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I have a Remington 700 Classic Stainless in 257 Roberts that was a limited special non catalogued run of Classics for a distributer I believe in the late 90’s.
This was my wifes gun but she now shoots a 7mm-08 so this one has not left the safe in about 8 years. This rifle has been accurized by Hill Country Rifles in New Bruanfels, TX and shoots fantastic groups. Factory trigger is set just below 3 lbs.

I am the original owner of the gun. It has been hunted with but taken very good care of. It has some minor handling marks on the stock which I will try to show in the picks. There is also a very small separation between the wood and the spacer between the butt pad. It is very small but I will try to show it in the picks.
Gun has been fired no more than 100 times tops.
Comes with Leupold rings and bases. Scope is not included.

Gun Specs:
-Remington 700 Classic Stainless 257 Roberts
-Long action
-13” Length of Pull
-22” original uncut barrel
-Less than 100 rounds fired

Asking $1050 shipped to your FFL.
I can email with more pics of any of the minor scratches or imperfections on the gun.
Will come with the original box and paperwork.

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Wow. Is that a long action??

ETA: My reading comprehension finally kicked in. Long action. Nice rifle and HCR does a great accurizing job on them.


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Yes. Long action

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Is the butt pad original or has it been added?
Factory length of pull or has the length of pull been altered?
What was done during the "accrurizing package" ?

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Butt pad is a Pachmayr Decelerator not factory
Length of pull has been slightly shortened from factory
Below is a list of what was done during accurizing.

Inspect chamber and barrel with our Hawkeye Bore Scope
Inspect chamber for proper head space with go and no-go gauges
Ensure even locking lug contact as head space allows
Recrown barrel to ensure a perfectly concentric crown
Aluminum Pillar and Glass Bed receiver and floor plate
Free-float barrel
Clean, inspect and tune your trigger
Check base for level and lap scope rings for a perfect fit

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The 257 Roberts Classic was only made in 1982, on a short action and never in stainless.

This could be some distributor special but no Remington collector would ever recognize it as a Classic. None were stainless ever.

Sounds like a nice rifle and no doubt is a better rifle than the 82' 257 Bob Classic.
Hard to find anything like this for a tad more than a grand today.

Suggest you check with Roy Marcott to see if Remington ever built any short action cartridge on a long action.

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The OP said it was a spec run & non catalogued. Rem has made 257 Roberts M700s on both short & long actions.

Nice rifle. Free bump.

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I do know that the rifle was not made in 82 and it is in fact a special run Classic that was built on a long action. Attached is a photo of the tag on the Remington packet that I still have and comes with the gun.

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Originally Posted by 7x64FN
The 257 Roberts Classic was only made in 1982, on a short action and never in stainless.

This could be some distributor special but no Remington collector would ever recognize it as a Classic. None were stainless ever.

Sounds like a nice rifle and no doubt is a better rifle than the 82' 257 Bob Classic.
Hard to find anything like this for a tad more than a grand today.

Suggest you check with Roy Marcott to see if Remington ever built any short action cartridge on a long action.


WRONG! and WRONG!

How many 1982 Classic Rbts have you had?? Long action, gloss blue, 24" barrel. OP has a different animal that I'd love to have. Especially with a long action and a 22" barrel in stainless. That's about the best you can do with a Rem 700.

Why would you doubt him? This is a fantastic rifle in a more fantastic cartridge. Somebody needs to snatch it up.

I believe the label also says it has 5R rifling? Another bonus if that's what it says.

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Free bump for a truly great rifle, and enjoying the commentary from the internet experts.

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Imagine your grave on a windy winter night. You've been dead for 70 years.
It's been 50 since a visitor last paused at your tombstone.....
Now explain why you're in a pissy mood today.
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Originally Posted by 7x64FN
The 257 Roberts Classic was only made in 1982, on a short action and never in stainless.

This could be some distributor special but no Remington collector would ever recognize it as a Classic. None were stainless ever.

Sounds like a nice rifle and no doubt is a better rifle than the 82' 257 Bob Classic.
Hard to find anything like this for a tad more than a grand today.

Suggest you check with Roy Marcott to see if Remington ever built any short action cartridge on a long action.


WRONG AGAIN! Of course they made these. They actually made them in numerous chamberings over the years, in both long and short action calibers, with the exact setup he has.

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I owned 2 Remington Classics in 257 Roberts and were bought new in box, both long action. The stainless version was offered much later from a "special run" and also was long action.


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The 5* on the box is for the magazine capacity. 4+1 in the chamber.

It's not 5R rifling that Im aware of.

