Remington Model 700 EtronX

[scott_r]

Any of you guys ever see one of these rifles?? I was flipping through an old Remington catalogue and saw it.
For those of you who have never seen one it looks like a VSSF 2 with a key for the palm swell.
I guess it also took special ammo that was elctronically ignited

Cheers!!

 

[BCWILL]

I think the same Engineer that later dreamed up the 710 thought of these too.......

 

[canucklehead]

Haha I remember seeing those when they first came out... I thought it would either totally be a new way of ignition and would catch on - or die out.

It apppears the latter is correct. Cool idea, but not really necessary. Is lock time really that much of an issue for people?

You gotta hope the dudes who bought those stocked up HUGE on primers! Maybe it has a cult following... who knows?

 

[scott_r]

I think the same Engineer that later dreamed up the 710 thought of these too.......

Come on...I don't think you've even seen one of these rifle with a comparision like that. The design was a little more sophisticated then the "bic" 710

 

[Amphibious]

it was a good idea, but there was no advantage to the hunter, the mainstay of remington's customers.

 

[Dustin]

I think it's still available through the custom shop...

 

[Dustin]

Never mind

 

[tootall]

I have a cartridge in my collection. The primer is a little different looking, with a black area on it for the insulator.

Rem has a bad habit of bringing out something with great fanfare, then letting it die off soon after.
5mm RemMag
EtronX, in 3 calibres
8mm RemMag
I have heard that some of the SAUM rounds are being phased out. Is this true?

 

[todbartell]

Yes, its basically true

bashaw sports had an Extronex rifle recently

 

[BigUglyMan]

Kinda like a bottle rocket

PSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.....pop.

Ooh...Aah...Zzzzzzzz

 

[chappy]

you gotta love a rifle for which you need to carry a spare battery. nothing like a dead battery to make your day.

 

[prosper]

It's a really good idea, but really more suited to the target crowd than anyone else. Like the HK G11 and caseless, it's a really good idea and certainly a step ahead - technologically - but not enough to create the momentum necessary to sustain it in the marketplace.

 

[GeoTrekr]

I remembered seeing one of these in a Wholesale Sports catalog I had a while back. Anyone have one?

I always thought a dead battery would be kind of a bummer when you're out in the sticks...

http://www.remington.com/products/firearms/special_runs/past_special_runs/model_700_etronX.asp

 

[Gatehouse]

The good ol' Etronex...Damn, I wish I had bought one!

 

[Amphibious]

I always thought a dead battery would be kind of a bummer when you're out in the sticks...

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shhhhhh, don;t say that, all our red-dot equiped hunters out east will get offended....again

 

[GeoTrekr]

shhhhhh, don;t say that, all our red-dot equiped hunters out east will get offended....again

Lol I've been here a while, but I haven't seen that one yet.



Back on topic, has anyone ever seen/fired one of these? Anyone keeping one for the day when it becomes valuable, like Betamax?

 

[raven]

http://www.remington.com/products/firearms/special_runs/past_special_runs/model_700_etronX.asp

$2K US for an almost nine pound small caliber rifle that needs a 9V battery and a key? I wondered what happened to those, that was one quick flash in the pan, even by Remington standards.

 

[martinbns]

Clearly meant for the target/prairie dog guys.

 

[trevj]

Clearly meant for the target/prairie dog guys.

Who, clearly enough, weren't all that interested.

IIRC those came out about the same time there was a lot of crap going on through the US legal system, about the possibilities of mandating built in locks/safety/ security features into firearms of all sorts.

My bet is that the CEO's that OK'd that project, still got their bonus check and it cashed just fine.

Cheers
Trev