Remington 700 tips

Well after years of hunting with my M1 Garand, I thought I would buy an actual deer rifle. Tomorrow I will be picking up a Remington 700 SPS in 30-06. I will be mounting a Redfield tracker 3-9x40 I've got, in leupold mounts. I will be using a 1907 militay sling, but I got one in black to blend in. NO lights or bipods will be used.
So to the question. What things have you done to a 700 to get it woods ready?
Also I have never been any good a hitting running deer with a scoped rifle, I do pretty good at this with my M1. What technique do you use for this, and do you have any practice drill to build up that skill?

Originally Posted by Garandshooter

Well after years of hunting with my M1 Garand, I thought I would buy an actual deer rifle. Tomorrow I will be picking up a Remington 700 SPS in 30-06. I will be mounting a Redfield tracker 3-9x40 I've got, in leupold mounts. I will be using a 1907 militay sling, but I got one in black to blend in. NO lights or bipods will be used.
So to the question. What things have you done to a 700 to get it woods ready?
Also I have never been any good a hitting running deer with a scoped rifle, I do pretty good at this with my M1. What technique do you use for this, and do you have any practice drill to build up that skill?

Practice on coyotes . Here they are a year round season , I actually think they are year round in most states.

Never owned a 700 so my tips are pretty much non existant on that rifle .

Originally Posted by Mac

Practice on coyotes . Here they are a year round season , I actually think they are year round in most states.

Never owned a 700 so my tips are pretty much non existant on that rifle .

I would love to go after yotes more, but the crew I tag along with only goes when there is fresh snow. I'm thinking of a way to mount a target in a tire swing, but need a safe way to release it ie from behind the firing line. The range I belong to has two hundered yard pits, so I could have some one raise the target and pull it. This would give me a chance at quick shots, but it's the horizontal moving targets I'm after.

The cheapest way to sharpen your long range rifle skills if varmint shooting with a smaller caliber rifle. Use the same type scope so you will be used to it. Go whether your usual crew is with you or not. Also, squirrel hunting with a .22 helped me a ton when nothing else was available, but coyote hunting with a .17 hmr or something similar is cool too! Also, you can have someone roll a tire with a target on it down a hill in a safe area & shoot at it. We used to do that with archery equipment, & I've seen people practice that way with rifles on some hunting shows.