I'm looking into picking up a new rifle for my daughter to start hunting with. I have settled on a 6mm Rem due to having one I very much enjoy and already loading for the cartridge.
I have two options in the works that are available. One being a BNIB 80's Rem 700 ADL Matte Blued, synthetic stock, the other being a newer production Model 7 SS synthetic that are within $50 in price of each other.
Truthfully I'd love to have both and keep one for myself but likely will be just grabbing one.
I'm leaning toward the ADL from the NIB standpoint as this will be a rifle that my daughter will hopefully have for life. On the other hand the Model 7 is going to have the BDL style magazine and is stainless which offer benefits of their own.
Which way would you go and why?
They didn't make a synthetic stock ADL matte blued anything until the 90's.
I would lean towards the newer Model 7 SS.
Barm, that was my very first original thought as well.
After conversing with the seller, and looking at pictures I do believe it to be factory original from the late 80's. The sights, trigger, and date code all line up with that manufacture date. The only other year it could possibly be is 1961 or 2013. 1961 is too old and its not blued so thats out, 2013 the ADL was discontinued and replaced with the SPS and 6mm Rem was a "special run" caliber at that time (I believe). Also no iron sights and it would have had the newer X Mark trigger. It also has the older synthetic, non SPS style stock with the fake checkering. Unless this was a store special (Grice or similar) run later on. I would love to call Remington and ask about the serial number but they do not have "historical records" any longer.
I was able to find this 1988 Remington catalog online and it does indeed show and list "non glare matte finish" and synthetic stock ADL's
***Edit*** I also could be way off and wrong but it was what I was able to find online and using my limited knowledge of Rem 700's
****Second Edit**** The seller of the ADL just sent me another picture and it looks like we were reading the barrel stamp date codes wrong. "AT" would be March of 1999. Which also makes more sense with the "E" Serial number prefix. I think I have it dated correctly now.
