Who has one? I like the them because of the dark walnut stocks and no cheekpiece. They resemble sako Finnbears too.

I've had a few. 17Rem, 250-3000, and .375h&h. Always thought they were one of the best rifles Remington ever made.

It's hard to beat the 1988 version in 35 Whelen. For whatever reason they produced some exceptionally accurate barrels during this time period

Hanco-
Dbrink sold me a 3006 that feels the best of any stock I've handled. Shoots lights out with several different loads. Heck, even Federal Blue Box 150's shoot 3/4's consistently. Got a McMillian Mountain Rifle stock on a Rem 700 6.5x55 that feels great too but the Classic is............well Classic!!! Agree with you and Ky221.

I have a 8x57, 30-06, and a couple of 8mm Rem Mag.

I have had and sold, 35 Whelen, 350 RM, 257 Bob, 222, and 7x57.

I've had 16 of them; 250-3000 x5, 257 Roberts, 6.5x55 x2, 7x57, 300 Sav x3, 30-06, and 8x57 x 3.

The 300 Sav and 8x57 were purchased for donor actions when they were being closed out, maybe by CDNN, for less than MSRP.

I still have the 30-06, a rifle that I've never used in almost 19 years, and should probably think about selling it to someone who would use it.

I sure like them


1-300 Weatherby
1-300 H&H
2- 7 mags
1-270
1-30-06
1-257 Roberts

Isn’t there a guy on here who has one for sale in 257 Rob for like a grand?

I saw an add for one, new in box, for 2000.00

1000.00 would be a good price for a 257 in good shape

Levity hanco!

A 350 Mag that I bought new and a 35 Whelen my wife gave me for Christmas. I still have both.

You have a good wife!!!

I have a 350 rem mag. Extremely accurate!

I had 2 a .264 and .257 Roberts. Shot the .264 out. After a seasons use I couldn't get rid of the Roberts fast enough.

I had a 338/WM. Only one

8x57, 8mm Rem Mag and a restocked .350 Rem Mag, which kinda doesn't make it a Classic anymore...

sold a 300 H&H and still have a 250 Savage

Hell yes he does.

Bought my 270 Classic in 1978.

IIRC Classics didn't start until '81. And I don't think .270Win was ever an option. BDL maybe?

I have the 250 and 300 Savage editions and they're definitely sticking around.

The ‘Regular Production’ 700 Classics debuted in 1978 in 7 calibers: .22-250, .243, 6mm, 270, .280, 7mm Mag, &.30-06.
I bought my .270 Classic in 1980.

Not true. They began offering the limited edition series in 1981.

The original 700 Classics began in 1978, with 6 chamberings - one of them was indeed the .270 Win.

That was confusing to me when I first got interested in them, because I had 7mm Classic and didn’t know it.

Have had a few
220 swift
221 fireball
300 wby
308

All shot pretty good

Ditto.

I had a dozen or so chamberings and some NIB duplicates.

I moved nearly all of them over the years as I gravitated toward fiberglass and stainless.

Sold the final (.220 Swift) last summer for 5x what I paid for it.

I have two. 250 Savage and 6.5x55 Swede

Steve

Interesting. Wasn't aware of that.



Sometimes this place is good for somethin'

I saw a 700 Classic in 35 Whelen for sale for $1600 a couple of weeks ago and it sold fast. I know a gun head that has two 300H&H NIB

I have them in 250 Savage , 300 Savage, and 350 RemMag. Used to have a 280 Rem, but traded it for a pristine 1956 Savage 99F in 300 Sav.

I had a 7x57 and a 8x57 also the 264 mag . That 8 came with a 24" barrel has the j lock but is still a fine shooter with 150 gr SP Hornady bullets loaded to 2800fps. Kills deer like it was a 30-06 or a 308 that were loaded with 150 gr SP hornadys just [bleep] amazing huh?..mb lol

In Tulsa a couple years ago a guy across the aisle had more than a dozen of them for sale. I bought some from him. I’ve only sold one, a 6mm. Alas I didn’t bring enough $’s. I have a 22-250, 7x57, 280, 257, 350 RM, two 300 Weatherby’s, & 25-06. I’m looking for a 250 Savage and a 300 H&H.

The first 300 Weatherby was so accurate with full power loads I bought a second as a back up. The only ones I’ve shot quite a bit are the 7x57 & the 300. I’ve shot the 25-06 a few times, but it’s hard to tell by looking at it. The others may have been fired, IDK and can’t tell.
The 7x57 was bought many years ago - about when they came out.

