Is there a point to rebarrel a Rem 700 Police?

I'm going to jump in here and ask what the intention is for this rifle?

If you aren't a competition shooter, and dont reload, maybe shoot crows or ground hogs, then I agree with much of the above.

If you have aspirations of using the rifle to it's full potential, then yes you are into a new barrel for sure. I don't know that you "need" a better action, but truing would not hurt if you do rebarrel.

The most accurate rifle I ever had was a trued Rem 700. It's not my fav for a gun snob build, but in a light recoiling rifle like a 223 the difference is even less.

For long range, you will want a 1:7 twist and you will need to hand load. If you go that far, then you'll want to start talking about custom chamber specs to max it all out.
 
The stock should be an H-S Precision. Great stocks, just make sure the action screws are tightened properly. Most rifles, especially Rem700s tend to do very well in these stocks but they can also be bedded. The only downfall of the Rem700 Police is the trigger. Remington triggers are garbage. Drop in a Timney Elite for around $225. Easy to install, just check out YouTube for a tutorial. Then try different types of ammo. The barrel likely has lots of life left.
 
The stock should be an H-S Precision. Great stocks, just make sure the action screws are tightened properly. Most rifles, especially Rem700s tend to do very well in these stocks but they can also be bedded. The only downfall of the Rem700 Police is the trigger. Remington triggers are garbage. Drop in a Timney Elite for around $225. Easy to install, just check out YouTube for a tutorial. Then try different types of ammo. The barrel likely has lots of life left.

I disagree about the triggers. All they need is a good tune, and they work quite well. - dan
 
I disagree about the triggers. All they need is a good tune, and they work quite well. - dan

I agree. A light rework on the sears and an adjustment and you can have a safe, crisp 2 pound (sometimes as light as 1.5 pounds) trigger for about $50 labour...
 
I'm going to jump in here and ask what the intention is for this rifle?

If you aren't a competition shooter, and dont reload, maybe shoot crows or ground hogs, then I agree with much of the above.

If you have aspirations of using the rifle to it's full potential, then yes you are into a new barrel for sure. I don't know that you "need" a better action, but truing would not hurt if you do rebarrel.

The most accurate rifle I ever had was a trued Rem 700. It's not my fav for a gun snob build, but in a light recoiling rifle like a 223 the difference is even less.

For long range, you will want a 1:7 twist and you will need to hand load. If you go that far, then you'll want to start talking about custom chamber specs to max it all out.


What the rifle is for ... well this will be embarrassing but you asked ... I needed a bolt rifle to fire off some 223 ammo which I bought way to much of and I came across this really good deal Rem Police and bought it. I hadnt used it for 10 years and just took it out again since I got into accurate shooting with rangefider and ballistic calculator.

This probably counts as plinking but I am having a great time putting potatoe sized targets at distances from 50 - 200m at different angles and then ranging them and hitting them. I like this kind of childish fun and have no interest in competitions ...

Now the thing is that if I miss the target I want to know it was my fault and not the rifles fault. Also it seems to be human nature to make something as good as possible and also its much easier to improve the rifle than oneself ;)


Taking the advise from here I decided to leave the rifle as is and start reloading .. turns out a new barrel would have been cheaper but here we are... hopefully handloads with my barrel will be good enough.

With the help of a kind forum member I own now 2 bottles of Varget and I have all the other stuff either already here or in the mail. Finding a redding S die was a bit of a ##### but I sourced one
 
The stock should be an H-S Precision. Great stocks, just make sure the action screws are tightened properly. Most rifles, especially Rem700s tend to do very well in these stocks but they can also be bedded. The only downfall of the Rem700 Police is the trigger. Remington triggers are garbage. Drop in a Timney Elite for around $225. Easy to install, just check out YouTube for a tutorial. Then try different types of ammo. The barrel likely has lots of life left.


yes it is correct it is HS stock and I mistook it initially ...

I had already put a jewel trigger in, so we are all set in this regard :)
 
What the rifle is for ... well this will be embarrassing but you asked ... I needed a bolt rifle to fire off some 223 ammo which I bought way to much of and I came across this really good deal Rem Police and bought it. I hadnt used it for 10 years and just took it out again since I got into accurate shooting with rangefider and ballistic calculator.

This probably counts as plinking but I am having a great time putting potatoe sized targets at distances from 50 - 200m at different angles and then ranging them and hitting them. I like this kind of childish fun and have no interest in competitions ...

Now the thing is that if I miss the target I want to know it was my fault and not the rifles fault. Also it seems to be human nature to make something as good as possible and also its much easier to improve the rifle than oneself ;)


Taking the advise from here I decided to leave the rifle as is and start reloading .. turns out a new barrel would have been cheaper but here we are... hopefully handloads with my barrel will be good enough.

With the help of a kind forum member I own now 2 bottles of Varget and I have all the other stuff either already here or in the mail. Finding a redding S die was a bit of a ##### but I sourced one

I actually have the same rifle, well not the same any more, but it was when I originally bought it. I ran a couple custom Sako 223s before and was looking for something "better" and a guy at a gun show oversold the Rem 700 PSS accuracy to me. I got it home and one trip to the range I found out the sales guy got the best of me.

I ignored the gun for a while, but eventually I decided to have it re-stocked and re-barreled and changed to a 308. That rifle has gone through probably 6 or more barrels by now and is now glued into a tube gun.

Anyway, for what you describe as how you intend to use the rifle, you are on solid ground with reloading and use it the way it is. If one day you decide you would like to reach out, all you really need is a 26 inch or longer 1:7 twist barrel and a long throat so you can run the heavies. For now, enjoy the rifle and the faster you get 3000 rounds through that barrel the sooner you can expand the addiction.

Regarding that Redding S die... Erik Cortina put out a video ranting about no longer just neck resizing brass, but a word of advise before you start full length resizng... Pay attention to the diameter of the base of your fired cases and track how much you are reducing the body diameter when resizing.

Eriks advice is a little misleading in that long range shooters use custom resizing dies, not just any over the counter die... He doesn't say that part in his videos, but in one of Eriks videos Speedy Gonsoles says it. Anyway, don't be afraid to try neck resize only if you notice your chamber is a little fat.
 
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The Hornady 75 BTHP works good I my 1 in 9 barrel 700

I had the same experience, I focused my efforts on the 69gr offerings initially in my 9-twist SPS Tac and was pretty happy with the results. But then I found a box of 75gr Superformance and it was super consistent and extremely accurate. Really spoiled for choice these days.

Personally in this scenario I would work on some of the easier things, a trigger tune and maybe bed the rifle and see how that goes first. You can get excellent accuracy out of these guns for sure. Hit the range with a few boxes of match ammo, and work on form, sight picture, breathing, trigger pull and follow through, and shoot until the barrel falls off. Then send it to a good smith for truing the action and a rebarrel and keep shooting. Fun!
 
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