|
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 2,135
Campfire Regular
|
OP
Campfire Regular
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 2,135 |
It looks like it's never been used. I put a bid on a Leupold 3.5-10x50mm gloss black scope to match it, gonna have my gunsmith mount the scope, adjust the trigger to 2 1/2 lbs, install a mercury recoil reducer (it's muzzle heavy) and Pachmayer Decelerator recoil pad then I'm good to go! https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1018389614?a=1
Regards,
Chuck
"There's a saying in prize fighting, everyone's got a plan until they get hit"
Ghost And The Darkness
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 4,662
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 4,662 |
The 7 Mag is one of my favorites....great all-around cartridge.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 1,553
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 1,553 |
Sounds like a winning package. Good luck hunting with it. Years ago I had an early 700 BDL rifles in 7mm Remington Magnum. It had a blackened stainless barrel which was 23-1/2" long, not the advertised 24". It shot great with the old Nosler Partition bullets, the ones with the recessed beltline, 160s and the semi-spitzer 175s. I used even then obsolete H570 and H870. A buddy had to have it, so I sold it to him.
NRA Endowment Life Member, G.O.A supporter
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 5,677 Likes: 1
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 5,677 Likes: 1 |
I like the bdl Remingtons. I have a Remington BDL, I purchased new in 1988, only mine is chambered for .338 win mag. I also bought a synthetic stock at the same time. The wood stock has been in the box since day 2. Turns out it is one of my most accurate rifles.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 2,135
Campfire Regular
|
OP
Campfire Regular
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 2,135 |
Thanks all, by the serial number this is a 1968 model, way before Remington QC went down. It's the same year that I bought my BDL in 270 Win that I gave my son. The last cow elk I shot with my 500 Jeffery at 225 yards was basically already gutted when I walked up to her. This is a much better elk cartridge lol.
Regards,
Chuck
"There's a saying in prize fighting, everyone's got a plan until they get hit"
Ghost And The Darkness
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2017
Posts: 4,377
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Sep 2017
Posts: 4,377 |
That is about the same age and model that I started my BDL 7mm RM project with. That is quite a nice basis for a light weight mountain rifle if you want to "fix" it. First thing to leave was that wooden stock with the RKW ultra shiny reflective finish that cost me a nice buck. That got replaced by a Brown Precision Kevlar Poundr stock. Then that barrel got turned down to a #1 taper and the barrel and action hard chrome plated and bead blasted. The action got trued up, trigger adjusted and springs nickel plated. Green camo paint, Conetrol bases and 30mm rings and a 2.5-10x42 Swarovski PH completed the build. 7# with that scope and even lighter with a 1" 2.5-8x36 Leupold that it wore for a while.
My other auto is a .45
The bitterness of poor quality is remembered long after the sweetness of low price has faded from memory
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 2,135
Campfire Regular
|
OP
Campfire Regular
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 2,135 |
That is about the same age and model that I started my BDL 7mm RM project with. That is quite a nice basis for a light weight mountain rifle if you want to "fix" it. First thing to leave was that wooden stock with the RKW ultra shiny reflective finish that cost me a nice buck. That got replaced by a Brown Precision Kevlar Poundr stock. Then that barrel got turned down to a #1 taper and the barrel and action hard chrome plated and bead blasted. The action got trued up, trigger adjusted and springs nickel plated. Green camo paint, Conetrol bases and 30mm rings and a 2.5-10x42 Swarovski PH completed the build. 7# with that scope and even lighter with a 1" 2.5-8x36 Leupold that it wore for a while. I had a "shiny" BDL in 270 I hunted with for decades with great success. My youngest son talked me out of it and got his first elk with it. For a lighter rifle I have a Rem XCR II in 375 Weatherby that weighs 7 1/2 lbs with the Leupold 2-7x Firedot scope on it. On the heavier side i have my CZ 550 in 500 Jeffery that weighs 12 lbs with a Leupold 1.5-5x scope on it. Appreciate your feedback. My hope is my son wants it and trades me back my 270 lol
Regards,
Chuck
"There's a saying in prize fighting, everyone's got a plan until they get hit"
Ghost And The Darkness
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2016
Posts: 17,821
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Feb 2016
Posts: 17,821 |
Had a BDL 7 mag from '76. Fit good, factory pad worked, nice rifle. Sold it and got a slightly older .300 winmag. It too was nice.
Looking back, proly shoulda kept the 7mag
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2022
Posts: 2,330
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Dec 2022
Posts: 2,330 |
Next rifle for this guy will be a new 700 cdl in 7 rem mag. 8 twist. Gonna force it to like 175s.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 15,314 Likes: 2
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 15,314 Likes: 2 |
Next rifle for this guy will be a new 700 cdl in 7 rem mag. 8 twist. Gonna force it to like 175s. I bet you won’t have to force much.
Semper Fi
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 151,769 Likes: 15
Campfire Savant
|
Campfire Savant
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 151,769 Likes: 15 |
Great rifle. You done good! I love 7 mags. I’ve had several 7mag BDL’s. They all shot great. I have a C grade now, love it.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2016
Posts: 5,781 Likes: 2
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Dec 2016
Posts: 5,781 Likes: 2 |
Nice! .284" fan here, in any flavor! Enjoy!
It isn't what happens to you that defines you, it's what you DO about what happens to you that defines you!
NRA life member
Illinois State Rifle Association member
|
|
|
|
681 members (01Foreman400, 160user, 16gage, 12344mag, 10ring1, 16penny, 65 invisible),
3,021
guests, and
1,367
robots. |
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
Forums81
Topics1,192,617
Posts18,492,642
Members73,972
|
Most Online11,491 Jul 7th, 2023
|
|
|
|