😘

Always wanted one in 7x57.

Yep. I bought mine just as soon as I heard they were making them.

7x57 would nice. A 280 or 6.5x55 would suit me.

I have one in 223.

I currently have the following: 6mm,250,270,8x57,338, and 350. They fit me so well.

I’ve owned about 20 of them over the years. Multiples of some of my favorites. Down to one each in 250, 270, 280 and 30-06 now. Not sure I’ll keep even all these. I think the Classic is a nice platform for the 25-06, 7mm Mag and 338 as well. I just don’t need any more rifles.

Picked up a NIB 7-08 Classic in 2001, wish I had one in the ole ‘06 as well.
peak98

Yes, she is a good un. 😁 she bought me a Win 94 and an 1100 Magnum for a couple of other Christmases. Another time at the CMP South store I was trying to decide between two Garands and she said, “why don’t you just get both of them”. So I did 😁

Boss has been looking for one in 35 Whelen.

Have one in 17 Rem. Handles nice and shoots good! I bought it to cerakote it and stick in an Edge stock for hunting but I really like the stock so haven't had the heart to "customize" it yet.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/966736982

Here ya go!

.221FB
.223 Rem
.25-06 Rem X 2
.264WM
.280 Rem
300 H&H

They are a quality rifle for sure.

Bought one in 35 Wheelen back in the 80s. Bolt channel for the lugs was overcut so the bolt would jam when rotated to open. And then I got really smart on Remington's other "gems" like the brazed on bolt handle, flimsy extractor and my favorite, the non-bolt locking fail on fire safety. Never again, although we do still keep a 700 varmint in 22-250 at the cabin in PA for groundhog work. VERY accurate rifle....

Same here but the only customizing Ive done was to plop it into a BDL stock......

Write them a check

I've had Classics in 270, 6.5 x 55, 35 Whelen, 220 Swift, a 243 with a Dec. '77 date code so a very early Classic and one that hasn't been mentioned, the 7mm Weatherby. Only one I have ever seen.

Two stocks Remington got right were the Mountain Rifle and the Classic. I have McMillans in both patterns.

This is first bad review of a Classic I’ve seen, all I’ve encountered were excellent.

Have a 300 wby and a 35 whelen.

Jim Carmichel designed or had a great deal of input on one of those stocks. I don't recall which one, but I think it was the Classic.

Bought the first four starting 1981.$279 for the 7mm,257R,250Sav,$289 for the 300H&H.Have the 250 & 300Sav, the other's went a long time ago. Here's the serial's,maybe one of you guy's have one.My 250Sav

I'm still trying to find one where they don't want an arm and a leg plus both testicles for. I have one in 30-06 and one in .35 Whelen. Nice rifles and they more than accurate enough.
PJ

I wish I’d bought a bunch years ago

I had a .250 that was one of the most accurate rifles I've ever owned. The very first load I shot in it was 33.5 grains of H-4895 with a Hornady 100 grain Spire Point, which clustered 5 in a .7" group with a velocity of 2837 fps. 24 groups averaged .864"! It shot 90 grain Sierra HPs a bit better, 100 grain Sierra Flat Base about the same, and 117 grain Hornady about an inch. Really liked the stock design but, it fell out of favor with me for deer hunting because the deer didn't seem to die as quickly as my other rifles in 7mm to .30 cal. with similar shot placement.

Ok,,,, here is what I've been using for quite sometime now,,,,, here in Alaska, and it Shoots Lights out with the Win 180gr Blk/Talon Loads..... that's my Story, and I'm sticking to it.....
Lj

And Yea, I've still got the Original Classic BDL Mtn. Rifle Stock..... and this Rifle also has the One-Piece Bolt Handel and Knob.....

300 Wby, 8mm Rem Mag & 350 Rem Mag

except the dipschit I bought the 350 from, had tossed the original wood & stuck it in a rubber pos...

I 86'd the rubber and it now sits in a McMillan Game Hunter

A Hogue from the dildo factory?

ya, it was frkn Hogueous ! what possesses a man to do such stupid shyte ? dang gundummies

I have 2 that i bought new----220 swift, 7mm08.

I had one in 6.5x55, great rifle.

Chased PA and NY bucks for 40 years with my .270.

I have one in 35 Whelen. I like the stock pattern and the.way it handles better than any of my other rifles.

