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Go to outfits for sure
223 M700 VS
243 M700 BDL
264 Win Mag M700 Classic
(2) 270win M700 ADL's
7mm Rem Mag M700 ADL with original blued ss barrel
30-06 M700 ADL 5 digit serial # Carbine
300 Win Mag M700 ss BDL
8x57 M700 Classic

Also have some Ruger 77 and Win M70's as well as Springfields and Mausers but 700's are go to guns right now anytime. Magnum Man

So does liking "old school" Remington stocks qualilfy me a Remington slut?

An original "Varmint Special" in 22/250. It currently has a 6.5x20 Leupold on it and is a PD killer extraordinare.

drover

Ltppowell: I have been a Remington type of guy for a long long time now.
Not just 700's but 720's and 722's and 721's and 788's and 40X's also.
And when it comes to Remington 700's - I love'em!
But... its hard for the words "they are the best" to come out'a my mouth.
They are great and accurate and reliable Rifles - BUT - "the best" well again they are wonderful guns but maybe NOT the best?
I was just at my local range two days ago on a calm but warm morning and fired two different Remington 700's (both heavy barrels) and I could not have been happier with their performance.
And later this wekk I will be unlimbering my Remington 700 Sendero in caliber 270 Winchester - this Rifle is one of my main got to long range Mule Deer and Antelope Rifles.
I have not shot it since last fall and I would bet a fourty dollar bill that it will be "dead on" when I verify its P.O.I. later this week.
I have had this fine Rifle for only ten years now and it has served me extremely well over that time taking Coyote, Bull Elk, Mule Deer, Antelope and Whitetail Deer with it.
I fully expect to use this Rifle until I actually am called up to my Happy Hunting Ground!
I own MANY Remington 700's and they have all served me quite well.
Add me to your list of Remington 700 "lovers" for sure.
Long live the Remington 700 (already the best selling factory Hunting Rifle IN THE WORLD!).
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy
P.S.: I had to go to my inventory and check - I currently own 30 (thirty) Remington 700's.
And thats NOT counting my Remington 722's, 721's, 788's, XR-100's or 40X's - let me repeat, I LOVE Remingtons!

Drover: Count me as an "old school slut" also.
I have a similar vintage Remington 700 BDL Varmint Special in caliber 222 Remington - my Rifle has a vintage Redfield 6x18 variable scope on it.
This Rifle has shot several groups (5 shots at 100 yards) in the 3's over the years.
When afield this Rifle is like magic, mortifying Varmints of all kinds and often out to 400 yards and a tad further on occassion.
I have semi-retired this Rifle as of a few years ago.
It has served me splendidly well for 30+ years now - so it has earned a rest.
Maybe one of the VarmintGrandsons will get it for Christmas one year or will have it inherited?
Its last Hunt was for Prairie Dogs and the 50 grain Sierra Blitz bullets simply seemed to be unable to miss on that Safari!
I wish I had five more Rifles just like it to tell the truth.
Alas the bean counting "Remingtonians" quit making this model and now have turned their back on this fine caliber (222) for whatever reasons I can not fathom!
If you ever want to sell your handsome 22-250 Varmint Rifle be sure to give me a shout out.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

Several years ago, I bought my youngest son a used M700 ADL. It is one of those Wal-Mart specials with a laminate stock. It also came with a Nikon scope. All we did was a trigger job.

It is heavy but it has always shot when we asked, hasn't when we haven't, and the bolt hasn't fallen off (yet). This rifle shoots little cloverleaf groups with just about every factory load we have tried. Least fussy and one of the best shooting rifles in the house. Is that typical of all 700s? I don't know. I certainly wouldn't call it the best in the world but it gets the job done.

Nice rig, VG. I always wanted one just like it (well, maybe different scope) but by the time I was making enough money to be able to justify having one, Remington quit making them. I've been sort of half-heartedly searching GB/GA for one, but people are (perhaps justifiably so) proud of them.

That 82 Mountain Rifle a prototype?

If Big Green would make the Deuce and 6mm again I would have 2 more 700s.

I've got 4 700's, a 1963 BDL 30-06, a 25-06 sendero, a 7mm/08 LSS, and a 223 ADL. They will all shoot under an inch with their favorite handload.

I gots a REM700. It keelz deerz real guud. Late 90s ADL 270. Accurate enough for what I need and no problems whatsoever.

Yeah, at least two.

I have 6 of em and love em all! .223 Varmint, 30-06, 25-06, 300 WSM, 7mm-08, and .243 Win.

I use mostly 700's but I think I am going to cut my varmint .223 off about 4" and lighten it up a very little.

I have done trigger jobs on all of them but only a few have been bedded,for now.

I have 2 very accurate Rem 700.


Sendero .300 Win Mag


Tactical (Rem Police on AICS chassis) in .308 Win

i have four 700
700 sendero 7rem ultra mag
700 classic 8mm magnum
700bdl stainless 338 ultra
700 bdl 7mm mag

I have two, a SPS in .25-06, and a XCR2 in .30-06. I like both of them, especially the XCR2, but they are by no means my most accurate factory rifles. I've only gotten the .25-06 down to around 1.5 to 1.75" groups, and have tried countless loads. The .30-06 is down to just over an inch, but I think that rifle has more potential to uncover. I've considered sending the .25-06 down the road, but I'm going to try a few more loads first...

Alex, have you tried them w/o the speed bumps?

Currently my main two hunting rifles are a 700 CDL in 25-06, and a 700 BDL ( 1973) in 30-06 Had a 375 H&H 700 CDL that I really regret selling. Used my 660 in 350 Rem Mag on a couple Alaskan hunts, and on a couple whitetails too. Love em all! Have my original 870 Wingmaster, bought new in 1966 for $89.95, and 2 other 870's to go along with it, a Competition Trap, and a 3" Mag. The 870, like the 700 is a time proven classic that's hard to beat!

They're pretty good. x77.

JEff

How does the 725 compare to the 700, does anyone know? It is a beautiful gun imo.