Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Is there a golden age of the Remington 700?

I see new Remarms 700 BDLs in .30-06 are available now.

I think they started going down hill around when they came out with the J-lock.

I 've got a 1965 model, a 2019, & a few tweeners.. Don't remember when they changed the follower to not contact the bolt, but while cycling an empty gun, those just felt better.

Just like anything else as far as grades or material, they might feel different. A,B, CDLs might be better or worse. Matte finish WM models rougher, but mainly the finish affects smoothness same as a high polish blued gun vs, stainless.

The damn things, ya gotta have many back ups just to get one out that still has a bolt handle on it.

You old guys need to start unloading all of them beautiful rifles that you don't shoot anymore.....lol.

I have more than a handful of Remington 700 action rifles.
I have never had 1 fail me yet.

Can't believe some of the half wit schit people will repeat...

I have 243 ADL made in ‘86 , good year for sure

They’re all degrees of garbage. 😆

I'm one-and-done with 700's - seriously.

Life's too short to hunt with them.

I’ve had more than I can remember.
Still have several.

NOT 1 Single Solitary Problem.

Most of mine were 80s productions.
My latest, New in 1995.

Jerry

A typical Ferde versus Chebby thread. If you have had a few in the lathe you will find the late model RR series head and shoulders above the other models. They are made on CNC machinery. As probably mentioned the primary extraction needs fixing. I never buy complete rifles and won't comment on barrels from different years.
They are kinda like smallblock Chebbies, cheap and the a lot of aftermarket parts available for them. If I needed a new complete rifle, I don't know what I would buy. I have Enfield, Mauser, and CZ550 for my big bores.

I have an early 90s 700 ADL in 30-06, and I have gotten great accuracy from it. I have done the usual trigger replacement, bedding, and free floating the barrel, but if the accuracy wasn't there in the first place, that wouldn't help much

There was an almost pristine Remington 725 in 30-06 for $399 the other day on the Cabelas used rack. From 1960. It had a neat 3 position safety and a thinner stock with nice checkering unlike the plain clubby stocks on the 721. It was gone today but there was a really nice A prefix 7mm Mag BDL from 1988 for $499. I probably should have got that 725 and wouldn’t have passed it up if it was a 280 or one of the short action offerings.

I take it you missed what you were trying to kill ?

The Remington 700 was and is my father's favorite rifle. He had a 700 in 22-250 whose accuracy was legendary. He didn't say anything when I bought a M70 Winchester and then another. Finally I sold both and to this day I have a 1987 mtn rifle in 280, and an '88 limited classic. Both are favorites. I wouldn't want to be down range from any of them. We mostly deer hunted, but did quite a bit coyote calling to. We never had any problems with our 700's they're just part of the family. As for which are best i like the 80's, but used a 2003 700 in 308 win for a long time too.