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

a short story in late 1977 i bought a Remington 700 adl from allied's in Murray Utah, i was 19 years old but end up selling for gas money and rent. go forward to 2022, now I've bought and sold a tons of pistols and rifles. so I'm in my favorite pawn shop and i find a 270 in a Remington 700 adl i just had to have it, i believe it was made in 1977 so i bought it and put a Redfield 4x power scope on it. so yesterday i bought a Remington 700 classic in 350 Remington magnum, i love vintage rifles and revolvers.

I prefer the 700 ADL over the BDL for hunting purposes. Seems like the blind magazine well is stronger than the BDL with floor plate. I have a 22-250 made in 1978 in an ADL that is as accurate as most custom rifles! But the BDL sure looks good in the rack!

My .30 Gibbs is an ADL. It sits in a custom shop take-off stock that is super light. Between the stock, lack of floorplate and 22" barrel it is light, handy and accurate.

I prefer the BDL because of the ease of unloading. I've got both and have never seen any difference in accuracy.

I have both ADL and BDL but will take an early ADL...hands down!

I mainly have ADLs, vs BLDs... but to be contrary, I prefer the BDLs...CDLs even moreso.

I'm likely to lean BDL style over ADL but prefer AICS mags over both.

Have more ADL's then bdls. ADL's in 204 ruger varmint, 223, wood stocks ADL's in 25/06,270,30/06,and 7mm. Also have. An synthetic stainless in 300 win.

Bought my first CF rifle, a .270 Win. ADL, at Sunset Sports in SLC in 1978 with my employee discount. I had taken a part time job there working nights and weekends at the gun counter. That ADL served me well over the years and it's still in the safe.

I own three M700's, a 223 AI, a 270 Win and a 338-06, and all are ADL's with two being in aftermarket synthetic stocks.

I’ve owned and hunted 2 ADLs in the 70s and early 80s. No complaints except I don’t care for the blind mag. I still have a BDL 243 win, which has become the rifle my grandkids graduate to for deer hunting.

Yes I like and own a couple adl's.

I have owned 4 or 5 ADLS... with the majority of them being custom shop KS rifles. I don't miss any of them.

ADL over BDL for a hunting rifle everytime.
AICS DBM over both in most applications.
Every BDL stock I’ve owned was inletted for DBM soon after.

My first Remington was a 660 in 6mm REM and blind magzines have always been the only option in the 600/660 series.

I still have that rifle, plus a few more 600/660s, but I prefer a hinged floorplate if it is an option. I've never understood why Remington chose to put the plastic trigger guard unit on the 600/660s, but Remington has made more than a few decision that have raised questions and prompted shoulder shrugs over the years.

Nearly every 700 ADL that I've owned for any length of time was converted to the BDL format.

Same.

Yes

I have a 82 model adl 30-06 bought it a couple a few years ago off a used rack in lgs Very good condition a little bluing wear on the end of the barrel and wood was 95% Paid $300 total for it..... it’s the most accurate 06 I own...... was looked at by a lot of people the shop owner said They all turned their noses up at $300 I’m glad they did Nothing wrong with an adl

Nothing wrong with an ADL, great rifle for the price!

Yep. Don't think I ever had one that wasn't a good shooter.