Remington quilty is poor and customer service is worse

[Rob]

hmm....  my table came out like crap...

I'll fix and repost

[Rob]

lets try this

[Buzz2401]

  I bought a new Remington 700 once and it was the second worst rifle I have ever purchased.  First was a Weatherby Vanguard.  The Remington came with the worst trigger I have ever felt on a gun.  It broke at around 8lbs.  The stock was synthetic and if you just barely touched it, it would let out a loud echoing clunk. The recoil pad, which was actually a Limbsave so not really Remingtons fault, was melting and leaving black goo all over.  I filled the stock with foam, bought a timney trigger and bought a new recoil pad.  It now shoots great and I use it every year for deer.  Still hate the stock but it shoots so well I don't want to mess with it.  The Weatherby is still junk and sits in the safe.

[motg9_6]

Bought a 798 a few years ago. Worst gun ever!!! Brass looked like it went through a cheese grader after cycling once. Sent it too European american arms 4 times ( Remington's authorized facility for that gun model) each time the sent it back saying there was nothing wrong. Absolute bs. I finally got some Remington rep on the phone and he told me they wouldnt make it right because eaa said there's nothing wrong. Got eaa rep on the phone and I wish I could have recorded the conversation. Rude aggressive and a overall dick. He obviously thought I knew nothing about guns. Called Remington again and told them of my experience and kindly let them know that I will never buy another Remington product and will let everyone I know of their poor quality guns and terrible customer service. Didn't seem to bother them.

[Heredoggydoggy]

You can't judge a company as a whole based off of one example.

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There are hundreds of examples of R700 lemons.
Surf the shooting forums it doesn't take long to see this is far from an isolated instance.
Sako/Tikka builds/markets hundreds of thousands of firearms all over the world and you NEVER hear of this kind of stuff.
Small groups with factory ammo is the norm for Sako/Tikka.
Good thing R700s are round....Anybody with a lathe can clean and square them.
Good luck, OP.
I'd cut my losses and move on.

Yes, many 700's need work to shoot accuratley anymore...not like the early models of 700

Yes, both of my Remington 700s shot good once the trigger pull was lightened up.  They both came with a "Hit the trigger with a rock" trigger pull. 

[Biggerhammer]

Some of the best shooting factory Remington's I have owned were the old school gloss blued that had the stainless barrels. They were marked stainless on the barrel. 

[motg9_6]

Old Remington's were good. I think they are due for a regime change.

[Heredoggydoggy]

Old Remington's were good. I think they are due for a regime change.

That will happen, when Obama screws Cerberus out of the gun companies like he screwed them out of their stake in Chrysler.... 

[yorketransport]

Now what action to choose for a 7mm STW build

Remington 700

That's funny! If you wanted to go custom without breaking the bank you could use a Stiller action.  They're about $950.

The only current action that Savage makes which may work for an STW would be the 338 Lapua action. If you reload though, there's no reason to go with the STW. You can get similar performance with a few different cases which will work better out of a Savage action.  The 7mm Dakota or the 7mm/375 Ruger would both be very close in performance to the STW and either one will work from a Savage long action. You can make the long rounds work out of the older Staggered Feed Savage long actions but they take a little tinkering to pull it off. The other option is to find a Savage 375 H&H from a few years ago. They used the RUM sized action as well.

Good luck with the Rem. A buddy of mine was looking for a Sendero in 7mm RM and I talked him out of it because of this sort of problem.

Andrew

[Fishmasterdan]

Hopefully when it comes back it will have a new barrel. I am keeping my eye open for a sako 85 right now. They have the longest magazine's I can find. Maybe have a cooper built.
 I have all the 7mm STW reloading supply's including the brass (correctly head stamped) so I want to stick with the STW.

[jackelope]

Now what action to choose for a 7mm STW build

Remington 700

That's funny! If you wanted to go custom without breaking the bank you could use a Stiller action.  They're about $950.

Oh I'm sure there's better than a Remmy....I just posted that for the sarcastic comedy factor.

[jrebel]

Glad so many people like their Remmys......cause I won't buy one (rifle).  It is well known that for the money you can get a fare better rifle from other manufacturers.   

[jrebel]

Case and Point..... http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/models/

[Heredoggydoggy]

Glad so many people like their Remmys......cause I won't buy one (rifle).  It is well known that for the money you can get a fare better rifle from other manufacturers.   

One reason guys use Remington 700 actions for their custom builds is that they are so simple to rebarrel, and are accurate and reliable.  The weak link in the Remington action is the extractor on the bolt.  A gunsmith here in Wenatchee converts Remington bolts to use a Sako extractor.  And there are custom bolts available with an AR-15 extractor machined into it already.  Just depends on how much money you want to spend.... 

[jrebel]

Glad so many people like their Remmys......cause I won't buy one (rifle).  It is well known that for the money you can get a fare better rifle from other manufacturers.   

One reason guys use Remington 700 actions for their custom builds is that they are so simple to rebarrel, and are accurate and reliable.  The weak link in the Remington action is the extractor on the bolt.  A gunsmith here in Wenatchee converts Remington bolts to use a Sako extractor.  And there are custom bolts available with an AR-15 extractor machined into it already.  Just depends on how much money you want to spend.... 

I imagine you are 100% correct.  I am not well versed in builds at all.  If I was buying a factory rifle and looking for a great shooter I would buy a Savage over a Remington any day of the week.