REMINGTON 700 - One of the Best All Around Rifles?

It's a old old wide body sling I had from the 1980's with the iron buckle for quick adjustment,,, my real prize sling is a open Loop 6 position Australian sling...

I'll post a photo of it if folks are interested in making their own...

I'll post the name of it and the dimensions...

Its twice the sling as the one in the photo...

They are called quick rifle acquisition slings if I recall...
 
Ha,,, my bad. The one on the 700 LR is a mid wide leather adjustable sling...

Sportsmans Den has them,,, I'll see if Dale has any left...
Its my back-up prone sling,,, the black one I mentioned above is go to...

I keep the Australian sling for hunting only...
 
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let me add my little experience as a barren ground caribou mostly and black bear. i had in my 3 seasons a lot of issues with remington 700. double stroke is the most common.

if you look the safety you will see a little hole on the top, that part of the rifle did not like water and cold and have seen more frozen safety than others brands.

i had a rem 700 bdl in 30-06 i sold after my first season.

i need to rely on the rifles im using today this is why we have ruger 77, hawkeye and zastava not the best but they work in any conditions im hunting today.

my location says where i hunt and some days we can go from -20c to +10c, some rifles do not work that is all.
 
medvedqc said:
let me add my little experience as a barren ground caribou mostly and black bear. i had in my 3 seasons a lot of issues with remington 700. double stroke is the most common.

if you look the safety you will see a little hole on the top, that part of the rifle did not like water and cold and have seen more frozen safety than others brands.

i had a rem 700 bdl in 30-06 i sold after my first season.

i need to rely on the rifles im using today this is why we have ruger 77, hawkeye and zastava not the best but they work in any conditions im hunting today.

my location says where i hunt and some days we can go from -20c to +10c, some rifles do not work that is all.
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Ironically I hunt where similar temperature swings can happen.
 
medvedqc said:
let me add my little experience as a barren ground caribou mostly and black bear. i had in my 3 seasons a lot of issues with remington 700. double stroke is the most common.

if you look the safety you will see a little hole on the top, that part of the rifle did not like water and cold and have seen more frozen safety than others brands.

i had a rem 700 bdl in 30-06 i sold after my first season.

i need to rely on the rifles im using today this is why we have ruger 77, hawkeye and zastava not the best but they work in any conditions im hunting today.

my location says where i hunt and some days we can go from -20c to +10c, some rifles do not work that is all.
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Doesn't a Zastava also have an enclosed trigger with a little hole in the stock for the safety?
 
The 700 had always been one of my all time favourites. Had a CDL SF 7mm-08, just got dropped off at the post office today. Made a trade on the identical rifle in .257 Weatherby Mag. Wanted a longer range toy.

My dad has two 700 BDL's. One varmint .22-250 and a .300 Win Mag, which I took my first deer with.
 
medvedqc said:
let me add my little experience as a barren ground caribou mostly and black bear. i had in my 3 seasons a lot of issues with remington 700. double stroke is the most common.

if you look the safety you will see a little hole on the top, that part of the rifle did not like water and cold and have seen more frozen safety than others brands.

i had a rem 700 bdl in 30-06 i sold after my first season.

i need to rely on the rifles im using today this is why we have ruger 77, hawkeye and zastava not the best but they work in any conditions im hunting today.

my location says where i hunt and some days we can go from -20c to +10c, some rifles do not work that is all.
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What do you mean by double stroke? Thanks
 
I just watched a video of a world record bear in Alaska taken with a bow... one shot at 34 yards and the bear did not know they were there...

The guides back up rifle was a Remington 700 with the floor plate taped to the stock with duct tape...

neat video if you want to watch it... broken link here :> h ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfXRftiIDHk
 
“My bolt fell off, my extractor fouled. The safety froze and the wolves all howled. I should have packed a Winchester like Grandpa said. Maybe that bear wouldn’t have chewed on my head. Life’s lessons learned, life’s lessons learned.”

Remington Country...music.
 
chuck nelson said:
What gets me, is you can tell someone that their inanimate possession has flaws and then can expect personal vitriol for years. They will attack your character, run your job through the ringer, make comments about your wife, insult your handedness, and the list goes on and on. I can guarantee I’ve owned dozens of Remington 700’s. I’ll likely own more. Who cares really? I grew up packing a rifle everywhere, have ridden hundreds and hundreds of miles with rifles in saddle scabbards, and yet two failures cannot be believed? It’s like circling piranha looking to latch onto anything they can. All from the anonymity of a gun forum.
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chuck nelson said:
“My bolt fell off, my extractor fouled. The safety froze and the wolves all howled. I should have packed a Winchester like Grandpa said. Maybe that bear wouldn’t have chewed on my head. Life’s lessons learned, life’s lessons learned.”

Remington Country...music.
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Nice to see you singing a different tune. Rather than laughing. Lessons learned.
 
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