General thoughts on a Remington 700?

well just to stir the pot I would go with a T3 stainless Lam for just over a grand Oh and lets not forget in 7m Rem Mag
 
I have been hunting with a Remmy 700 in one form or another for my entire hunting life. my current go to hunting rifle is a Model 700 LSS in .338 RUM. It is absolutely match accurate with every load I have tried. I can same the same thing about my .30-06, .300 winny, .338 winchester as well. I know that Remington has had a couple issues over the last few years, but my rifles are all the old ones - and amazing guns at that. I have never jammed one and they all shoot.
 
Nope, can't be.I think you are mistaken.;)

saskcop said:
I have been hunting with a Remmy 700 in one form or another for my entire hunting life. my current go to hunting rifle is a Model 700 LSS in .338 RUM. It is absolutely match accurate with every load I have tried. I can same the same thing about my .30-06, .300 winny, .338 winchester as well. I know that Remington has had a couple issues over the last few years, but my rifles are all the old ones - and amazing guns at that. I have never jammed one and they all shoot.
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Pyd said:
My collection is missing a larger centerfire, and now I have a chance at a 700 chambered in a .270, the exact round I want.
Price is high but the caliber combined with the stainless and synthetic are exactly what I want.
Where does the 700 sit in Remington's line-up?
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Whoo boy, let me put my flame suit on because my experience has been different than some folks.

Based on my experience I would not buy a newer (ten years old or newer) Remington 700 or 770. I truly love the older ones (more than 10 years old) as, again, from my experience they generally seemed to shoot lights out - right out of the box.

I would look long and hard at the new Winchester's and Rugers for a rifle that shoot like the older Remingtons used to.
 
saskcop said:
I have been hunting with a Remmy 700 in one form or another for my entire hunting life. my current go to hunting rifle is a Model 700 LSS in .338 RUM. It is absolutely match accurate with every load I have tried. I can same the same thing about my .30-06, .300 winny, .338 winchester as well. I know that Remington has had a couple issues over the last few years, but my rifles are all the old ones - and amazing guns at that. I have never jammed one and they all shoot.
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i never said they couldnt shoot.
most current factory rifles are ~MOA capable out of the box. but with new rifles after taxes averaging nearly $1000 now, you should be looking for more than that for your money.
if <MOA is your only criteria save yourself a lot of money and just buy a Stevens or Vanguard.

thats what i never got about the Tikka fanboys. 'its accurate'. whoopee - so is a Stevens 200 for $700 less. expect more.
 
Hmmmmmmmmmmm, I think this is a case of it being the Indian and not the arrow.

Most rifles new or old, cheap or custom are capable of shooting much better than the fellow behind the control panel.

It isn't a matter of your Remington will 'blow up" or you couldn't hit squat with your cheap Stevens , what it boils down to is features and fit, that is the long and short of it.Do you honestly think these manufacturers would be in business if their products were as bad as some of the fanatics make them out to be or not to be?

p.s. Had my dads 710 in .270 doing 1.75" groups at 200 after load development.:eek:
 
saskcop said:
I have been hunting with a Remmy 700 in one form or another for my entire hunting life. my current go to hunting rifle is a Model 700 LSS in .338 RUM. It is absolutely match accurate with every load I have tried. I can same the same thing about my .30-06, .300 winny, .338 winchester as well. I know that Remington has had a couple issues over the last few years, but my rifles are all the old ones - and amazing guns at that. I have never jammed one and they all shoot.
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This basically reflects my experience as well. I bought my first 700 in 1963, and have owned a large number of them since.
I also have built several custom rifles on the 700 platform.
They lack nothing IMHO.

I own a couple of Rugers, a Vanguard and a M70 Winny...all fine rifles.
The 700 has arguably the best action ever designed for handling escaped gases if things go south, and I have seen this happen a half dozen times in various actions over the years.

Those who put a lot of truck in CRF will prefer other actions, to me, it is a non-issue.
Integral mounting systems are a good thing, but limit your choices somewhat.

Flat bottoms on actions mean exactly ZIP in the real world.

I probably will not convince MBP that he should shoot Remmy 700's
By the same token, he will never convince me that an investment cast Ruger action is superior to the 700.

BTW, my later built factory 700's continue to serve me well, but there have been a few "duds" from big green recently.

Regards, Eagleye.
 
710 and 770 are shooters... I have shot them myself.... and they are barely worse than a savage axxis in my opinion.... I wouldn't buy either of those rifles.... too much plastic for me....
 
bearkilr said:
Why not describe the gun in detail?That way we can tell you if it's a fair price, especially if the seller knows you're new to hunting rifles.
700's generally aren't expensive guns unless they have a bunch of aftermarket add ons.
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The gun is in a shop, sitting right around $700. It is a used 700 with a set of rings on it. Looks well taken care of, but hard to tell with stainless and laminate.
I will go in on Tuesday to get more info on it, see if I can figure out a year of manufacture, or anything else.
Never bought a used gun before, but I figured an older Remington would be a good bet. I have no use for the caliber with the exception of it being the largest caliber I can shoot around here.
I hunt predators daily, it is my living, so my train of thought guided me to this rifle so I can use it here for entertainment and if the need arises I can hunt deer up north with it.
 
Pyd said:
The gun is in a shop, sitting right around $700. It is a used 700 with a set of rings on it. Looks well taken care of, but hard to tell with stainless and laminate.
I will go in on Tuesday to get more info on it, see if I can figure out a year of manufacture, or anything else.
Never bought a used gun before, but I figured an older Remington would be a good bet. I have no use for the caliber with the exception of it being the largest caliber I can shoot around here.
I hunt predators daily, it is my living, so my train of thought guided me to this rifle so I can use it here for entertainment and if the need arises I can hunt deer up north with it.
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Look for J-locks on the bolt shroud - they're a deal-killer for me. Don't worry about safe kisses but look at fit and finish overall.
 
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