What does VTR stand for Remington?

Model 700 VTR, which stands for. varmint/tactical rifle. Officially part. of Remington’s sporting firearm. line, the new rifle is designed.

What rifle has a triangle barrel?

As you can see in the photo above and below, the profile of the barrel is not a round profile like a typical rifle barrel, but is triangulated. Essentially, what it appears to be is that Remington took the LTR fluting and continued the flute all the way out, making the barrel a triangle.

Is Remington 700 VTR short or long action?

The short-action rifle is available in four chamberings that include the popular varminting cartridges of . 204 Ruger, . 223 Rem.

Is a .308 a long or short action?

Short-Action: The 308 Winchester was the model for this action length. It was created by shortening the 30-06 case. COL is established at 2.8 inches. Rounds like 243 Win., 260 Rem., 6.5 Creedmoor, 7mm-08 Rem., 338 Federal, 358 Win.

Is a .308 a short action rifle?

A short-action rifle has an action that is loosely based off of the overall length of a . 308 Winchester cartridge. Some other common calibers that are a short-action are as follows: 308 Winchester.

Is the Remington 700 VTR a tactical rifle?

It is a lightweight and compact rifle design, but the last time I checked, Remington was quite successful with the 700LTR rifles as well as their extremely popular, and good performing, SPS Tactical rifle introduced last year. This rifle is about the same weight as those two and fits in-between in price.

What kind of stock does a Remington VTR use?

The stock on the VTR is the same stock that is found on the SPS Varmint rifle, but green instead of black, and they did make the inserts on the stock a rubberized material, which actually is a nice upgrade, but the stock is still injection molded and made of a fairly weak plastic and the barrel is not free floated as a result.

What is the Remington Model 700 varmint target rifle?

A fusion of our most advanced performance features in both tactical and varmint rifles, the Model 700 Varmint-Target Rifle (VTR) is a revolutionary system optimized for extended-range precision and mobility.

Is there a Remington 700 with the same action?

Yes, here is another Remington 700 with the same action as on all the other Remington 700’s we have reviewed. There is not a whole bunch to talk about in regards to the 700 action that we have not covered in all the other Remington 700 tactical rifles and custom built rifle reviews we have done.