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Originally Posted by 7x64FN
The 257 Roberts Classic was only made in 1982, on a short action and never in stainless.

This could be some distributor special but no Remington collector would ever recognize it as a Classic. None were stainless ever.

Sounds like a nice rifle and no doubt is a better rifle than the 82' 257 Bob Classic.
Hard to find anything like this for a tad more than a grand today.

Suggest you check with Roy Marcott to see if Remington ever built any short action cartridge on a long action.


Comment?


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Originally Posted by eastcut96

The 5* on the box is for the magazine capacity. 4+1 in the chamber.

It's not 5R rifling that Im aware of.


10-4. I didn't think they did that. Thanks.


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Originally Posted by GeoW
Originally Posted by 7x64FN
The 257 Roberts Classic was only made in 1982, on a short action and never in stainless.

This could be some distributor special but no Remington collector would ever recognize it as a Classic. None were stainless ever.

Sounds like a nice rifle and no doubt is a better rifle than the 82' 257 Bob Classic.
Hard to find anything like this for a tad more than a grand today.

Suggest you check with Roy Marcott to see if Remington ever built any short action cartridge on a long action.


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I'd rather he didn't.......ever.


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The least he could have done was admit he was flat wrong... nothing more, please!


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Sorry to the OP....but at least we're keeping a fantastic rifle up top.

Larry was wrong about the 03-A3 as well. Hopefully he didn't screw up that sale by running anybody off. I think we've cleared the air on this thread.....as if the OP needed any help. LOL.




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257 Heaven, I was not wrong on the 03A3 thread. Everything I said was true and conforms with any book you can find on 03s/03A3s/03A4s. I collected 03s for longer than most folks here have been alive. Show me some original source data that proves anything I said was incorrect.

As far as this 257 goes, I am contacting the Remington's Collector's Society to get the straight facts from real experts.

The standard reference on 700s, Lacy's book, make no mention of any long action rifle being chambered for a short cartridge, nor would it have made any sense as the 25-06 was available. Back in the day Bob's were built on long actions with barrels having deep throats. This allowed more powder space when seating long bullets in the 120 gr range. Again this died once the 25-06 became a Remington standard cartridge.

It would be interesting if the owner of this rifle could supply the serial number and all the prime markings on the barrel to help the folks at the RCS.

If the folks at RCS tell me that Remington built Long action cataloged Classics in 257 Bob on long actions in stainless, I'll be happy to eat crow.

A bit of research yielded this:

"There is, for the fist time, Remington Classic rifle information consolidated in one place by a writer who researched Remington's records/factory codes, and several other sources (quoted in the article).

The information is in the 2008 Gun Digest, in the article " The Remington 700" by Steve Gash.

Here's the published LE Classic production table, simplified by me - as there lots more info in it:

Date code - Year - Caliber - Production Total

B - 1981 - 7x57, 2018 made
C - 1982 - 257R, 6561
D - 1983 - 300 H&H, 5846
E - 1984 - 250 Sav, 5742
F - 1985 - 350 Rem Mag, 5756
G - 1986 - 264 Win Mag, 3468
H - 1987 - 338 Win Mag, 4792
I - 1988 - 35 Whelan, 8805
J - 1989 - 300 Weatherby, 10,779
K - 1990 - 25-06, 6935
L - 1991 - 7mm Weatherby, 3092
M - 1992 - 220 Swift, 7594
N - 1993 - 222 Rem, 2021
O - 1994 - 6.5x55, 3858
P - 1995 - 300 Win Mag, 4232
Q - 1996 - 375 H&H, 3102
R - 1997 - 280, 1917
S - 1998 - 8mm Rem Mag, 2133
T - 1999 - 17 Rem, 3022
U - 2000 - 223, 3570
W - 2001 - 7mm-08, 2682
X - 2002 - 221 Fireball, 3567
Y - 2003 - 300 Sav, 4036
Z - 2004 - 8x57, 2248
A - 2005 - 308, 1479

Cumulative 25 year total: 105,981"

Now here's one to chew on:
http://www.gunsamerica.com/936834853/Remington-Model-700-Classic-Stainless-LTD-220-Swift.htm

Note it is called a "Classic Limited" and is not a long action. Perhaps we just have a confusion in terminology as Remington chose to reuse a name associated with a "one cartridge per year" rifle for other rifles, appending the name with "Limited" ?

Always interesting on this site how some people are unable to have a difference of opinion without resorting to name calling and flaming anyone who dares to offer an alternative to their opinion.

I'll let you know what the RCS says. best, Larry

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