Remington 700 CP (chassis pistol)

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I know this likely won't be for long range, and technically also is not a rifle, but it's on a Rem700 so I have to ask. Has anyone seen the news about the new Rem700 pistol? Looks like it'll be available in .308win, .300blk, and .223rem. I have zero experience with the old XP100 line of pistols but I know they were quite popular among a dedicated group of followers. I'm not sure how I feel about this in .308- seems like it'll suffer too much on velocity. The .300blk seems like a good idea for carrying around with a suppressor looking for hogs, but almost seems better served on the AR pistol platform.

What does everyone else think? Would a rebarrel be needed to another cartridge to take full advantage of the smaller size and still be somewhat practical?
 
I just posted this release in the Hunting and Shooting forum.

Remington, like Winchester, Tikka, Ruger and all the other assembled rifle manufacturers always default to original selection of cartridges for the reasoning of all those same cartridges are being loaded for already. It's to access the broader market of what's on the shelf already. In reality, if they really wanted to lead, they would make a better selection of available cartridges.

As well, many of us have been building this type of pistol or handgun if you will, since the advent of the interchangeable buttstock chassis. Pick a modern action, buy a top of the line barrel, assemble with a great trigger, drop it into a chassis with no buttstock. Be sure to plug the attachment point.

You can accomplish the same thing with an inexpensive laminated stock by cutting off the butt, leaving some extra, and shape the pistol grip to fit your hand. Shorten the fore end if you want to and and go shoot.

The choice of an action is incredibly varied, enough so even the most fickle of shooters can find a combination of features which will keep them happy.
 
I just posted this release in the Hunting and Shooting forum.

Remington, like Winchester, Tikka, Ruger and all the other assembled rifle manufacturers always default to original selection of cartridges for the reasoning of all those same cartridges are being loaded for already. It's to access the broader market of what's on the shelf already. In reality, if they really wanted to lead, they would make a better selection of available cartridges.

As well, many of us have been building this type of pistol or handgun if you will, since the advent of the interchangeable buttstock chassis. Pick a modern action, buy a top of the line barrel, assemble with a great trigger, drop it into a chassis with no buttstock. Be sure to plug the attachment point.

You can accomplish the same thing with an inexpensive laminated stock by cutting off the butt, leaving some extra, and shape the pistol grip to fit your hand. Shorten the fore end if you want to and and go shoot.

The choice of an action is incredibly varied, enough so even the most fickle of shooters can find a combination of features which will keep them happy.
It's technically illegal to make a pistol from a rifle, but you can make a rifle from a pistol
 
As far as the Remington pistol goes the barrels are too short. They need to be at least 14". I know they are thinking people will be using suppressors with these and thus make things longer but there are a lot of states that do not allow suppressors and there are a lot of people like me that would maybe purchase one of these pistols if they put a 14 to 16" barrel on them which will really allow you to get some pretty good velocity and allow you to shoot longer rangers than under 200 yards. They also need to add something in 6.5 cal. Seems to me like they did not do too much research on what those who actually shoot this type of pistol would want.
 
So for those that do have a suppressor, which chamberings to go with? I still think velocity would suffer on the .308 and the .300blk really shines on an AR platform. Is this a "buy and rebarrel immediately" thing?

I could see using the .300blk at 200yards or less- even suppressed that's a lot smaller and lighter than my 20" .308win. Again though, an AR pistol can come in about the same size, minus the buffer tube.
 
Choose your suppressor wisely if you intend to use it on the 700cp pistol

223 barrel is 10.5" and 308 is 12.5", not all suppressors are rated for that short of a barrel in those calibers....the 10.5" 300bo shouldn't be much of an issue, most suppressors would be fine with those muzzle pressures
 
I really doubt that these were ever intended to be "pistols" in the same way the XP-100 was. These are more than likely going to see more use as a work around to having a short barreled rifle without the paperwork, just like AR pistols. The fact that they used a chassis and then left the rear trunnion on there leads me to believe they intended it to be readily compatible with the AR braces. Add to that the barrel lengths and chamberings chosen and I think it leaves very little doubt about what the design goals were.
 
I really doubt that these were ever intended to be "pistols" in the same way the XP-100 was. These are more than likely going to see more use as a work around to having a short barreled rifle without the paperwork, just like AR pistols. The fact that they used a chassis and then left the rear trunnion on there leads me to believe they intended it to be readily compatible with the AR braces. Add to that the barrel lengths and chamberings chosen and I think it leaves very little doubt about what the design goals were.
Agree 100% those braces really opened up a whole new tacticool world
 
I like the idea even though it won't be for everyone...that being said I think the 308 win would make a great suppressor host for super sonic use on deer size game to 300 yrds, and a good subsonic host as well... a decent do all one gun except engagement beyond longer ranges.... 308 does well in short barrels especially suppressed. I would prefer a 1/8 twist vs a 1/10 to stabilize heavy subsonics. 1/10 will only stabilize 185gr ish on down in most cases...however I have seen 1/8 barrels shoot just fine In super Sonics ...slap a brace on it and bam...
 
Also being a bolt gun and not a semi auto it may not be attacked by bills like s66 but I'm not shure about that...still nice to have a tacticool "pistol" that is not semi for simplicity. No bolt pop when shooting subs is really quite too...
 
I know this likely won't be for long range, and technically also is not a rifle, but it's on a Rem700 so I have to ask. Has anyone seen the news about the new Rem700 pistol? Looks like it'll be available in .308win, .300blk, and .223rem. I have zero experience with the old XP100 line of pistols but I know they were quite popular among a dedicated group of followers. I'm not sure how I feel about this in .308- seems like it'll suffer too much on velocity. The .300blk seems like a good idea for carrying around with a suppressor looking for hogs, but almost seems better served on the AR pistol platform.

What does everyone else think? Would a rebarrel be needed to another cartridge to take full advantage of the smaller size and still be somewhat practical?
Yeah, I saw it back when they announced it. I immediately thought that with a pistol brace and suppressor on it, would make a nice short quiet package in .300 BLK... :cool:
 
I'm in Canada here we cannot hunt with handguns but if a short rifle ie a CP with a butt stock has a barrel manufactured shorter than 18" and the overall length is greater than 26" it is legal here.

I'd like to introduce to you my Canada legal 12.5" barreled Rem 700 PCR short rifle in 308 Win OAL with its Magpul MOE stock at its shortest is 29" fully extended is 32 3/8" this rifle is from the first and due to Remington going into receivership last shipment into Canada only a few of these rifles arrived here before shipping was shut down.

I bought it Monday Oct 26/20 that night installed a Leupold Compact Ultralite 3-9x33mm long range reticle scope with PRW rings zeroed it in in the lights of my headlights (legal here) the next morning I normally reload but do not reload for 308 Win so purchased a box of 20 Rem 150gr Cor-Loks and a box of 150gr Win Power Points.

Since then I have shot a grouse and two blacktail bucks with this short rifle.

 
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