Everything in 35 Whelen has been selling fast and expensive lately. I have a buddy that has been looking for a 35 Whelen and he can’t find one that isn’t going for the better part of $2K. Best way to get a Whelen is screw a new barrel on an ‘06.

In the late 90s I had a 7X57 and 300H&H, and a stainless 257 Roberts. Nice rifles, but none stayed.

I sure wish Remington thought that a lefty version would have been considered for a Classic release

I'm really sorry to hear that.

The H&H could have been a keeper, but the rifles were way larger than necessary for the other two being long actions. If I kept the 300 it would have been a neat field rifle. I also had a 257 Roberts Mountain Rifle but it wasn’t throated for Caucasians. Bullets seated to fit the mag couldn’t get anywhere close to the throat.

These days, pass me a Kimber Montana instead.

The Classic stocks are decent but for me easy to beat for ergonomics. Even Carmichel said it was an exercise in frustration in designing them with Remington.

I always hoped Remington would build a few 700 Classics in 358 WIN, but it never happened......

Neat idea, but then they’d have to produce the ammo too. I don’t imagine they’d want to revive a competitor’s dying round.

Missed buying the same Classic 250 SAV two times. Was told it was very accurate.

Went out a bought a different 257 Roberts to ease the pain.

The Classic was always a desirable rifle.

Got one in 338 win mag produced in 1987, got from an auction, set up with a scope the other day, but have not shot it yet, nice rifle.

Love to have one in .222. I have a mint 7.5 Leupold from the 70's that would go nicely on it.
Bob

I have a Classic in 7x57 , I've had it since the early 80's....killed a decent 8pt in Alabama a couple of weeks ago

I remember when the market was flooded with Classics in 8X57MM and 300 Savage and nobody wanted them

I have one in 300 roy. The wood stock was junk so I bought a mcmillan for it.

I had a classic in .416 rem mag. I miss it, but then I don't. My old shoulder isn't what it used to be.

I put one of the 300’s in a BDL stock because the rifle & stock it has looked new and I had a couple BDL stocks. I’ve also put the 257 in a BDL stock as I think I’ll be carrying that around, it’s stock looked like new. I believe that 257 hasn’t been shot much - it could be unfired, IDK.

223, 250-3000, 6.5x55, 7mm-08, 35 Whelen

Lots of guy like them apparently

Hanco, kinda like looking at good looking gals hard to turn your head away. When you got a cold beer in hand they are really enhanced..mb

I agree! I like the dark wood

If I were to ever own a Remington…..it would be one of the Classic’s! memtb

I put a 300 Weatherby Classic in the classifieds

Good Luck with the sale…..should be a nice little firearm! memtb

I have 3 of them. 2 are 220 Swift's, one of which I purchased new in 1992. The 3rd is a .222. Surprisingly, both 220's out shoot the .222. Go figure.

Am I the only guy on the fire that has one in .375 H&H?

I have one in 300 Savage with great wood. I need to get some pictures and put it in the classifieds along with a couple other rifles.

The only one I've modified is the 300 Sav - got rid of the j-lock, then had a smith cut the barrel to 22" with a target crown and install a Timney trigger. Will group under an inch with Remington factory ammo. Competing with my kimber .308 for field time and gaining ground!

Got one. She’s a beauty. Loves flat based bullets. Only tolerates boat tail bullets, even Sierra match variety.

My dad and I both loved the 35 Whelen so when Remington brought them out we both bought one. He sold his at some point but I still have mine. I do all my Whelen shooting with my mauser so the Remington is still unfired since new. From what I read on this thread they seem to have gone up a lot in price. I had no idea the Whelen was so popular.

1300 to 1400 to get your hands on one.

Years ago I was buying a 223 in a BDL. I told the salesman I should have brought it the year before when they had the classic. He told me they had one in back. So I walked out with the classic .

I have had 3:

350 Rem Mag
6.5x55 Swedish
375 H&H Mag

I sold the 350 Mag after my lovely wife bought me a CZ Model 550 American in 9.3x62 Mauser. I found I much preferred the 9.3 over the 350 so it went down the road. Still have the other 2. I have used the 6.5x55 on mule deer and pronghorn and my 375 has gone to Africa 5 times. I doubt either will ever be sold and I'll let my nephews fight over them when I'm gone. 3 of them want the 6.5x55 so I'll let them fight that one out.

Nope. I have one.

What do you all shoot with them 375’s. Anything you want to???

