Most of my "builds" or as some would say parts rifles are 700's. I have no issues with any, except one 700 I bought on-line that had the trigger way adjusted wrong and had the barreled action glued into the stock. I like the bolt handle as it is, to me it is what a bolt handle should look like.
I prefer classic. Semper Fi I used to run with the hare. Now I'm envious of the tortoise and I do my own stunts but rarely intentionally
