Remington 700 questions

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So im not sure if this was posted here before but I was just wondering. What is the difference in the Remington 700s ADL BDL CDL and how can you tell what is what.
 
Quick google search turned up this using the term - Remington CDL vs BDL vs ADL

"ADL has a blind magazine. Used to be the low-end model
BDL has a magazine with a floorplate
CDL is the BDL with better wood
CDL DM has a detatchable magazine
CDL SF has a stainless action and fluted barrel
SPS is like an ADL but with a floorplate and I believe a synthetic stock (SPS = Special Purpose Synthetic) Some SPS do have a laminated stock
XCR is the eXtreme Conditions Rifle"
 
ADL blind mag, regular wood
BDL Monte Carlo stock, with select wood and ebony for end and grip cap. Floor plate or DM ( detachable mag)
CDL Classic Deluxe, select wood with classic style stock with ebony for end and grip cap. Floor plate or DM
 
600RemGuy said:
ANNND some short action BDLs came without sites!
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BUUUT if you want open sights you will be more likely to get them on a BDL. It may very well arrive with any number of parts missing knowing the quality control Remington has been putting out over the years. I am sure there have been special runs without sights over the years as they seem to try many different configurations.
 
Way back when, your model 700 Rem was available in only 3 options.......lower end model with blind magazine and no grip cap or forend tip or white line spacers was the 700 ADL, then there was the higher end model which had the black plastic forend tip and grip cap and aluminum floor plate and it was designated as the 700 BDL. Both of these guns regardless of caliber or cartridge came with sights and magnums came with recoil pads, standard cartridges with black plastic butt plates. The third was the 700 BDL Varmint which had all the BDL "features" and a 24" heavy barrel and no sights. The ADL was about $35.00 less than the BDL in them days. 700s have never come with a high gloss blued finish (like a Weatherby), more a semi gloss, right from the very first 700. Both the ADL and BDL came in a short and long action depending on cartridge but the Varmint came only in the short action. All magnum and some non magnum (222 Rem) cartridges came with 24" barrels and the rest came with 22" barrels, no exceptions that I am aware of. The CDL designation is a relatively new one and features a straight comb rather than the Monte Carlo, still having a cheek piece, forend tip and grip cap, no white line spacers, but a more subdued stock finish and a flat black bluing, and no sights. None of these designations use synthetic stocks, they all have their own model designation.
Both the old 700s, ADL and BDL came with a super tough high gloss stock finish which I believe Remington TM'd as Rinite. To my knowledge the ADL hasn't been available since the late 70s.
There are many more model designations from Remington for their various 700 based models, their target models, their synthetic stocked models, their extra light models, etc....etc...But this is the breakdown between the 3 you asked about. The BDL was also available from Rems custom shop with many options including fancy wood, custom checkering, engraving and mirror finish bluing.
 
MK2750 said:
BUUUT if you want open sights you will be more likely to get them on a BDL. It may very well arrive with any number of parts missing knowing the quality control Remington has been putting out over the years. I am sure there have been special runs without sights over the years as they seem to try many different configurations.
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Wasn't being a smart @ss, just stating the fact that for a short period of time in the 80s, the sites were eliminated (not D&T'd) from short actions from the factory.
 
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