Hi Mac,

Well a nice old Rem 700 is worth keeping....as they say...they don't make them like they used to...as for re-barreling....forget that for now. Your .270 as a calibre is plenty accurate...all we need to do is check the rifle over.

The first thing is to check out the scope...there are accessories you can buy to transform hunting turrets to target turrets but before doing so and spending money you need to ensure that the scope works properly.

You need to check the reticle movement both for sticking and for accuracy of the quarter minute clicks. To do so immobilise the rifle so you can turn the turrets and get them to come back to a fixed point. You also want to check it for parallax error. The handy thing with that book I suggested is that this covers how to do all these things and has targets/charts in the appendix which assist in checking these things off. The book is published by Paladin and I will post a link to it. I will also post some links for the relevant bits and pieces you might benefit from.

Here is a link to the book and where to buy it...

http://www.ultimatesniper.com/catalog_pa...p;ProductCode=2

The book is'nt cheap but the knowledge is priceless...

Plaster does'nt cover reloading...so here is another good book...Lymans 49th Edition Reloading Manual...they have good guides at the beginning as to basic techniques...and some good load info for the .270....a book like this is always useful.

https://www.midwayusa.com/Lyman

One tip for reloading...never keep all your powder bottles on the reloading bench...only the one that is in the powder dispenser...so you always know which powder you are using...especially if you reload for pistols and rifles....pistol powder in a rifle case loaded in error can be a fatal error...and this system has worked well for me. Pistol powder is much faster than rifle powder and can cause a rifle to blow up if loaded in a rifle case. Like anything to do with shooting...if you are careful...there are no problems.

Think of it like the danger of loading a 20 guage shotgun shell into a 12 guage gun...the case will drop down the barrel and get stuck...load another 12 guage shell in and shoot and the barrel will blow up...for this reason I stick with 12 guage shotguns...I don't own a 20 guage and 12 guage at the same time and I never borrow another mans cartridge bag if I run out. This last one is more common as a mistake and it nearly happened to me ....on a pheasant drive...I borrowed some cases as my peg was very busy...and a 20 guage had got in with the other shooters 12 guage cases...thankfully I noticed it drop into the barrel.

Anyway...those two tips are good ones...but don't let them put you off...

Edited to further add...Mac here is a link to the type of accessory target turrets which used to be available....

http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=899510

However from doing a bit of searching it seems Stoney Point no longer do them and that most manufacturers have altered their coin slot adjustment rings on hunting scopes to possibly prevent these accessories costing them sales on people upgrading to a target turret model??

Midway USA though do have some less helpful accessories which enable faster turning of scope turrets...like a ratchet handle affair but I did'nt see them for Nikon.