Well so far mine has taken Cape Kudu, Southern Greater Kudu, Impala, Zebra, Blue Wildebeest, Black Wildebeest, Oribi, Western Roan, Western Hartebeest, Cape Hartebeest, Gemsbok, Warthog, Blesbok, Elk, Mule Deer, Whitetail Deer, Black Bear, Wild Hog and probably a few other things that escape me at the moment. The 375 H&H is probably the most versatile round on earth.

Wow! Nice collection.

It was the Classic. They were not able to do everything he wanted though. Either because of the lack of capability to mass produce or economics or both.
Still it's a pretty good stock shape.

I've never owned one. I had a early Mountain rifle bought in about '87 that shot well after I bedded it.

Just for grins - here's the Limited Edition Classics list with production numbers:

Year - Caliber - Production Total
1981 - 7x57, 2018 made
1982 - 257R, 6561
1983 - 300 H&H, 5846
1984 - 250 Sav, 5742
1985 - 350 Rem Mag, 5756
1986 - 264 Win Mag, 3468
1987 - 338 Win Mag, 4792
1988 - 35 Whelan, 8805
1989 - 300 Weatherby, 10,779
1990 - 25-06, 6935
1991 - 7mm Weatherby, 3092
1992 - 220 Swift, 7594
1993 - 222 Rem, 2021
1994 - 6.5x55, 3858
1995 - 300 Win Mag, 4232
1996 - 375 H&H, 3102
1997 - 280, 1917
1998 - 8mm Rem Mag, 2133
1999 - 17 Rem, 3022
2000 - 223, 3570
2001 - 7mm-08, 2682
2002 - 221 Fireball, 3567
2003 - 300 Sav, 4036
2004 - 8x57, 2248
2005 - 308, 1479

Cumulative 25 year total: 105,981

Maybe I shouldn't have traded away my 280, one of the lowest number produced!

I've always been curious how the production numbers of each years rifle/cartridge came to be. Was it an arbitrary number Remington decided upon, or was it demand? Or something else entirely?

I had an 8MM Mauser which the chart says was a 2004 model. It was fun to shoot and had .30-30 ballistics with normal off the shelf American ammo, which was good. The kids could shoot it or I could shoot some stout reloads in it was still very comfortable to shoot and had some real power. The trigger needed to be replaced and was never good but I ended up moving on to another project and put it away. If I had a new one today, it would stay in my safe and kept as a collectable. All the 700 Classics are bringing a real hefty price now.

I bought one in 8x57 about 5 minutes after they came out. The 8 mauser is a sentimental favorite of mine. It's been shot a bunch more than it's been hunted in nice weather. The $150 K98 kitchen counter custom I bought years back goes out in the slop.

I have a 1988 Classic .35 Whelen that I traded in a POS M70 .338 Win Mag that wouldn’t shoot. I didn’t even know what a Classic was when I bought it. The first box of 200 gr Core Lokts didn’t shoot well and I thought here we go again. But after about 50 rounds down the barrel, it settled in and shoots 225 gr TBBC and Partitions into sub-Moa groups. I swapped the original stock for a beater BDL stock to keep the original in good shape. Why, I don’t know because I’m not ever selling it. Years of elk hunting has “seasoned” the old BDL stock even more. I wish I’d bought a .300 Savage and 8mm Mauser when they were cheap NIB!

In the late '90s I bought a 700 Clasic in .375 H&H hoping to take it to Africa some day.

I had to fight for it in divorce court in 2000 as she thought she should have it because I bought it while we were married, and she could use it deer hunting. As far as I know she never had or has been deer hunting.

I didn't really like it's stock because it was plain wood and shorter than my LOP. I also don't like irom sights on a scopped rifle, and I thought that I would have it re-chambered to Ackley Improved.

So, without ever firing it, I traded it for a Rem 541-T .22 rimfire, and a few years later bought a stainless Rem 700 BDL in .375 RUM, put it into a laminated stock that fits me, and have taken it to Africa twice and Alaska once.

No wonder there are 300 Weatherby’s for sale all the time. They made a lot

I bought a made in 2000 223 Remington Classic, the screw holes to mount a scope on the reciever were mis drilled at such an angle that mounting a scope base was not possible, I returned it the next day to my LGS and tried to get another........they were sold out nation wide, my LGS traded me into a CZ527 and no regrets

Keep in mind, this list is only the Limited Edition Classics, does not include regular production Classics made from 1978 to 1985?? Not sure of dates.