Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Need advice on vintage remington 700

I just picked up a 1967 remington 700 adl 308 win. that is super clean. The only thing not original is the safety. It has the round safety instead of the square safety. My question is why would someone replace it with the newer safety? Im trying to decide whether to leave it the way it is or find an original square safety? The trigger in it now is set at 32oz and breaks like glass. Here are a few pics.

I can only guess... Perhaps they preferred the safety that does NOT lock the bolt down??? Or perhaps they just thought it was butt-ugly! (Which it certainly is, IMHO... )

If you just HAVE to have one of the square, I'm sure I can come up with one.... I'd happily trade it for a round one...

GH

The bolt still locks. It has to be on fire to open the bolt.

Very pretty rifle!!!

that's a good 'un right there.

Not bad for a Remington

Nice clean rifle. Should shoot great and last many years.

I prefer a floorplate on Remmys.

Someone probably swapped out triggers at some point..

Yeah that's what I was thinking too. The safety is part of the trigger unit.

Swap the scope mounts, put on a good scope, shoot a box of Federal match through it and see how it does.

What am I missing? How about a better picture of the safety. On all of my Rems. the safety is round or cylindrical. As best as I can see, it looks like a Rem safety to me.

I've never had good results fixing something that ain't broke .

These things aren't classic cars. You're concerning yourself over nothing.

Thanks for all the input, its going to be my sons first deer rifle. I have a vintage redfield wideview im gona put on it.

try to find the proper trigger/safety group--some diligent looking should help you to find it--as mentioned, the safety will be square, and easier to articulate due to better height. (does it have the split sear?)

as per mounts; a good, clean system is the leupold dual dovetail.

as far as the redfield widefield scope (a 1970's gimmick), the ocular bells often won't clear the remington bolt handle, unless you get into higher rings...