What's the word on Remington 700s these days?

Remington 700

I bought 13 brand new Remingtons, 2 model 7's, ten 700's and one wingmaster over the past ten years. Every single one of them had something wrong out of the box and needed work to either function properly or shoot close to m.o.a. The only Remington product I own now is 7600 35 whelan and it is a great gun.
I will never buy another Remington again. I have great luck with and would recomend Ruger,Browning Tikka, CZ or one of the new model 70's.
 
CreamySmooth said:
Seriously though, isn't Remington the only American company to have NOT retooled in about 30 years?
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Winchester went under then resurfaced. Savage did make a good move in retooling, no doubt. Ruger is sitting like Remington by the looks of things. Remington has a great product and they know it by market sales. What would retooling accomplish?
Other than keeping the costs down and fighting lawyers keep those 700's coming.
 
lejarretnoir said:
Winchester went under then resurfaced. Savage did make a good move in retooling, no doubt. Ruger is sitting like Remington by the looks of things. Remington has a great product and they know it by market sales. What would retooling accomplish?
Other than keeping the costs down and fighting lawyers keep those 700's coming.
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That's what I said, Winchester got bought out and Olin bought new equipment to make the new Model 70's on.

And I had forgot about Ruger... don't know how... But they retooled too. Hence the new accuracy from the 14's and all the new Hawkeyes.

Again, is Remington not the only company not to have retooled??

As well, Remington has sold well because it's an inexpensive action. There is nothing fancy about a 700 action. It's a plain jane. Which is maybe why it's so popular and has so much aftermarket following. It's definitely why Military and Police buy them. I've owned many. But I'm at a point now where other actions, like the Model 70 have more/better features. But they cost more.
 
I have owned them all, including about 100 m700 Remingtons since their inception in 1962. Had a couple that were less than ideal, but for the most part [and that includes several bought in the past 5 years] they have been great rifles. Accurate, dependable and workhorses that just got the job done. No, I cannot knock 700's. They have treated me too well for close to 5 decades. Eagleye.
 
Just shoot a rem 700 beside an TC Icon in 308 and make your own opinion, i did... The king is replaced the better products are prevailing... P
 
I can't knock Remington. Every one that I've had (5) has been able to shoot MOA with a couple different loads. They function well and are reliable. My favorite rifle of all time is the 700 Mountain Rifle. I own 3. Some people might think that there is no way that they can be any good with the slim contour barrel. But they are. Light and handy. Accurate and reliable.
I sold an SPS last fall and I wish I hadn't. It was a good gun too. Not a fancy bit of artwork, or worthy of being a safequeen, but a workhorse and a good shooter. Not afraid to get it dirty, but will still shoot MOA when asked to. It had a fast barrel too. The chrony would always clock higher velocities out of that than other rifles I have with the same chambering and the same load. I like the older triggers better than these newer ones they've come out with.
 
Most Rem 700s are good rifles. I do prefer the older 700s from the 60s, 70s, and early 80s. Aside from a skinny barreled Titanium that was a terrible shooter, I have only experienced one truly bad rifle from Remington. I bought an Alaskan Ti that would not feed or extract, there was significant machining cuts and scrapes on most metal surfaces, and the B&C stock was completely spiraled and wedged against one side of the barrel. I could not believe it left the factory. It was a huge disappointment when I opened that box. Obviously, that rifle went back to the dealer.
 
No issue with my 700 SPS Tactical (.308)...the thing will easily outshoot me and it's been nothing but fantastic...
 
Love both of my Rem 700 but better QA is needed

I have bought 2 Remington 700 in the last 2 years and love them but Remington needs to learn to deliver perfect product not good enough ones:
  1. Remington 700 VTR 243 Rem, superb accuracy 1/2 MOA, super slick action, cheapo magazine which doesn't feed well (easy to fix)
  2. Remington 700 CDL SF 270WSM, superb rifle, very good accuracy 1 MOA, bolt is difficult to close (needed to clean chamber and under the extractor), I'm very annoyed by this problem but am optimistic that I'll resolve it
I love my Remington because I'm looking for accuracy and strength in my rifle and classic look but I'm in my early 40s and might be getting old.
 
I don't have enought money to keep trying out a particular brand of anything to see if I can get a good one. If I get a lemon of anything [not just rifles] and it's the first time I'm trying out that brand, then I'll likely never use that brand again.

I had a tang safety Ruger M77 5 years ago. It couldn't shoot better than 2 MOA. Sold it. I'll probably never own a Ruger again.

I recently bought a Winchester M70 Extreme Weather. It was kind of clunky, and wouldn't shoot better than 2 MOA even though it was wearing a VXIII. I bought it brand new, and sold it off right away. I'll sure think twice before I buy a FN Winchester again.

I grew up shooting a M70 push feed. It was great. I recently bought one of those again, and it shoots great [0.6 MOA]. I'll likely own a few more of those!

As I've said in my previous post in this thread... I've owned a few Remingtons [4], and they've treated me very well. If I can find a MTN Rifle in .260 then I'll likely snap it up [if it's a reasonably good deal]. The ones I've owned have sampled different decades from the 80's, 90's, 2000's, and my most recent was bought brand new last fall. They all shoot great right out of the box. Mount a scope, adjust the trigger, load some shells, then go shoot MOA or better. That's been my experience with Rem 700's.

Same thing with Browning X-bolts, and Tikka T3's. The FN Winchester didn't do it.

The next time I'm looking to buy a rifle, I'll put my money where it's worked well in the past!
 
"...they've all made great rifles and crap rifles..." Yep. No different than any other mass produced, by union plugs, manufactured stuff.
"...from a recent news story..." U.S. media hacks attacking a big firearms manufacturer.
 
The model 7 and 700's Ive owned were great. But then again Remington is not really Remington anymore since they were bought out. Same outfit owns Marlin and the new Marlins Ive seen are pretty crappy, Nothing like my 2005 Marlin 1895gs.
 
I have bought 3 reington 700's in the past month. All have been the SPS.

The new Xmark trigger on 2 of them is good but the 3rd has a bit of a different Xmark trigger with a screw right on the top of the trigger shoe that can be adjusted for weight, it has the normal weight adjustment screw as well. This trigger is not as good as the other 2. None of them are as good as the origanal 700 trigger.
 
I own two Remingtons. I have a 700 SPS varminter, which I will not part with...it is a fantastic shooter.

I bought a new 7600 (243) and had it replaced by Gravel due to a headspace issue. I'm still working loads for the replacement 7600, but so far, no complaints regarding accuracy (slightly less than 1 moa) . The rifle is still a little stiff, so have to shoot more to loosen it up a bit.

Like previous posters indicated, a Remington is not a rifle for which you would put a frame around it and call it a work of art. It is meant to be shot, and it is a very good shooter. It is 100% reliable and I would not hesitate to purchase another one either.
 
I have a 700Classic and a KS Mountain rifle, they were bought in about 85 and 91. And I will keep them, they have both been very good to me. Other guns I would buy are Browning/Winchester 1885 or Ruger #1 or Stevens 44-1/2.
Never had any luck with Remington 22's, Best I have had in a 22 is a Browning A-bolt.
 
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