Charles Duke
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Sure do, all my BAs are 700s and none have ever jammed or failed. Latest is a beautiful 280 Ackley with a 26 inch Bartlien 5R and a HS stock. Leupold VX5 56mm. Our superior military uses them too.
Anyone still using a 700 action?
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Greatgrandad
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I have quite a few 700 builds and several factory.
Kiowa Cowboy
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I have three.
1. Magpul version 308 with 5R 22' barrel; tack driver.
2. SPS 30.06 2024 5R; less than MOA, But I have only had it to the range 2 times.
3. LSS 257 Wby Mag; over 1 MOA, but I have never modified it. The barrel touches the forearm in a couple of spots. It needs to free floated and bedded before I can say whether it is accurate or not. I have no reason to believe it isn't. I don't shoot it anymore because of the ammo prices. I have a Sako 25.06 that I shoot the most.
1. Magpul version 308 with 5R 22' barrel; tack driver.
2. SPS 30.06 2024 5R; less than MOA, But I have only had it to the range 2 times.
3. LSS 257 Wby Mag; over 1 MOA, but I have never modified it. The barrel touches the forearm in a couple of spots. It needs to free floated and bedded before I can say whether it is accurate or not. I have no reason to believe it isn't. I don't shoot it anymore because of the ammo prices. I have a Sako 25.06 that I shoot the most.
Still have a few Remingtons here. Most are in my son's care. But, I do have a few that I use on a somewhat regular basis, all with aftermarket barrels Brux, Lilja, and Douglas. Still here are a 223, 22-250, 257 Roberts, 25-06 and 7STW. I have to say that I have never had any issues with any of them going bang.
Calvin45
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I'm debating rolling the dice on a 700. I've actually never had one, just the way it went, but we brought this into the store and I actually really like it.
Remington 700 Long Range HS. A 26 inch 5R rifled heavy barrel, Hs precision fibreglass stock with full reciever length aluminum bedding block, triggers now are made by timney (NOT adjustable, not the same as the aftermarket pricey triggers, but still a good trigger!), .300 win mag. There's a lot to like here. It's tempting…
Remington 700 Long Range HS. A 26 inch 5R rifled heavy barrel, Hs precision fibreglass stock with full reciever length aluminum bedding block, triggers now are made by timney (NOT adjustable, not the same as the aftermarket pricey triggers, but still a good trigger!), .300 win mag. There's a lot to like here. It's tempting…
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Rflshootr
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My Ol' Lady when I tick her off. You'd better have something more expensive than that Rem 700 308 to settle that lioness.Depends!
What do you consider dangerous game
What's the price on that rig?
I think I need a 300 and was looking at an old 5R, but I keep reading good reviews on the new ones. More than likely I'll get a Tikka, but never know.
6.5x300 WBY
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I have one. It was an unfortunate inherited 700bdl 30-06 from my brother.
It took me about 8 years to actually be able to do something with the rifle. I am sure my brother would of wanted me to be happy with it so I had my project. I feel i made a beautiful custom rifle out of it. Sent it to a gunsmith to do all the good stuff to it truing blueprints etc. I absolutely love how it turned out. One thing I did to kind of make it mine was to AI the good old 06. I had an inscription written on the action in his memory.
Rem 700
Proof 1-10 26"
Terminator T3
Mcmillan Game hunter
It took me about 8 years to actually be able to do something with the rifle. I am sure my brother would of wanted me to be happy with it so I had my project. I feel i made a beautiful custom rifle out of it. Sent it to a gunsmith to do all the good stuff to it truing blueprints etc. I absolutely love how it turned out. One thing I did to kind of make it mine was to AI the good old 06. I had an inscription written on the action in his memory.
Rem 700
Proof 1-10 26"
Terminator T3
Mcmillan Game hunter
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Calvin45
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Not sure what it goes for in your neck of the woods. I'm in Canada so everything's different, especially gun stuff, but I ordered these in from a supplier on a decent deal and they're gonna retail in our store at or just under 1500 Canadian. When I consider that, at least up here, a bare bones Remington 700 action often goes for over half of that it seems decent!
Calvin45
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I will say, I've already found one slight problem. The "coating" or spiderwebbing or whatever it is overtop of the actual fibreglass has cracked and flaked off a little bit by the bottom metal on a new in box gun 
. Won't change its utility, but that's pretty disappointing anyways.
. Won't change its utility, but that's pretty disappointing anyways.
quigley257
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My latest 700 build.
