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Old 04-20-2011, 12:40 PM
Vartarg Vartarg is offline
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Default Remington VSF in .204

I'm looking at a Rem VSF in .204.....anyone have experience or knowledge on the pros and cons of this rifle? TIA. George
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Old 04-20-2011, 01:40 PM
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A friend of mine has one. Factory stock leaves alot to be desired. But he had his glass bedded and his gun shoots in the .3's with 32 V-Max and 27 gr. of Benchmark. However, be sure to inspect the bore before buying. A local gun shop received some of these and 3 had unfinished bores in them, jagged metal shavings, etc. Had to be returned to Remington for replacement barrels. Just FYI. Otherwise, pretty good for the money I think.
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Old 04-21-2011, 12:26 PM
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I have a Stainless one in 17 FB. I put into a Boyd thuumbhole and Devcon Bedded. I put a rifle basix trigger on it, the Mark X broke right at the adjustiing screw, and I replaced the firing pin, spring and shroud with a high end aftermarket. The rest of the barrel and action are stock. It will shoot some unbelievabel groups, 5 shots in one ragged hole at 100 is pretty common if the wind is calm. I previously posted a 3 shot .4 group at 200 yards. I have customs that won't shoot as well.

I hear a lot about problems with Remington, but have not seen this in any I bought personaaly. The last 4 new ones I have bought recently, a 221FB, 17FB, 204R and a 7 Ultra Mag, all shoot great, after a little bedding, trigger work etc, but the barrels and actions seem fine to me.

I say look it over carefully then buy it. Best of luck.
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Old 04-22-2011, 04:38 AM
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I have a VSF in .17 Fire Ball and while it shot well for a factory rifle as was I hated the long throat and rechambered it with a minimum spec zero free-bore reamer. Also addel a Jewel trigger. Shoots even better now.
As to the stock that's sure not anything I felt needed changing in fact it's one of the reasons I bought the rifle. It's made by HS Precision and is aluminum block bedded, never changes point of impact. Great stock in my opinion.



Heavy but great for how I use it.



Let us know how it shoots for ya, I'm betting well .
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Old 04-22-2011, 11:45 AM
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MD

Yours is the VSF II, and I agree the stock on them is great. The regular VSF has a very different plastic stock with molded hogue style grip panels. It can be glass bedded and work well but they are UGLY as hell. The $92 Boyd thumbhole prettied up the gun big time.





What it shoots like. Squares are hlaf in on a side.

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Old 04-22-2011, 01:33 PM
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Thanks for the feedback.....

It's been a few days since I looked at it, and I'm trying to remember: it's a BDL, right? Hard to tell from the Rem website.....

Montdoug: I have a VSSF that was a .223 when I bought it, and is now a 20VT.....good shooter, and one of my favorites!

George
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Old 04-22-2011, 05:39 PM
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MD

Yours is the VSF II, and I agree the stock on them is great. The regular VSF has a very different plastic stock with molded hogue style grip panels. It can be glass bedded and work well but they are UGLY as hell. The $92 Boyd thumbhole prettied up the gun big time.





What it shoots like. Squares are hlaf in on a side.

No, mine is the VSF, the VSF II came out the next year with a stainless barrel. Your thinking of the SPS.
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Old 04-22-2011, 08:06 PM
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Yupper..............

What Doug said...

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Old 04-22-2011, 08:28 PM
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Default VSF vs. VSSF

My original post referred to the VSF:



I believe Montdoug is referring to the VSSF & VSSF II



Two different critters entirely.....

Just to clairfy.....
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Old 04-22-2011, 08:42 PM
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Just to further clarify........ About the original VSF rifle...

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/p...ducts_id/41968

http://www.gunsamerica.com/904124502...Hand_Stock.htm

VSF stood for varmint synthetic fluted on the original rifles... They had blued actions and fluted barrels w/H-S stocks... and they came long before the current crop of "VSetc." rifles...

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