Remington 700 ! Where were the good old days ?

From my experience the smoothest shiney ones are the late 80's early 90's blued ones. I have a couple ss from early 2000's that are decent and my worst one is a vtr from 5years ago for smoothness and finish.
The CDL sf and Mtn ss are the only ones I'd try out nowdays as I don't care for the bdl stocks.
 
huntersmith said:
So it sounds like for the most part the best years are behind the Remington 700 and not in the years to come
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A "higher end" 700 if properly taken care of (applies to all brands) will be around in 100 years from now just like the 700's they made decades ago.

The ONLY real "complaint" I have is I prefer the older triggers. I've done just fine with the X-Mark pro trigger though... just prefer something different.

Don't count Remington out. I'm a 700 fan. But seriously, when I pick up a new "higher end" 700 and it totally sucks I'll be the first guy on here to go off about it.

Disagree the best years are behind the 700. They are not blazing any new trails ... but are still on par with comparable rifles.
 
Eagleye said:
I absolutely love the TriggerTech unit. Breaks like glass, and will adjust down to around 2 lbs if you like a hunting trigger that light.

My LR target rifles wear Jewells, but the shoe on the TT is wide like the factory Remington Walker trigger, and very comfortable.

I tried one first, and immediately liked it so much I bought 2 more. Regards, Dave.
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I bought a trigger tech - its a VERY NICE unit for sure - i will use more of them ! RJ
 
Another 70s reb

cam1936 said:
"New" Remingtons I have owned a blued SPS in .243, a SPS varmint in .223, a LTR in .223 (all sold) and a 700 Mountain SS in 7mm08.

All have shot well, but the Tupperware stocks are poor on the SPS models and the finish on all of their blued models (including the higher end LTR) is poor. Even the current BDL amd CDL blued models have a cheap finish. The SPS .243 had a defective trigger out of the box.

The 700 Mountain SS currently has a Wildcat Composites stock on the way. It shoots and the fit and finish with the original B&C stock was pretty good. I think it is a pretty good product.

I own a 1979 "Varmint Special" in .308 Win. It is a quality rifle with great fit and a superior finish than any modern 700 that I have seen. The 1977 Leupold M8 also works superb :

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this is a 1976 rem 700 in 308 HV , not many rifles a s nice as these older Rem and they shoot








 
Nice rifle Manitou.

My rifle is glass bedded, both action and floorplate and the barrel floated. My wife's uncle used it to shoot silhouette during the 80s. He was apparently quite active in the sport. He unfortunately passed away and his widow gave the rifle to me as a gift for helping her to sell the rest of his collection.

My rifle also shoots very well. The following is the results from when I got my dope figures last summer:
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A consistent .6 MOA out to 600m.
 
Just finish having a 300 RUM built using a sendero barrel but an older stainless 700 action. Back when they still used the walker triggers. If I could figure out how to post pictures I would display it haha. Love the accuracy action ND the availability of parts. Friendly actions and constantly over achieving. My 300 shoots 1.5 inch groups at 500 yards if I do my part and it's not even bedded.....yet.
 
madashell said:
A "higher end" 700 if properly taken care of (applies to all brands) will be around in 100 years from now just like the 700's they made decades ago.
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Yes, agree there - my lack of value comments when talking about a 700 are pretty much restricted to the SPS models.

In a hunting rifle the 700 CDL either blued or stainless is a really nice rifle. Fit/finish is excellent (compared to today's rifles) - might be considered more "typical" of rifles built 20 or 30 years back, but while costs may have been cut on the lower end models, these still are well made.

When you get up into that price point it's more about "what you like" then "which is better". You put it next to a Win Mod 70 Sporter or even a Super Grade (if you add a couple hundred bucks), Browning X-Bolt Medallion, Ruger Hawkeye, Savage model 14 or (at the lower end of that group) a Vanguard Deluxe and ANY of them will be around to be handed down for a generation or two without having to replace stocks, triggers etc "unless you choose to".
 
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