Absolutely! You're only going to have ONE multipurpose Remington 700 right? Good luck! I'm on number 6, with 4 still being in use, and regretting selling the other 2.
I have THREE of the Remmy 700 rigs. It does not end there. And I compete with an AI... the Remmys all go out hunting!
If you have Rifle ADD / ADHD like I do then stick with the Remmy 700 because it's so versatile with it's range of calibers and accessories and aftermarket goodies. You can change your barrels, stocks, triggers, magazine feed systems to suit your tastes. It's more expensive than a 783 (manufacturing steps; fewer is cheaper) since the 783 was designed as a "price point" rifle, to meet a certain "price point". Both rigs get the job done. The next question for you follows something along these lines:
* How long you will keep that rifle factory condition
* How your needs change over the years (varmint, small game, medium game, large game, target shooting, PR: precision rifle)
* How handy you are versus how much you like to tinker. 783s barely lend themselves to tinkering (leave them factory stock and they work perfectly well)
* Your desire to improve your game/technique/shooting as your hobby evolves (700s lend themselves to parts upgrades), often many of my clients start their 700s as hunters and as time goes on, they desire to shoot my PR matches. Several of them are happy to discover that Long & Short Action M700s can be upgraded with match barrels, chassis / stock upgrades, stronger and more solid scope mounting arrangements....let's not forget the gunsmiths... as time goes on more and more experienced gunsmiths are stepping up their skills with accurizing 700 rigs.
The 783 is a great shooting rifle.... I'll stop there. My 700 rigs shoot better than I can hold them, and that speaks a great deal for their factory barrels.
Here's a picture of my latest rig to accompany me to deer / rifle season last week up in WMU 47....
I had a gunsmith (my guardian angel) set up other barrels (easily found and bought on CGN EE Forums) for this short action. Currently it's wearing a .260 Rem barrel to shoot the 140 grain Hornady SST booolits. It's also set up to shoot the 95 gr. Vmax booolits for coyotes this coming winter of 2017/18
This brilliant gentleman set up a .308, a .243, a .22-250, and of course this .260 barrel. Now with my "rifle ADD/ADHD", I can switch barrels depending on the season, using all the right tools of course.
And that's one of the reasons Remmy M700 rifles follow me home and I compete with an Accuracy International...
Okay, another reason for the 700 choices I've been making.... examine that stock in the picture; I bought it from another EE Forum member and it's a 700 Youth stock with the BDL bottom metal setup. I purchased a Magpul M700 Hunter bottom magazine system with an included 5 round polymer magazine. Then with a dremel tool, I hogged out the stiff plastic housing frame in order to have the Magpul bottom (DBM) system fit easily. Now I have a shorter Youth stock (hunting with layers of clothes) for hunting in colder climes. I happen to have extra M700 SPS stocks for varmint hunting in the summer, too. That's another reason for the M700 love!
Hope this helps you decide between the 783 and the 700....
Cheers,
Barney