I was going to purchase a new Remington 700 SPS Stainless in .243 as it has the 1:8 twist. I passed on it and bought a CZ 457. I needed a good .22 lr over another CF rifle. I'll probably buy one later this year, but I may hold out for a CDL.
New Remington 700's
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It would probably be cheaper and easier in the long run. I have no complaints about mine now but if you have to change the trigger and the stock you can probably get an upgraded version for about the same or less money with what you want to start with. I mainly wanted to see if they were worth even looking at any more.
So many of them have started using plastic trigger guards, horrendous triggers and the barrels feel like a concrete culvert when you try to run a patch through but not the new 700. My barrel slicked up after about 25 rounds and I get hardly any fouling at all. I'm still satisfied with mine.
Did you buy the CDL or another model? I've looked at a few and the BDL, CDL, and SPS stainless all had smooth both throws in the stores. The ADL and regular SPS, very gritty to me.
I have the SPS.
I bought the SPS Stainless.The first thing I checked was the bolt.It was smooth throw through the action.
Several years ago I was very disappointed with a new Remington as it too had a gritty bolt throw.
They fixed that problem with all new machines and seems like they are making good rifles now.
Several years ago I was very disappointed with a new Remington as it too had a gritty bolt throw.
They fixed that problem with all new machines and seems like they are making good rifles now.
I looked mine over real close. They use the same finish on the bolt head as the use on the exterior finish of the rifle. The bolt lugs have the same rough finish on them but both are making contact and the base of the brass makes full contact with the bolt head when closing the bolt on a case. I think with a little use it will slick up some and the machining and alignment seems to be good. I haven't disassembled one to put gauges on it but from what I can tell it seems to be pretty square.
I've killed 3 deer with mine this year and that's what I bought it for. It shoots really good groups. I think they are a better value than a lot of the other budget friendly options. I own or have owned a lot of the other brands and I keep coming back to the 700's. If Winchester offered a model 70 in this price range, I would probably bite on it. But they don't.
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Kiowa Cowboy
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This is good advice in IMO. I don't like the stock. The accuracy is great but I will probably spend the money to replace the stock. If you buy the CDL version you are getting a good wood stock that you can bed the action into and have a great hunting setup. If you don't like the wood stocks then buying the SPS and purchasing an aftermarket stock is the other option.
athanasios23
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Made it through 13 pages looking for an answer to my question but I'm just going to post it and hope it's not repetitive. Has anyone heard or seen anything on the 700P. On remingtons site it says" Elite Hunter Curved Trigger – Model 700 Police". Wondering if they will be updated and if it opens the door for the LTR making a return as well as some other models. I do respect Remington having a smaller line up of rifles that focus on quality.
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They do mention the police version so I expect it is an option
GySgtFTL
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Finally got my 700 Long Range 300 Winchester Magnum together and ready to hit the range on Monday. The only other modification I might opt for is a Badger Ordnance bolt knob but that can wait for now. The bottom metal is Badger Ordnance M5 and they also did the inletting on the stock. I also replaced the "Un-adjustable" Timney trigger with a Timney 510. I set it at just a hair under 2.5 lbs. Only issue I had was the front action screw was about one thread too long and hitting the bolt. I used a very thin washer between the bottom metal and the stock and it worked perfect.
I plan to go and zero it Monday. The range only goes out to 200 yards but there's a 1000 yard range in Spencer, TN that I'm going to try and visit very soon.
I plan to go and zero it Monday. The range only goes out to 200 yards but there's a 1000 yard range in Spencer, TN that I'm going to try and visit very soon.
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That's a beauty!I hope it shoots as good as it look's.Be sure to give a report.
Greengt88
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I just picked up a 700 ADL .270 last week for a build as it was cheaper than buying just an action…seemed nice to me. Def better than the ones from a few years back…the jeweling on the bolt was my only complaint, as it looked cheesy…the action and trigger seemed well enough out of the box.
