Remington 700, I think im hooked

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So I picked up my new Sendero a couple weekends ago and absolutely love it. Everything about it I like for its intended purposes. The only thing now is I think I am hooked on the model 700. Have been looking at getting a 700 mountain in maybe 7mm-08. Something nice and light to carry on those longer walking/hiking/climbing hunts. Anyone else love the 700. Anything you would recommend doing to them,ie the Sendero is getting a timney trigger right away getting rid of that xmark pro. But besides that I dont think I will do half the stuff I wanted to at first after getting the gun. Had all kinds of plans but I dont think they are needed now. Any suggestions of what to do or what to stay away from would be awesome.
 
TM.........Regardless of what you may read on here and other forums like this, the 700 Rem is a great rifle. I have had 100s of them literally and have hunted over most of the world with 700 Rems in various cartridges and calibers and they have never let me down...........not once. As far as accessorizing, I have put a number of them in Brown Precision stocks, both Kevlar and fiberglass and mounted good quality scopes on them.......don't need much else.....have changed out some triggers of course, but you already have that under control. Now just take it out and shoot it and enjoy your new rifle...........
 
Thanks, just picked up the Sendero SF II in 300 win mag, replacing the trigger with a timney 510, adding a vortex viper hs 4-16x44 on a Near rail with vortex PMR's. I was going to do a bunch of other stuff, bedding, oversized recoil lug, muzzlebreak, lapping, etc but I dont think I will now. The next one I was looking at is a 700 Mountain 7mm-08. Probably do the same with that, decent glass new trigger and I think thats it. Who knows but for now thats my plan. Thanks for the info.
 
I have the Rem 700 Mountain SS in 7mm-08. It weighs 6 lbs 5.3oz bare, but that B&C stock is a chunky 34 oz. I ordered a Wildcat Composites stock, the blank weighed 17.2 oz and is currently at the gunsmith getting fitted, bedded and painted. Something you may consider if you buy that rifle. It should be around 5 lbs 6 oz bare now.

I have also owned several different 700s. They are generally good rifles, but the current "blued" finish rusts easily in the field (I have owned 2 SPS with this finish and a LTR.) Just one night leaned against a tree and it has surface rust. My made in 1979 BDL with the smooth bluing does not have that issue.

They can be good rifles, and if you like to customize they are the easiest platform to build from. In some aplications they are perfect, in others I would take a M70 or M77.
 
The mountain rifle LSS is awesome, a 22inch barrel, doesn't weigh too much and looks great.

I had one in 260 rem that I never should have sold.
 
I have always wanted a Remington 700 but have not yet picked one up.
I may have to treat myself as no one gave me one for my recent birthday.
 
.. and to add... in 45 years I haven't seen a 700 trigger that could not be reworked to be light, crisp and safe... for less than a third of the cost of a cheap aftermarket replacement trigger.

But so many think they need to be replaced...
 
They are the simplest design that works reliably. I am a fan of others, but I have always owned far more 700's than any other. And the Walker triggers are fantastic, I've always gotten a crisp 2# within one beer....

And you can still make a classy, clean looking custom out of one. Unlike the Salvage.....
 
guntech said:
.. and to add... in 45 years I haven't seen a 700 trigger that could not be reworked to be light, crisp and safe... for less than a third of the cost of a cheap aftermarket replacement trigger.

But so many think they need to be replaced...
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For most, the cost of sending it to a gun smith to get reworked is often more than the cost of a new timney and they are drop which is nice
 
Remington's old style M-700 trigger is easy enough to adjust, and prove safe, once the process, and its limitations, are understood. If you demand a very light trigger suitable for use on a varmint rifle, or on a target rifle, the factory trigger might not provide it safely, but it is completely satisfactory on a big game rifle, where a crisp 3 pound trigger is considered by many to be ideal. I don't have an opinion concerning the redesigned 700 trigger since I don't have any experience with it. That said, if I'm having a custom rifle built on a gunsmith supplied 700 action, I'll specify a Timney Calvin Elite, or a two stage Huber Concepts trigger.
 
c-fbmi said:
.......Regardless of what you may read on here and other forums like this, the 700 Rem is a great rifle. I have had 100s of them literally and have hunted over most of the world with 700 Rems in various cartridges and calibers and they have never let me down...........not once......
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One of (if not the) the most experienced hunter on here, standing up for one of the most criticized actions, I love it. All the CRF fan boys are crying. But c-fbmi, don't you know the little flimsy remington extractor can't possibly do it's job - and that push feeds always double stroke, and can't feed upside down or sideways?
 
guntech said:
.. and to add... in 45 years I haven't seen a 700 trigger that could not be reworked to be light, crisp and safe... for less than a third of the cost of a cheap aftermarket replacement trigger.

But so many think they need to be replaced...
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X2 Agreed.

My favorite Remingtons are the walnut blued Mountain Rifles. Bed them, adjust the trigger, and go shoot sub moa from a 7lb gun.
Stocks are nice and thin, a bit short for me, but everyone should own at least one imo
 
Haven't had a bad one yet.....SPS or otherwise. Did the x-mark pro recall twice (2 different guns) and the ones I got back were nearly as crisp as the Timneys I had in them.
Mostly I like that the short action is truly a short action....
 
Had a custom Rem 700 made up a few years ago, 1989 Classic 25-06 rebarelled to 284 Win, new B&C stock with Devcon bedding. Dam thing is so slick and smooth, that when I am at the range doing bench work with ear muffs on I have to often times open the action and look to be sure it actually fed a round up into the chamber on the forward stroke. So far it has not missed even once! It is just so smooth I can ofter times not even feel the cartridge going in. Gotta love that!
 
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