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Selling a Remington 700 BDL Varmint, 243 Winchester, J-Lock gun. Pretty clean, a few hunting marks, I took some close up photos of the marks. Very little use from the looks of the bolt face and inside of the action. I have never actually shot, or done anything with it. Redfield 2-piece base and 1" rings were already on it. $1200 shipped to your FFL, insured for the purchase price. USPS money order for payment.

First public "I'll take it," gets it.

Nice piece shouldn’t last long

I didn’t know they ever built this rifle with the J lock on it.

Nice rifle

Nice

They didn't

Interesting. Thats the way it came when it was bought at least ten years back, so I have no explanation.

I’ve got the firing pin assembly and shroud to eliminate the j lock. Easy to change. Hasbeen

Price drop to $1150, since there is the question of originality.

Didnt jlok guns end in the 90’s?

No.

Not knocking your rifle, it is a nice shooter grade 700. You might want to pull the bolt and see if last 4 digits of serial number are whats on the bolt. If so hasbeen is right, you can fix that. Another thing i noticed is the stock where black pin is. None of my Varmint Specials have that. Only a brass pin.

24 or 26" barrel?

If 26" I am betting it was a VLS that somebody stuck in an old BDL Varmint Special stock.

The BDL Varmint Special was gone several years before J locks were put on guns.

Stick a pic of the crown on here. That will tell the era as well.

I think your absolutely right…never seen a BDL Varminter with a black stock pin..all my earlier 700 Remingtons have the 1/8 inch brass pin..in the stock..

Ok, to answer a couple of the questions..

1. It has a 24" barrel.

2. The bolt number DOES match the last four of the serial number.

3. The muzzle crown is flat with a very slight concave towards the center (no step or sharp recess). I can get a picture of it later if need be.

Any ideas? I'll be honest, you guys have me curious now.

If I'm reading the date code on the side of the barrel (it says "KO" and then P next to it), she was put out in May, 1994.

Barrel length is correct and crown sounds right for a BDL VS.

Makes me wonder if someone swapped the shroud out for the J lock for some reason. J locks didn't come out for a few more years after your date code.

Hmmmm. Interesting. All are correct in that the varmint specials never had j locks. I’m not home but I’m pretty sure all of mine also have action screw heads too… not Allen heads but I’m not home to check. I’m looking for a 243 VS….