6mm Dasher
26" - 1.200" straight bull 1/7.5" twist
MDT 6BR Magazine
APA FB3 brake
MDT LSS XL G2 chassis
Luth-AR butt and Chubby grip
Vortex Viper PSTII 5-25
It's a hammer!!
6mm Dasher
26" - 1.200" straight bull 1/7.5" twist
MDT 6BR Magazine
APA FB3 brake
MDT LSS XL G2 chassis
Luth-AR butt and Chubby grip
Vortex Viper PSTII 5-25
It's a hammer!!
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sable tireur
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Rarely do I spend the time reading any threads over a page, I'm too busy. But I did spend the time reading this whole thread, all 4 pages just to get the entire feel for the opinions which run so rampantly through these forums! Everyone is entitled to their opinions whether I agree with them or not. Just some additional thoughts:
The Remington M700 has been around for a long time, successfully whether you like them or not. They are the (I stole this thought) small block Chevy engine of the firearms industry. Millions have been sold on the commercial market to be used as they were built by the factory. Millions more have been sold as full rifles as well as actions used for builds not available through the factory. The only manufacturer with better numbers is Mauser, where the actual numbers are unknown but into the 10's of millions based on WWII history.
Currently there are several 'custom' action makers who have chosen to follow this same path as Remington with actions designed to mimic the same footprint. The cylindrical shape is easy to turn. The math has been done, so no having to recreate a new design. There are hundreds of accessories and stock designs using this inlet. Dive into the pool and save money by utilizing what's already on the market.
Every gunsmith I know has the ability to 'true up' an M700 action, it's part and parcel of most gunsmithing programs. Besides, like Mauser M98's, there are plenty available at reasonable prices to learn on. Unlike the current trend though, there is really no reason for the prices which are being asked for these actions, they are simple to make and the processes have already been perfected.
Now, push feed vs CRF:
I built 'Safari' style rifles for years and yes CRF was all the rage and requirement for anyone hunting DG. But when we questioned the advocacy of using push feed actions, we had to do some testing. We hung upside down from tree branches with a loaded M700 rifle and proceeded to fire three consecutive rounds at targets 50 to 100 yards away. Scope and iron sighted. The M700 performed flawlessly even while upside down without any failures to feed to any other failure for that matter. Yes, you can induce failure to feed by using an action with altered feed rails but when the rails match the cartridge, no problems. This is one fairy tale which can be laid to rest.
If you don't like M700's like some folks don't like anything using the term 'Creedmoor' in a sentence, fine, more for the rest of us. Pay the $1,250 to $1,800 for any of the 'custom' actions on the market today. Your wife will appreciate your thinking.
The Remington M700 has been around for a long time, successfully whether you like them or not. They are the (I stole this thought) small block Chevy engine of the firearms industry. Millions have been sold on the commercial market to be used as they were built by the factory. Millions more have been sold as full rifles as well as actions used for builds not available through the factory. The only manufacturer with better numbers is Mauser, where the actual numbers are unknown but into the 10's of millions based on WWII history.
Currently there are several 'custom' action makers who have chosen to follow this same path as Remington with actions designed to mimic the same footprint. The cylindrical shape is easy to turn. The math has been done, so no having to recreate a new design. There are hundreds of accessories and stock designs using this inlet. Dive into the pool and save money by utilizing what's already on the market.
Every gunsmith I know has the ability to 'true up' an M700 action, it's part and parcel of most gunsmithing programs. Besides, like Mauser M98's, there are plenty available at reasonable prices to learn on. Unlike the current trend though, there is really no reason for the prices which are being asked for these actions, they are simple to make and the processes have already been perfected.
Now, push feed vs CRF:
I built 'Safari' style rifles for years and yes CRF was all the rage and requirement for anyone hunting DG. But when we questioned the advocacy of using push feed actions, we had to do some testing. We hung upside down from tree branches with a loaded M700 rifle and proceeded to fire three consecutive rounds at targets 50 to 100 yards away. Scope and iron sighted. The M700 performed flawlessly even while upside down without any failures to feed to any other failure for that matter. Yes, you can induce failure to feed by using an action with altered feed rails but when the rails match the cartridge, no problems. This is one fairy tale which can be laid to rest.
If you don't like M700's like some folks don't like anything using the term 'Creedmoor' in a sentence, fine, more for the rest of us. Pay the $1,250 to $1,800 for any of the 'custom' actions on the market today. Your wife will appreciate your thinking.
340 in Va
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Only one in my safe now, the 340 that is a custom job, all the rest belong to kids and grandkids. All were 1970 and 80 models.
