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30378: I think you are wrong.
In 2,008 Remington produced a special Limited Edition "classic caliber" edition of their 700 CDL SF (Classic DeLuxe Stainless Fluted) in caliber 260 Remington.
Then in 2,009 Remington produced a special Limited Edition "classic caliber" edition of their 700 CDL SF (Classic DeLuxe Stainless Fluted) in caliber 257 Roberts!
I am only going to list these couple of years for demonstrative purposes - you can look up the other recent years for yourself!
These 700 CDL SF's "Limited Editions" adhere to the "CLASSIC" heritage as they are in classic calibers, that caliber runs for one year, they have 24" barrels, the barrels have NO sights, the barrels have a sporter weight contour, the stock has "classic lines", the stock has NO cheekpiece or Monte Carlo and on and on!
Anyway these 700 CDL SF Limited Editions in the select caliber of the year are classy and CLASSIC Rifles and adhere pretty much to the original Classic them thus THEY ARE "CLASSICS"..
The theme is the same as those prior years when the Classic had a shorter name and was in a chosen "caliber of the year" - Remington has pepped up the name a tad of recent but the HERITAGE has not changed.
The 280 Remington is a splendid cartridge and the Rifle I own in that caliber shoots exceptionally well and has killed Whitetailed Deer, Mt. Goat, Black Bear, Elk, Mule Deer, Blacktailed Deer and Antelope - and it has a 1 in 10" twist!
In other words - this 280 of mine has Hunted (after all we are on the Hunting Rifles thread!) a LOT - and done so VERY successfully with its 1 in 10" twist!
I can see no reason why the 280 Remington in the Remington 700 CDL SF "Limited Edition" won't do the same and be POPULAR amongst Hunters.
I shoot 140 grain Nosler Partitions in my 280 Remington Rifle by the way.
You were right about one thing though - the 280 Remington is a GREAT CALIBER!
In a year or two I hope to add Caribou to my list of Big Game harvested with my 280 Remington!
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy
PS: I still wish the Remington folks would one year soon choose the 222 Remington Magnum as the classic caliber of the year in their 700 CDL SF "Limited Edition".
Come on Big Green!
I see in my latest edition of the American Hunter Magazine that Remington just produced their TEN MILLIONTH (10,000,000!) Model 870 shotgun!
Now that is crankin'em out!

Here is a link to their add for the Limited Edition. There is not one mentioned word of classic anywhere on the entire page. I own one of the 2008 models in 260 and it is nothing more then the SF CDL with special etching on the floor plate to designate the 260 caliber.

http://www.remington.com/products/f...00/model-700-cdl-sf-limited-edition.aspx

Can't say a mag barrel .280 in SS & walnut really moves me, but the same in 25-06 might.

Nonetheless, I'd not be surprised to see or hear that these new 280s sell well. Unless I'm terribly mistaken, the last reg production m700s in 280 included a blued/walnut CDL model and the more recent SS Limited in stainless w/ the black & grey laminated stock. Both of those models dried up quick and are now fairly hard to find on the used market.

As for the "C" stamping on the underside of the bolt I believe it is simply a designation of chrome moly steel. The 3 I just checked all had a C or S stamping. 2006 BDL had a "C" stamp and no way in he11 it came from the custom shop. It binds when cocking, the bolt handle is so far back on the bolt body it has almost no camming action at all. Second 700 was a varmint synthetic from 2004 with a "C" stamp. Third gun checked is a 2008 Sendero SFII with a "S" for stainless. I know for a fact my "C" stamped guns didn't go through any custom shop. Especially the poorly made BDL. I haven't ordered a gun sight unseen since.

if its a .280 I guess I need to put some $$$ into the budget for that later in the year....

I wonder what the 2010 RMEF will be.

I wish they would update the website, I've been checking every day!

Poole

Teeder,

Was thinking you had one of the earlier model Mountain Rifles in 7x57? Or was that your Bob?

There is a gunshop in Nebraska called Don's Hobby Guns. He specializes in Remingtons. He is taking orders for the 2010 Limited Edition CDL in 280 Remington. He has a website and sells guns on GunsAmerica.

me too 280 is the way to go
I HAVE A 700 IN 280 REM ABOUT A 1962 OR 63 YEAR MODEL WITH METAL BUTT PLATE AND LOVE IT NEED A NEW ONE TO GO WITH OLD ONE

Hi guys, OK so here is the deal. My dad passed away in June and i got (among other things)a 1985 700 Clasic in 350 Rem mag with box and papers, never even had a round in the chamber. After thinking about it for a few months i mounted a 1.5 to 6 Bausch&Lomb Balvar on it and was going to sight it in and hunt with it some. I have several other rifles so i don't need to use this one. Some folks say they are pretty pricey in this condition,so my question is ,how pricey,and what do you guys think, leave it pristine or shoot it? Opinions Please! Thanks Guy

Shoot it, hunt with it, and remember your father when you do it. You will grow to cherish the rifle.

Expat

Was talkin to a friend of mine and his boss is at the shot show in Vegas and accourding to him the new CDL SF limited for 2010 is the 280 cartridge!!!!

I believe it was a 308. the 8x57 was the year before that.

If I'm not mistaken, I believe the 2010 700 Classic is chambered for 221 Fireball. Not sure why, as they did it in 2001. A guy on HuntingPA.com has a new 700 Classic with very nice wood.

the CDL Limited edition is still stainless on walnut, .280 Rem

the RMEF is in the new finish XCR-II which is stainless with a black finish, new for this year, replaces the silver finished XCR. It actually looks pretty nice. It is .300 RUM this year

I told them at the shot show that every year right at the beginning of the year, I always check the website to see what calibers those two guns will be in, and I was disappointed that they had not yet updated the website.

Poole

I put it into a S/A Mtn rifle stock prior to the introduction of the CDL replete with an 8x36 Leupold, it makes a very nice handling package...

Grasshopper [/quote]


GREAT combination, add the early square headed safety lever and
have Remington bring it out in 2010!