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Hi,,i was wondering if anyone could tell me if there is any diference between an older and newer remington 700's...i have a newer (2005ish) sps in the parkerized finish...and my father has an old approximatly a dozen years ago 700 in synthetic stainless,and when i compare the rifles they look the same and appear to have the same deminsions other than his is a long bolt and mine a short(308) i do see that the floorplates and loading paths are different but i am wondering if they have any differences other than coatings, his (older one) seems to cycle alot better than mine and has less botl slop. please help. any suggestions like metal types or tolerance changes are good i cant see how a stainless went from 900$ to 500$ over night without changing anything on guns that look identical

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Hey Luc, nice to see you using your computer for something other than surfing pictures of nuns showing their ankles!

Because your 308 has a bolt that has that funny coating on it, it feels less smoothe when you cycle it. I think you'll find that when it is locked-up, there is no slop... that's just how it feels when the bolt is open.

I would have figured with all the dough you made pulling targets this summer you'd have invested in a Barnard like your dad's

Cheers bud!
 
Barnards are not so amazing for packing into moose territory...and no i dont look at nuns... nice moose by the way...my first bull only took one shot!
 
Luc,

Your SPS will be Chromoly and your Dad's is, as you stated, stainless. I just bought an SPS Stainless tonight for another build to kick your dad's ass with. :evil:

His probably cycles better because it has been well used and broken in and, as Ian stated, his is not parkerized as yours is. Maybe Mick can polish it up, might make it a bit smoother.

Rems will have anywhere from tight to very loose tolerances on the bolts. (I asked mick about this) I was very fortunate to get 2 Rem actions with tighter tolerances than many others.

We can compare SPS actions when my SS get's here next week.
 
The older guns were generally finished better. I have heard reports of slight dimensional differences in rear receiver ring diameter in early vs. late 700s, haven't verified personally yet, so take it for what it's worth. SPS and such parkerised guns take less time to finish, no polishing involved. Quick bead blast and over to the dip tank. Less time = less $. Won't make much difference to the actual function of the gun (except for the felt bolt drag, but it's a rough surface, what do you expect?). FWIW - dan
 
If you were talking the Remington 700 of the early 1960's era, then there are subtle differences in the reciever i.e. clip-slotted reciever and rear bridge height different than that of the newer 700.

Also the safety was flat, where-as the newer 700 is rounded.

I believe the barrel profiles have remained the same.

The stocks have changed throughout the years as well.
 
I have a Remington 700 in 300 Win that was made in '82,it's very tight and accurate and the finish is nicer too than the typical sps. I have had several of the newer Rem's and always seem to look for the older ones in good shape.
 
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