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Went back today and actually handled the rifle, serial number started with RR. Employee told me it was the only Remington 700 they had in stock at the moment.

26 " barrel ?

Walmart's are always a little hinky. I knew a feller who knew a feller... was the "manager" (or whatever) of the sporting goods department at a Wallyworld. These guys were in a hunt club, and many of the prizes they would raffle off each year at their annual dinner were bought cheap from Walmart. Heavily marked down stuff that got blown out because it just never sold. It just never sold because it was never put out on the floor, so no one could ever buy it. You know, no one bought these last two muzzle loaders, and why would they if there wasn't one on display?

I believe it was 24"

I bought a Wal-Mart special 700 package in 270Win about 10 years ago for $349. Replaced the crappy scope with a Vortex Diamondback 4-12. It is one of the most accurate big game rifles I’ve ever shot! This damn thing will shoot well under an inch with just about any load AND will shoot different loads into the same group! Just for kicks, I shot a 5 round group with 5 different 130gr. bullets with 55gr. IMR-4350 into 1.25”! Can’t complain one bit!!

Having shot quite a few of the last 700's that were made, the RR serial numbered ones, I found that they were as a whole, more accurate than the earlier made ones. While there was undoubtably a drop-off in Remington quality in the last years of their operation, the accuracy potential of the rifles was better because of the closer tolerances that the newest machinery allowed them to make.