Remington 700 Classic 6.5x55 fixer upper

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Been looking for one of these for a bit before coming into this project. I say "project" because of those wonderful little undisclosed surprises that so often come with buying a used gun online lol.

Its a Remington 700 Classic, with a very nice bore. The stock has been cut down though, and an aftermarket pad installed leaving the LOP about 13". And of course the obligatory scope base screw stripped to hell and back that I'll drill out.

The bolt's days of being jeweled are far in the past as well, and it has a grey patina. But still a very classy looking rifle. Think I'll see about swapping out that scope base and putting a 1" or 1 1/4" brown pad on it.

Given the barrel condition, I am really hoping it shoots well and has a lot of life in it! Happy to have one here, although if one in nicer shape came along I'd snatch it up too.

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dan belisle said:
Very nice, will make a great hunting rifle. Really like that stock style. - dan
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Thanks Dan, it fits me very well too...My fav (and only that I really like) of the Remington 700 stocks. Once I get the LOP back to where it should be, anyway ;)
 
For me the lop is perfect for winter hunting... maybe still a tad long. I much prefer to snuggle in rather than stretch it out... but I am only 5'10" and getting shorter every year...
 
guntech said:
For me the lop is perfect for winter hunting... maybe still a tad long. I much prefer to snuggle in rather than stretch it out... but I am only 5'10" and getting shorter every year...
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Not much taller than you at all, but even with a sweater/winter coat on I seem to like to really lean into a rifle, apparently! Makes it a bit tough to use a scope with a longer eye relief like a Leupold.

That said...pretty close to a Win 92 carbine or Marlin 336 etc and those handle well!z

PS: Dennis, what do you think the best idea is for that stripped screw, use some sort of extractor, or just drill the head off of it on the press and pull the base off?
 
I have one of those 700 "Classics" in 6.5x55. It has been shot a lot....one of my all-time favorites [next to my 700 Classic in 7x57]
The 6.5 is now on it's 3rd barrel. [Dennis installed the last one] Gives one a bit of an idea of how much it has been used, lol.

I like the "Classic" stock best, with the CDL a close second. This new barrel now has about 350 rounds through it. This rifle has
taken Black Bear, Whitetails, Muleys, Moose, Elk, Blacktails, and a slew of coyotes, plus a couple of wolves.
The 100 grain Ballistic tip is dynamite on crows and other smaller varmints. Glass is now a VX-3i 3.5-10x40 B&C.

You have a gem there, OP. Will like to see pictures once you are all done. Maybe some groups as well. :) Dave.
 
Eagleye said:
I have one of those 700 "Classics" in 6.5x55. It has been shot a lot....one of my all-time favorites [next to my 700 Classic in 7x57]
The 6.5 is now on it's 3rd barrel. [Dennis installed the last one] Gives one a bit of an idea of how much it has been used, lol.

I like the "Classic" stock best, with the CDL a close second. This new barrel now has about 350 rounds through it. This rifle has
taken Black Bear, Whitetails, Muleys, Moose, Elk, Blacktails, and a slew of coyotes, plus a couple of wolves.
The 100 grain Ballistic tip is dynamite on crows and other smaller varmints. Glass is now a VX-3i 3.5-10x40 B&C.

You have a gem there, OP. Will like to see pictures once you are all done. Maybe some groups as well. :) Dave.
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Dave,

Your posts are some of what influenced me to try one lol. Not the first one that's crossed my path but smart enough to grab this one and hang onto it haha. I hope I can shoot some groups worth showing off.
 
Joel said:
what do you think the best idea is for that stripped screw, use some sort of extractor, or just drill the head off of it on the press and pull the base off?
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I had the do the same last week on a 700 that came to me with dual dovetail mounts.

I drill the head off just enough to get the base off. Leaves enough stub sticking out to get the pliers on it to turn it out.
 
Drill the head off the screw just enough to get the base off. Don't go too far, you want to leave enough stub sticking out to grab it with some vice grips and turn it out. That's the easiest way.
Looks like someone already went at it with a drill.
 
Thanks all, will do...carefully.

Btw, Dave, I dont have any of the 100gr NBTs but I'm loading a 100gr Hornady ELD-m over N150 as a plinking load...we'll see how that works. Hunting loads are 100gr TTSX over the same and 127gr LRX over Hunter powder.

The 100gr TTSX has done a real number on one good size whitetail so far this year.
 
Hitzy said:
Drill the head off the screw just enough to get the base off. Don't go too far, you want to leave enough stub sticking out to grab it with some vice grips and turn it out. That's the easiest way.
Looks like someone already went at it with a drill.
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Don't forget to lube the drill bit with some light oil.
 
Joel said:
PS: Dennis, what do you think the best idea is for that stripped screw, use some sort of extractor, or just drill the head off of it on the press and pull the base off?
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Yes... I drill the head off just enough to get the base off. Leaves enough stub sticking out to get the pliers on it to turn it out. Sometimes you can turn the stub out with your fingers... if Loctite was used, heat the stub up first, then Vise Grips ...
 
Thank you! Will do, this weekend.

Dave, how many rounds were you logging before your barrel changes?
 
First barrel, the factory C-M, started to degrade accuracy after about 3000 rounds.
The second, a Pac-Nor SS match grade, was good for 3500 or so, then it started
to show erratic tendencies. [If a 6.5 barrel will not maintain 1.25 moa, it is gone]

The barrel on there now is a Shilen Match grade SS. It is a .5 moa barrel with at
least 4 different loads.

I usually load to extract as much potential as is safe. Milder loads would give more
barrel life, I am sure. It takes a lot of shooting to wear out a barrel. 3000 rounds
at an average charge of 48 grains equals approximately 20 lbs of powder to wash
out the throat. [My first barrel had no rifling left for 5 inches from chamber] :) Dave.

For the record, I do not shoot long strings of rounds to make the barrel very hot,
since that will shorten barrel life a lot. I had an acquaintance who washed out his
6.5/300 Weatherby barrel in 700 rounds. D.
 
Will do kjohn, thank you!

Thanks for the answer, Dave...that is quite a bit of shooting! I'm going to try to avoid long strings that heat this one up too. Actually one of the things I like most about the milder 6.5 cal rifles is being able to pick it up and shoot it well in a way I can't with "bigger" guns if I've been practicing with smaller/weaker rifles.
 
Thanks!

There's one on ####### in very nice looking shape, dudes asking $1400 for it with a Bushnell Trophy on top. Doesn't seem too inclined to move on that price, but it could be worse for one in great shape.
 
Joel said:
Thanks!

There's one on ####### in very nice looking shape, dudes asking $1400 for it with a Bushnell Trophy on top. Doesn't seem too inclined to move on that price, but it could be worse for one in great shape.
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I had one that I foolishly gave up just over a year ago. Super clean and a less then 50rnd count.
 
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