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Do they tend to be good shooters and good overall quality? I see them occasionally in chamberings that appeal to me, 257 roberts, 6.5x55, 7x57, 300 savage, ect. I have a friend offering me one in 300 h&h, haven’t handled it yet but in pictures it appears to be very clean and I’ve been thinking about a 300 h&h anyway. Probably get worked in to some sort of trade but he mentioned $900, I didn’t think that sounded too bad, but doesn’t seem like a great bargain either?
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I have a Classic in 7x57 and it's very accurate, I have hunted off and on with it for 40 years ....its had nothing done to it but a scope added to it
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I've had classics in 17Rem (which ingwe now owns), 250-3000, 300h&h and .375h&h.
All were excellent shooters except the .300h&h. Never did really get that shooting the way I wanted.
The classics IMO were some of these best Remington ever made.
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I’ve got one in a rem 350 mag. It shoot way better than I can!!
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I have two 6.5x55 and 250 Savage. both have had pillar bedding, glass bedding the action and Timney triggers installed. Plus both barrels are free floated. Both shoot really well with factory ammo. Fit and finish on both are right on. I think the classics are some of the best 700's made!
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I've had two of them. One was a .17 Remington and it wouldn't hit the broad side of a barn with multiple types of ammo, handloads, multiple scopes, etc.
The other was a .300 Savage I bought second hand, but it was unfired. I bought it to rechamber to .308 Winchester. My buddy on the otherhand, collects classics. I've fired a few of his and for the most part they all shot well. I really liked his .35 Whelen.
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I have two. A 30-06 and a .35 Whelen. I haven't done much with either one for various reasons. I really wold like to find on chambered to the 7x57 at a reasonable price. The few I have seen were priced way too high considering their condition. Looked like they were rode hard and put away wet. The 06 was made before they did the limited runs in one cartridge per year and AFAIK 30-06 was never in a limited run. The 700 Classics are nice rifles. At least the ones I have are. PJ
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I have owned 3 of the classics, like their lines but got them more for the calibers tha anything. 300h&h, 257 roberts, and 250 savage. Only have the roberts presently wish I’d kept them all though I gave the 300 to our son. All three shot better than my aged eyes can see, handloded for all three and never really took the time to try in find that magical 1/2 moa (for me magical) at any rate they all shot around moa , which I consider minute of coyote to 400 yards and more than good enough. If you can live with a push feed action go for it I think you will be more than pleased.
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i own one in 338 win mag wasn't looking for it but for $700 at a gun show and in mint condition (minus the open sights) i couldn't pass it up but a vari x II 3-9 gloss leupy on it and its turned into a safe queen....... beautiful wood and bluing
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The classic stock is one of my favourites. This one in 222 Remington Another in 270 Winchester
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Hanco has a beautiful 270 he just listed in the classifieds …
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Do they tend to be good shooters and good overall quality? I have an 'o6; nothing different about them to make them any better or worse than any other Rem 700. Only difference is no sights & the classic stock. To get something "better", you need to get into a Custom Shop rifle of some flavor. MM
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All of mine are good shooters and are very accurate.
A friend I grew up with has every caliber they made in the Classic line. They’re all good shooters too b
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My 270 Classic has always been the standard by which I judge the accuracy of other rifles.
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I have one in 35 Whelen. It is a shooter and my favorite stock pattern of what I own.
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The unlimited production Classics and early limited production Classics are A and B prefix actions—arguably the best era of the chrome moly M700’s.
Whether an individual rifle or chambering is accurate is probably up to you and the rifle.
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Price check on a NIB 700 Classic in 8X57MM
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I've had classics in 17Rem (which ingwe now owns), . And Yep...its a real shooter!
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I've owned, and shot two 700 Classics: 250 Savage and 7x57 ("7mm Mauser"). Build quality was excellent on both. Both shot well, about 0.75 moa -with the 250 Savage being more accurate. Both had nice stocks that were close the perfect quarter sawn grains. (tight straight-grained, nice contrasting dark/medium grain). Sold both off 20 years ago in my herd thinning move. I miss them, but not enough to second guess my decision to move them out.
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I have a few, all shoot very well. I prefer rifles with no cheek piece.
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