REMINGTON 700 - One of the Best All Around Rifles?

Charles... IF a fella had a Remington trigger freeze up yesterday, which as it pertains to this conversation would be convenient to say the least, it certainly would have more to do with a poor choice of lubricant and lack of cleanliness, than a poor and or inferior design. That is a fact.
Given the right circumstances, any trigger can be made to "freeze", depending on the agenda.

R.
 
Rman said:
Charles... IF a fella had a Remington trigger freeze up yesterday, which as it pertains to this conversation would be convenient to say the least, it certainly would have more to do with a poor choice of lubricant and lack of cleanliness, than a poor and or inferior design. That is a fact.
Given the right circumstances, any trigger can be made to "freeze", depending on the agenda.

R.
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That is a FACT ! RJ
 
Rman said:
Charles... IF a fella had a Remington trigger freeze up yesterday, which as it pertains to this conversation would be convenient to say the least, it certainly would have more to do with a poor choice of lubricant and lack of cleanliness, than a poor and or inferior design. That is a fact.
Given the right circumstances, any trigger can be made to "freeze", depending on the agenda.

R.
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If you actually read what I wrote you will see that there is no reference to a Remington 700 trigger freezing. None. It is in reference to my preference for the open Model 70 trigger.
 
chuck nelson said:
If you actually read what I wrote you will see that there is no reference to a Remington 700 trigger freezing. None. It is in reference to my preference for the open Model 70 trigger.
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Charles... IF a fella had a trigger freeze up yesterday, which as it pertains to this conversation would be convenient to say the least, it certainly would have more to do with a poor choice of lubricant and lack of cleanliness, than a poor and or inferior design. That is a fact.
Given the right circumstances, any trigger can be made to "freeze", depending on the agenda.

R.
 
chuck nelson said:
Simplicity always seems best.

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It's hard to argue that, and that picture certainly says it!
 
Anyone having an enclosed trigger (heavy suggestion that it is a model 700 trigger since it’s in this thread) freeze off is a maintenance moron.
And likewise anyone supporting this generalization as a common cold weather issue is under experienced in winter hunting.
 
I have a 1987 Mountain Rifle, I just lower the striker gently with the bolt handle with a round chambered, and lift the bolt up and down to reset when it's time to take the shot. No issues and safe.
 
mosinmaster said:
I have a 1987 Mountain Rifle, I just lower the striker gently with the bolt handle with a round chambered, and lift the bolt up and down to reset when it's time to take the shot. No issues and safe.
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It really isn't safe at all to be carrying a rifle under those conditions... of having a firing pin tip with a 32 pound spring pushing on a live primer. It could possible fire if you were to fall and drop your rifle or cause a shock to the rifle...

I didn't think anyone still did that...
 
Buckmastr said:
Anyone having an enclosed trigger (heavy suggestion that it is a model 700 trigger since it’s in this thread) freeze off is a maintenance moron.
And likewise anyone supporting this generalization as a common cold weather issue is under experienced in winter hunting.
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I have been in the field twice and seen ice freeze a Remington 700 trigger solid. One was in blind canyon on October 30th several years ago. There was two feet of snow and the wind was howling. Blowing snow at that zero degrees was packing every crevice with ice. Someone I know very well had his custom 700 fill with ice and the trigger group froze solid. It cost him a ram. My second experience was my own rifle hunting coyotes in very similar conditions. I’m not a rifle maintenance moron, and dozens of people on this board who have bought rifles from me can attest to that.
 
Buckmastr said:
Anyone having an enclosed trigger (heavy suggestion that it is a model 700 trigger since it’s in this thread) freeze off is a maintenance moron.
And likewise anyone supporting this generalization as a common cold weather issue is under experienced in winter hunting.
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Excellent post!
Remove barreled action from receiver, shot of compressed air into the trigger unit,shot of Brakleen,a second shot of compressed air followed by a squirt of Ronsonol lighter fluid. Let sit a moment and then a final gentle blow of air and you have a whistle clean trigger unit with just the perfect trace of lubricity that will never let you down in the cold.
 
Back in the 1970's and 80's both the 700 and the M70 were push feeds.
I owned both but liked the BDL stock and finish much better than the Winchester XTR's available at that time.
When Winchester introduced the first push feed Featherweights I went back to the Model 70 but kept the M700's.

Winchesters quality and design has gone up since those days and Remington's has dropped off somewhat.
My HS Precision 338 PHR is a combination of both designs.
Regardless I wouldn't be worried carrying either a Model 700 or a Model 70 anywhere in the world.
 
I have been in the field twice and seen ice freeze a Remington 700 trigger solid. One was in blind canyon on October 30th several years ago. There was two feet of snow and the wind was howling. Blowing snow at that zero degrees was packing every crevice with ice. Someone I know very well had his custom 700 fill with ice and the trigger group froze solid. It cost him a ram. My second experience was my own rifle hunting coyotes in very similar conditions. I’m not a rifle maintenance moron, and dozens of people on this board who have bought rifles from me can attest to that.
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Blaming equipment.
Chuck.
If conditions were as bad as you said, and you had prior experience with them, and it cost you, someone you knew very well or an acquaintance a ram, or a BIG BULL, or a coyote, you think you would have known better to protect your rifle. These so called failures are so full of embellishments/second person incidents that I really dont believe you.

Two feet of snow, blowing ice, big bulls and rams missed, hunting coyotes in blowing ice.... come on. Diamond tip chainsaw...

As you say... give it a rest.
 
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