Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles remington 700 adl's do you love them?

Usually had better wood than BDLs.

Mostly a preference for me on ADL. In my earlier days it was either ADL or BDL with glossy finish and white spacers etc. Plus, my Dad had a .270 ADL in mid-sixties. Guess that's why the affinity for early models of this rifle...my preference.

I saw an early 700ADL in 25-06 a few weeks ago for 1K

That was my first bolt action high power rifle, paid 150 for it new.

To answer the question - no.

I've just never warmed up to Rem 700's at all. I started off with Rugers and Winchesters (and a Sav M1899) so the 700 thing never grabbed my interest.

No. Not crazy about the BDLs either. The CDL was the most handsome, especially the SS models in walnut, edging out the Classics somewhat.

Not a Remington guy, so haven’t followed the new company, except read a bit about the 870s, and checked out a Fieldmaster at an LGS.

I prefer the older ADL over the others.

I prefer a 721/2 B Model

I do prefer ADL blind mag configuration for hunting. One less thing.

ADL's are quirky it seems, I always get a flier on the first shot from a clean barrel.

It's only 8 shots, so may not be truly representative.

thanks for all the replies!

Dan...doggone ADLs How terrible!

The only real difference between ADL and BDL is that the ADL has a blind magazine and it cost less while the BDL has a floorplate. I know that traditionally the BDL had a different stock style, A black forend tip, different checkering and a more glossy finish on the wood. But there are plenty of exceptions. You can find ADL and BDL rifles with fancy or plain wood. Both can be had in SS, both were offered with various synthetic and laminated stocks over the years.

The Mountain rifle was offered at various times in ADL, BDL and detachable box magazine configurations. They came with walnut stocks, synthetic and laminated stocks. The Classic and CDL are just BDL's with distinctive stocks.

I chose an ADL back in 1974 as my 1st rifle because my 16 year old budget wouldn't allow the extra $75 for the BDL. I never considered the blind magazine to be a handicap and have always preferred the ADL to BDL in any configuration. My favorite 700 was one of the ADL SS Synthetic Mountain rifles.

I've never owned one but find the current CDL stock to be the most attractive stock Remington has ever put on a 700. The traditional BDL stock has always seemed too flashy and gawdy for my tastes.

I think that I have two adls- 1 270 win that I shot my first moose with in 1982 and 1- 7 Remington magnum that is in a bell and carlson stock. I have several BDLs - 1 30/06, 1 8 Remington Mag and 1 243 win. I have more 600s, 660s and 673s. I really need to make a big order on timney triggers. Most of those rifles are accurate. Just have the remington safety issue and didn't send them in.

My first Rem 700 was an ADL in 7 mm RM. I took it on my first South African hunt and maybe used in on one Montana Antelope hunt before I swapped it a couple of years later
for a BDL. The only difference between the ADL and the BDL is the hindged floorplate on the BDL. I like the option of the hindged floorplate to unload the rifle. My BDL is also Stainless which I also like better that the black finish on my earlier ADL.

I've used my stainless BDL on two South African hunts and on three Canadian hunts where it put two sub-species of caribou and a Musk on in the B&C record book for me. After 20 years of using this rifle in it's Remington Tupperware stock, last week I finished installing my 7 RM Rem 700 barrel and action into a Weatherby Vanguard Griptonite stock.


In 2004 I bought my second Rem 700 rifle, another Stainles BDL. chambered in .375 RUM. The first thing that I did when I got that rifle was to install the barrel and action into a laminated Richards stock. I've used that rifle on two African hunts, one for Cape Buffalo and another for plains game, and last year I shot an Alaskan Brown bear with it.

I've noticed a tendency for nicer figured wood on the ADL's also.

The reason I have more ADL's then the hinged floor plates are the fact you can get them cheaper. At one time Walmart had the adl synthetic with a cheap scope for under $400. Forgot about the 243 compact that I got for my daughter before realizing she shoots lefthand.

The early 700s were great. Many probably don't know this but Remington used to test all the center fires for accuracy before they let the plant in Illion.
An early 700 ADL is a fine rifle.

I never knew that.

I prefer a blind magazine, one less moving part to break or come open.