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I came upon both rifles recently. The 280 has some pitting near the front sight and on the bottom of the barrel. Other than that it is in nice condition. It is a 1963 production and I was wondering if they ever use anything but the bowling pin finish on the stock. The blueing is great except for those rusting spots. The stock is in overall very good condition. The Remington 700BDL in .222 is in about 98% condition and has a like new Weaver 6X mounted on it. The .222 was made in 1967. Both rifle have been fired much and I was wondering what they are worth. Thanks

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That 280 Carbine sounds pretty danged cool. No idea on Rem values, but those are two Rem's I'd let stay in my safe.


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600.00 to 800.00 each. Prices are falling.

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The early 700's had a different finish than the later ones. Maybe somewhere around 1964 the change was made. I believe the finish changed soon after Dupont bought Remington. The later finish was a DuPont finish, I believe. But my memory is always correct. Both those rifles would be very nice, IMO.


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Originally Posted by vixen
I came upon both rifles recently. The 280 has some pitting near the front sight and on the bottom of the barrel. Other than that it is in nice condition. It is a 1963 production and I was wondering if they ever use anything but the bowling pin finish on the stock.

I had a 700 ADL Carbine in 243 that had more of an oil finish rather than the shiny urethane finish. However, my dad bought it used so I can't say for sure that the finish was original.


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Originally Posted by vixen
The Remington 700BDL in .222 is in about 98% condition and has a like new Weaver 6X mounted on it. The .222 was made in 1967. Both rifle have been fired much and I was wondering what they are worth. Thanks


That 222 is pretty darn old, I don't think it would bring much. But me, being benevolent would be willing to offer as much as $100 for it wink

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The RKW finish was used for part of ‘64 but was mentioned for the first time in the ‘65 catalogue. The “bowling ball finish”.

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Originally Posted by navlav8r
The RKW finish was used for part of ‘64 but was mentioned for the first time in the ‘65 catalogue. The “bowling ball finish”.

https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/remington-s-model-700-the-first-50-years/

I had a couple with the RKW finish that bubbled near the butt plate. These stocks should be finished with something to seal the end grain under the butt plate.

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I have a BDL that had a mirror finish and one day a few years back I took some 0000 steel wool and some oil and gave that stock a nice rubdown. Not shiny and mirror like any more and more like an oil finish. May not be perfect but does look a hell of a lot better.
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I had a .243 Win. carbine made in 1964 if I recall. The stock had more of a satin finish as well. I believe it was original and the urethane finish didn't appear until the late '60's, early 70's.

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I took some 0000 steel wool and some oil
What oil did you use there Uncle PJ? I have thought of doing that on a couple Mod 700s in the past, just wasn't sure how it would look later.

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The Remington 700BDL in .222 is in about 98% condition and has a like new Weaver 6X mounted on it. The .222 was made in 1967. Both rifle have been fired much and I was wondering what they are worth. Thanks


That 222 is pretty darn old, I don't think it would bring much. But me, being benevolent would be willing to offer as much as $100 for it wink

In the interest of sportsmanship I'd be willing to go as high as $125. Where do I send the check?


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I looked for about 30 years for a early 700 .222. People hang on to them and don't want to sell. I was lucky and found both of the rifles in the same gun show and they are not for sale.

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My 6mm carbine has more of an oil finish than later rifles.

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As for the DuPont finish on the M700’s, EVERYTHING ELSE BEING EQUAL, the higher the sheen the more resistant the finish is to impact, chemicals, and UV light.


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I have a 1962 30-06 ADL. I thought I could sell it as I never shoot it and I thought it to have a collector value. People thought the finish was faulty as it didn’t have the finish they expected. Besides that it had a metal butt plate! The first thing to do was throw away that stock.

It will be in my estate sale.


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They oughta bring $400 , maybe $500 when Ukraine gives up.


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I have a 62 ADL 30-06 paid $229 for it . Short barrel and all it shoots first rate. I have seen minty early guns in 222 and 308 bring over 850. Collectors pay for condition, originallity, and rarity. You have a clean nice one sell to a collector market that's where the money is...mb


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Originally Posted by vixen
I came upon both rifles recently. The 280 has some pitting near the front sight and on the bottom of the barrel. Other than that it is in nice condition. It is a 1963 production and I was wondering if they ever use anything but the bowling pin finish on the stock. The blueing is great except for those rusting spots. The stock is in overall very good condition. The Remington 700BDL in .222 is in about 98% condition and has a like new Weaver 6X mounted on it. The .222 was made in 1967. Both rifle have been fired much and I was wondering what they are worth. Thanks
The Remington 700 rifles had stocks stained and finished with DuPont Duco Laquer varnish from the introduction in 1962 to mid 1964, upon which time the DuPont RK-W "Bowling Pin" high gloss catalyzed finish was starting to be applied. As stated, the 1965 catalog introduced the "NEW" RK-W finish.

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