Remington 700 alternatives?
- Thread starter mr00jimbo
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todbartell said:you shoulda seen the T3 270wsm that came back into the shop, with a barrel that you could unscrew with your hand!
Let's not get into a pissin' match boyz!
I have seen warranty work for all brands of firearms,
Anschutz
included!!There is nonm infallible, as human error does creep in sometimes.
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Sorry, my mistake, I thought this was AR!!
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Yea whatever! Why don't you give up the shrooms?Dosing said:
I don't see the Chevettes still being made after 40 some odd years. 700s have been out there for going on 50yrs.
A better comparision would be to the Ford F150. Not perfect, but not a bad truck overall, and in some cases a pretty darn good truck, and usually worth the money to get one. Don't tell me you drive a European truck with a European rifle in the back window.
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i just bought a remmy 700 in stainless, with a laminate stock. i can't seem to get it to shoot umder 3.5" at 100yrds. thats not good in my books as i just sold a savage that could almost shoot same holes at 100yrd.s just giving my 2 cents.
i just bought a remmy 700 in stainless, with a laminate stock. i can't seem to get it to shoot umder 3.5" at 100yrds. thats not good in my books as i just sold a savage that could almost shoot same holes at 100yrd.s just giving my 2 cents.
there is a lot of reference to "older" 700's being better than the newer ones. I just don't see it. I have had 700's that date to '63 and thru the 70's and 80's and into the 90's and some that are only a few months old. I took the barrels out of two stainless SPS's in the last couple weeks, one just today. These actions are as good as anything I've owned from the earlier days of the 700. The bolt feel in the stainless SPS's is very smooth. I have about 14 700's from the late 60's to present most of which I've rebarreled and they are all fine rifles. Haven't had a problem with one yet.
I rebarreled a stainless SPS last week and polished and bead blasted it...it's as nice as any stainless BDL now and just as "smooth"....whether that will help in the field remains to be seen...
and I don't believe any "dies" are used in the manufacturing of a 700...they aren't forged or cast...they are machined from bar stock.
I rebarreled a stainless SPS last week and polished and bead blasted it...it's as nice as any stainless BDL now and just as "smooth"....whether that will help in the field remains to be seen...
and I don't believe any "dies" are used in the manufacturing of a 700...they aren't forged or cast...they are machined from bar stock.
Yeah I have seen one with the bolt stop in the wrong position and a couple of other screw ups. But not nearly as many as some other nameless manufacturer....todbartell said:you shoulda seen the T3 270wsm that came back into the shop, with a barrel that you could unscrew with your hand!
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One day, all the Remington lovers are going to wake up, and look at that Remington cuddled in the bed by their sides, and realize..... it's not a ten, but a ONE EEEEEEUUUUUUUCH!
powder burner
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[QUOTE='Boo]..................and the 788 [/QUOTE]
what was wrong with the 788 throw a coat of stain on the stock and theres nothing wrong with it.
[/QUOTE]what was wrong with the 788
throw a coat of stain on the stock and theres nothing wrong with it.SuperCub said:Yea whatever! Why don't you give up the shrooms?
I don't see the Chevettes still being made after 40 some odd years. 700s have been out there for going on 50yrs.
A better comparision would be to the Ford F150. Not perfect, but not a bad truck overall, and in some cases a pretty darn good truck, and usually worth the money to get one. Don't tell me you drive a European truck with a European rifle in the back window.
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OK, the Volkswagen beetle of firearms...
Still being made after 40 odd years, and still selling...
But a POS none the less
That is true, it is a funny thread. But I just can't help slinging mud at the Remmy's. I like guns that don't need tinkering to shoot straight ie: Savage, Tikka, CZ. and there's money left over for decent optics.
powder burner said:what was wrong with the 788
Hey, "a man convinced against his will is of the same oppinion still" but there was plenty wrong with 788's----I had one for years, it shot straight but it were a budget rifle no doubt.
