo bad really and the work has been done to it..

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Originally Posted by Steve123

What type of ammo are you running it on?

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started with the sako factory butha e followed a recipe given to me by Richard from serious shooters using 165gn projectiles. seems to go alright. wouldn't mind loading some down too

Fluting will only lighten your wallet. The weight loss is probably only in the same league as one or 2 rounds less in the mag, ditching the bipod or changing to a lighter scope if you have one are easier and more effective options. A carbon fibre stock would give good weight reduction.
Think that's heavy, try a Weatherby vanguard.

What projectiles you running in it ? I'm new to 30-06 I'm currently running 178gn eldms so far so good, I would normally settle on a lighter projectile say 165ish but needs musts. So far it's been very effective.

Fluting is going reduce weight by 120 ish grams .
Bolt fluting , 50 ish grams.
Carbon fibre stock will save you 200 to 400 grams depending on the weight of your current stock

I don't think going too light in a 30 06 is a good idea. Bit of weight helps soak up the recoil

ya beat me to it steve........ if you looking at some lighter loads...eg down loads.....125-130grn projectiles will let you reduce recoil and still have good killing power,for goats/fallow/wallabies /red hinds/yearlings they will be awesome..... I did some 125grn taipans for a mate,he was decapitating goats with them....
nearly bought dirty06 but stuck with .270 as have heaps of projectiles for it.
lighter loads for small stuff...cast loads for plinking and on big stuff what ever you like,recoil doesnt even factor when see a big red.
bog standard 150grn hornady interlocts work very well.

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ya beat me to it steve........ if you looking at some lighter loads...eg down loads.....125-130grn projectiles will let you reduce recoil and still have good killing power,for goats/fallow/wallabies /red hinds/yearlings they will be awesome..... I did some 125grn taipans for a mate,he was decapitating goats with them....
nearly bought dirty06 but stuck with .270 as have heaps of projectiles for it.
lighter loads for small stuff...cast loads for plinking and on big stuff what ever you like,recoil doesnt even factor when see a big red.
bog standard 150grn hornady interlocts work very well.

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I've got a M1917 and a Howa with a boyds stock. Both reasonably heavy. the M1917 is nicer to shoot coz of the weight but the howa kicks pretty hard with the 180 grains. It will be a pisser when I run out of corlokt as I'll have to change to super x which has a different POI to the 180sst's.

strange that as the 180grn winchester is pussy to shoot in .308...bog std power point projectiles kill really well.
and I shoot 170grns in my howa from same sized case just narrower pipe without noticing recoil LOL.

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strange that as the 180grn winchester is pussy to shoot in .308...bog std power point projectiles kill really well.
and I shoot 170grns in my howa from same sized case just narrower pipe without noticing recoil LOL.

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Have you tried round nose 170 or 180s in the 308? A couple of overseas forums have threads from guys using them for bush hunting and eating them for closer range knockdown .

Ounces make pounds. All weight savings eventually add up. So everything you have on your rig should be evaluated against how often it is effectively used. Hunting rifles are carried alot and the actual shooting is a split second in time. CF stock is probably the biggest weight loss. People often don't consider the recoil pad. Big thick rubber pads weigh heaps, so I buy jandals and epoxy them on and grind to fit. I always run alum Talleys. Fluting if I can afford it. The bolt shroud on the Remington (a'la early 60's models) & Howas can be cut in half so there's another saving.
How often do you use the bipod? Can you use a daybag rest instead? How does the scope weight compare to others in its class? Can you get away with less features? Do you really need that suppressor?
Evaluate everything against your actual hunting experiences and be prepared to rationalize every piece on the gun.

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What projectiles you running in it ? I'm new to 30-06 I'm currently running 178gn eldms so far so good, I would normally settle on a lighter projectile say 165ish but needs musts. So far it's been very effective.

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@Blisters ???

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Originally Posted by FRST

Ounces make pounds. All weight savings eventually add up. So everything you have on your rig should be evaluated against how often it is effectively used. Hunting rifles are carried alot and the actual shooting is a split second in time. CF stock is probably the biggest weight loss. People often don't consider the recoil pad. Big thick rubber pads weigh heaps, so I buy jandals and epoxy them on and grind to fit. I always run alum Talleys. Fluting if I can afford it. The bolt shroud on the Remington (a'la early 60's models) & Howas can be cut in half so there's another saving.
How often do you use the bipod? Can you use a daybag rest instead? How does the scope weight compare to others in its class? Can you get away with less features? Do you really need that suppressor?
Evaluate everything against your actual hunting experiences and be prepared to rationalize every piece on the gun.

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yeah mate done all that, very happy with where I am just want to finish it with some fluting. cheers

Another 30 06 fan here.

I have a .30/06 also. I have run out of .30 cal bullets though except for 220 grain Sierras. I have a good load for them at 2450 fps, but they kick like God hit you