Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles How are the new Remington 700's???

I like pre 92 Remington 700s. Seems like about the time they started the detachable box mag, embellished engraving, and gimmicks to make the rifles supposedly more desirable, they went down in quality.

Nothing definite but just my assessment of the 700's.

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I didn't view that as a decline in quality as much as -- you pointed out -- a gimmick. The Model 700 is a pretty good rifle, but it hasn't changed a hell of a lot in 50 years either. When it was introduced, the Winchester 70 was in decline, Ruger made handguns nearly exclusively, and these other brands (like FN) didn't matter much. Now Remington is trying to compete with a revitalized Model 70, affordable Model 70 derivatives (like MRC and Kimber), a wide range of Ruger products, and a whole host of other quality competitors.

I've owned a model 7 in 7mm08 (18.5" barrel) since they 1st came out and have shot over 200 Red deer Chamois and Himalayin Thar in all conditions. It has always shot very close to but always under 1MOA and has been nothing but consistant.
I was looking at another Rem but I found the new Model 70 to be a nicer finish. Purcheased it in 7mm08 (.7s with hand loads) converted it to 284 Win and still consistant .7s.
I certainly have nothing against a good Remington.

Shaddup Ghettomouth! Popping out of the weeds with your foul mouth doesn't make you credible.

I own/owned multiple examples of M700's from every decade since they were introduced. Odds are good that I have tweaked, tuned, disassembled, assembled, hunted with, and shot more M700's than you.

Geez--I am tired of your keyboard toughguy routine.

Now take your ghetto mouth somewhere else and ignore me.


Casey

I knew it. I can pick out someone who's all hat and no cattle pretty damned easily. If they're ever taken to task or called out for something, they engage a "fight-or-flight" response. As evidenced by you and a few others in this thread.

The only ones I trust are the senderos and the Varminters. At least I never had a problem with them. I will not buy the sporters.