Quality of Remington rifles?

[Neo]

This ought to be good for 10 or 12 pages...

Well, we seem to have halfway there already...

For what it's worth, my stable has had a lot of horses pass in and out of it over the years... Remingtons, Winchesters, Tikkas, Sakos, Rugers, Brownings, HS Precisions, etc.

For what it's worth, I've NEVER owned a Remington 700 that couldn't be coaxed to put 5 shots into on MOA or less. It may have taken a bit of load development, but it was always the same end result. Sure, I've probably just been lucky to never have ended up with one of those statistical duds. But on average, they're a very good shooting rifle.

As a hunting rifle, the Rem 700 is lacking in certain respects -- some of them aesthetic, and others a matter of personal preference (a safety that locks the bolt shut, for instance, assuming that matters to you). But mine have always been 100% reliable, and they hit what they're aimed at.

Truth is, I keep trying to hunt with some of my other rifles, but it's hard when my .30/06 Model 700 can go 5-for-5 on clay targets at 300 meters. That gun ain't the prettiest gal at the dance, but there's no questioning the way she dances.

 

[Pathfinder]

Ive owned 3 or 4...should of kept 1 or 2 of those but you know how it goes. I think 2013 will be time for another.

 

[beretta boy]

I currently have 3 700's, a 7600 and an 870 ... all work flawlessly, the rifles are accurate and I have no problems with the 870 (in fact have won 3 "Pump Gun Only" Sporting Clay shoots with it. Have also owned several other Remington's in the past, including a 742 a Sportsman 58, an 1100 and an 11-87. No problems with any of them.

 

[caramel]

Deleted... JP.

 

[boxcoach]

I watched that show about Remington 700s, and it almost scared me away from Remington, until I actually thought about it. The show was nothing but a hatchet job, that didn't tell the whole story. One example, a SWAT team sniper, failed to mention they'd modified the trigger. The woman who shot her son deserved sympathy, but there's no way to know if she didn't actually pull the trigger, by mistake. Those two examples, plus a disgruntled employee, were the entir case against Remington. The emotional response was predictable, but common sense says thousands of 700s are working just fine, with no complaints.

I looked at several brands, including Remington, last month. I settled on another brand, because of price, fit, and trigger. I certainly liked the Remington, just picked something different, this time.

 

[Kevan]

Post # 61 is an excellent summary, well said and Thanks Neo...

 

[ogame]

The fact is, your chances of getting a good one far outweigh any chance of picking up a bummer.
A lot of Tikka owners jump on the bandwagon to slag the Remington 700.
However, I have owned a T3 that was a horrible shooter with anything you tried in it.
You can guess how long I kept that turkey.
I'm not slagging Tikka T3s, most of them are very accurate.
Just using it to illustrate that they all have duds in their stables from time to time.
Buy that 700, you will love it!!
Eagleye.

Well said. I have a Rem 700, in .270 it is a half inch gun at 100 with ammo it likes. I have a new Tikka .223, it is ok.. even with the much lighter trigger pull and no recoil, it does not group below an inch no matter what i feed it. I have a Savage 16 stainless in .308 that almost shoots as well as the Rem. The savage has all the features of the Tikka T3, but has a nicer look and out shoots it. The 700 cdl is still a class above .

Bottom line. If u like her.... take her home.