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Offline papisjeep

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School me on R700
« on: April 21, 2015, 08:56:52 PM »
Recently picked one up
(700 adl i think from what i understand, action is just marked Remington 700 ?)
Looking for real life experienced opinions on them i have read a lot of goods and bad
but would prefer opinions from ppl who have first hand knowledge, thanks

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Re: School me on R700
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2015, 09:10:43 PM »
This should make for at least 3 pages of amusement.  :chuckle:

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Re: School me on R700
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2015, 09:14:35 PM »
Remington 700? Think I've heard of them once or twice, terrible platform and will likely disappear shortly as nobody has them  :chuckle:

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Re: School me on R700
« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2015, 09:40:08 PM »
For me, the Remington Model 700 is the small block chevy of the centerfire world. 

The Rem 700 is used for more semi custom builds than nearly all other factory actions combined.  Nearly all custom actions are some type of a Rem 700 clone, just built better.

 

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Re: School me on R700
« Reply #4 on: April 21, 2015, 09:50:11 PM »


A travesty in itself!  ;)

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Re: School me on R700
« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2015, 10:18:30 PM »
Great rifle! Buy a new trigger!

See guys, I'm reasonable. . I own four Remington's

I poke the fire with newer ones.
« Last Edit: April 21, 2015, 10:37:08 PM by 2labs »
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Re: School me on R700
« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2015, 10:21:24 PM »
This may be an unpopular opinion, but I have had a few R700's, and I have really enjoyed the platform. My current go-to rifle is a R700 SPS DM in 30-06, and it has put some meat in the freezer every time I was able to find myself within 200 yards of a legal deer. Don't get me wrong, I can take them out a lot farther than that comfortably for targets, but that is my comfortable hunting range.  :tup:
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Re: School me on R700
« Reply #7 on: April 22, 2015, 12:01:54 AM »
This should make for at least 3 pages of amusement.  :chuckle:
Ain't gonna make three pages without saying "you shoulda bought a Tikka" instead.  :chuckle:

Believe it or not, the Negative Nellys interwebs don't have anything to do with that platform you now own. It's a good one regardless of the model letters attributed to it.  I'd suggest running the serial by Remington to see if there are any recalls - but outside of that, enjoy it.
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Re: School me on R700
« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2015, 02:46:50 AM »
They work ok as fire pokers but make better use of it as a lamp.  :chuckle:

I place of this, imagine a 700 - mount a scope with a large objective you'd have a heck of a cup holder.
Or go tactical, a better chassis with a picatinny rail and skys the limit.
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Re: School me on R700
« Reply #9 on: April 25, 2015, 07:03:16 AM »
For me, the Remington Model 700 is the small block chevy of the centerfire world. 

The Rem 700 is used for more semi custom builds than nearly all other factory actions combined.  Nearly all custom actions are some type of a Rem 700 clone, just built better.

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Re: School me on R700
« Reply #10 on: April 25, 2015, 01:52:38 PM »
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Re: School me on R700
« Reply #11 on: April 25, 2015, 03:35:55 PM »
I love the 700's! Like said change out the trigger and shoot. 
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