Anyone own a Rem 700 VLS?

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northernmihunter79

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I am going to be picking up a mint rem 700 vls in 223 remington. I was wondering if anybody has one or knows anybody that has one? I was just wondering if u or somebody u know had modified anything on the rifle like perhaps a trigger or something else. I dont know too much about the those models but do they do anything special to them when they come from the factory? thanks.
 
Very nice gun, I have two VLS's. Typical Rem product (good) and trigger can be easily worked or replaced with either a Rifle Basix or Timiny.

Nothing special done to them, just a heavy barrel profile and a "varmint" stock. Youl'll like it.

Rod
 

I have a VLS in .22-250 that I got last fall. The trigger
pulled at 5 pounds from the factory but was easy to adjust to where I wanted it. The accuracy wasn't that good either
but you can fix that too. It was shooting softball sized
groups at 200 yards. Remington says that the barrell is free floated but it isn't. I floated the barrell and glass and pillar bedded it and now it shoots 1 inch groups at 200
yards. But only with flat base bullets. It doesn't like boat tail bullets. Some VLS rifles may shoot better from the factory but with my experience I wouldn't count on it.
I'm pleased with it now and yours may shoot great from the factory but I'd plan on doing some work on it.
 
I have one in .204 Ruger. Too heavy for a carry gun, but its handled every bullet I've put through it (32 gr Vmax and Blitz King right up to 45 gr Hornady PSP) accurately.
 
You will love it. I have a 700 vs(same gun different stock). My nephew has a vls. They are both in 308 win. Both guns shoot very well. Trigger job is a must. From the factory the trigger pull feels like the safety is on.
 
For Claybuster! Some rifles don't like FB's either.
Most of that is due to the crown. I like 11 deg. target crowns on mine. They seem to work pretty well with both types.
It's easy for a competent smithy to unscrew your barrell
and put one on.

79 I love rem's! You have to massage some a little but they are probably the easiest to accurize. Most rem's will shoot great without much tweaking, some require more.
If you can't get one to shoot well after a trigger job and bedding, throw the barrell away and get a new tube.
Some factory barrells won't come in no matter what!
Hope this helps!
 
Not trying to be a naysayer here but you asked and I will tell you.

I've owned more Remingtons than anything else and have always had good experiences except with the VLS in 22-250 I bought last summer. It shoots good now but I did a lot to it. Out of the box it shot 2 1/2" to 3" at 100 yards so I pillar bedded it and installed a Jewell trigger. The accuracy improved but still walked on the paper after 3 or 4 rounds. Something a pillar bedded, free floated barrel shouldn't do. It had to be the way the barrel was seated in the action. I sent it to RSE Custom Guns in Twenty Nine Palms and had him look at it. He trued up the action and reseated the barrel. I also had him cut 2" off the barrel and redo the crown. The gun shoots tiny one hole groups now and the walking problem has stopped.

I'm thinking you will have better luck with a 223. I would at least pillar bed the rifle and look for a trigger upgrade. My older 700's had far better triggers than this one. I love the Jewell trigger.

Best wishes.
 
I have one in a 243. Not a good calling gun, just to heavy. The triggers are adjustable and supposedly the new triggers are better from the factory. All mine are older and simple trigger adjustments made all of them into excellent shooters.

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Be sure to dissemble it before you take it out and oil all the parts that you can't see. I like to make sure all the screws and such are tight prior to the first shooting. I have a 6 by 24 on mine and it's a tack driver. With the laminated stock I didn't do any bedding on mine, but usually a glassbed and piller bed job will help with accuracy.
 
I have one in .223 that shot bad(2''@ 100).I replaced the trigger before I ever shot it,but a float & bed job,stopped the stringing & put it sub MOA with Varget & Blitz-Kings.
 
I have one in 204 and its a tack driver right out of the box.
A little to heavy for a carry gun but it shoots anything you feed it.
 
I have one in .223. I had the trigger worked on and started working on loads for it. It will shoot just about any 50 or 55 gr bullet one inch+-. It seems to like a 50 gr v-max and 50gr blitz king the same. They will stack 5 in a dime on some days, sometimes they string out a bit. I'm not too handy with the bedding, I should send it to someone and have it worked on.
I like the rife but it's heavy, pretty much just a range and squeek field rifle for me. It's giong to be for sale in about a month if I decide I like my new AR.
 
I own one in .243.
They make for a nice looking rifle, a bit heavy to carry around but very, very accurate. Mine is still stock, haven't even had the trigger worked on yet.
With an inexpensive sportview scope she'll produce great groups all day.
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I have one in 22-250 and the handle came off the bolt. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gif.

Remington did fix it free of charge though and the gun was only gone for about two weeks total time. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif.

I haven't shot it much since I got it back but Remington did rework the trigger to a nice 6 pound pull though /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Currently looking to replace the stock with a regular BDL stock to eliminate some of the weight.. The stock is the majority of the weight in this gun...... James L.
 
I own two, a 6mm Rem that is on it's second barrel, and a .223 Rem that's still in "almost" factory form.

The 700 VLS is my favorite platform for a benched pdog rig. Of course, they're better once you get them blueprinted, change out the triggers, and put a match barrel on them, but that's true of pretty much every factory offering.

I love the weight of them on the windy plains. I had an ABolt Varminter that I sold simply because I was not as happy with the lighter weight as I thought I'd be.

Mike
 
I replaced my triggers with Rifle Basix triggers. My .223 is set at 8 oz., and my 6mm at 11 oz.

I also, eventually, got rid of that damned J-lock. Besides the firing pin spring being coiled up like a snake inside the bolt, I had the J-Lock on my then brand new 6mm decide to lock itself under recoil when I didn't have a J-key handy. Believe me.....when that happens, if you don't have a key, you are completely out of luck. No amount of cussin' will make it shoot.

In fact, I didn't know the J-Lock was the source of the problem. I'd fired about 20 rounds in one session when suddenly, it just quit firing. Light pin strikes on the primers was the only evidence of a problem...besides not shooting. The J-Lock, by all visible signs, was still in the unlocked position. But, it had engaged just enough that it was hindering the firing pin travel, and causing it to short stroke the primer.

I've had a handful of people that should know tell me that the way the J-Lock is designed, that such an occurence is impossible. I know differently.
 
My 6mm VLS is awesome!
I've reworked the trigger and removed the pressure pad so its free floated now. I haven't glass bedded or pillar bedded it yet. I did install a larger bolt handle, I can't live without them on my guns.
Its deadly on dogs and I've shot rocks at 1000yds with it.
I will kill a 'Lope with it in a couple of weeks. I really don't mind carrying it...just not too far.
I love Remmys!

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