New Remington 700s

I bought a new 700 SPS about 15 months ago. I'll say Remington is not the best out of the box as mine shot 1" groups first time out. The trigger was horrible and broke at 6 lbs, the SPS stock was pretty much junk. I paid $484 for this gun, an SPS VS Stainless. Keep in mind this is one of the cheaper Remington models.

Ordered a B&C medalist stock and Timney trigger. This rifle will now shoot 1/2" groups all day long and can hold it's own.

You could probably buy a Savage that will shoot better out of the box but I'll take the Remington in the long run.

I have a 2008 ( I think) 700 CDL in .270. I've had no issues.

Bought a 700P new last year. Has been the most accurate, fun to shoot rifle I have ever owned.

I've got a stainless DM 700 with synthetic stock from back in the 80's. Like jogar80 says. The most accurate, fun to shoot rifle I've ever owned. If I miss, it ain't the guns's fault.

Forgot to say, calibre is 7mm remington magnum. IMHO one of the most versatile rounds available. Pair that calibre with that gun and you have an unbeatable combination.

I bought a 700 SPS two years ago in .223 if I do my part it is a solid .75 off the bench at 100 yards. With my handloads of course. The only downside is the 1 in 12 twist bbl wish it were a 1 in 9 to handle slightly heavier bullets. I have been shooting the 45 grain Barnes TSX with great success. For factory ammo Fiocci loaded with 40 grain Vmax was also superb.

I bought a 700 SPS Buckmasters last summer in .270 Win. Best rifle I've bought in years. Trigger is great (adjusts down to 3 lbs just like they say it does), action is smooth as butter and it shoots sub-MOA groups right out of the box (after cleaning) with cheap Core-Loks. The terrible stock on it (per other posters) works just fine and dampens the recoil better then my brothers M70 and Ruger 77 .270's. Now if I replaced that horrible stock with a big dollar one, changed to a Timney trigger and free floated the barrel I'd probably get one hole groups!

My latest 20" 308 is 1/2 inch grouper. All my 700's are very accurate rifles. 375h&h, 300 ultra mag, 300win mag, 7mm mag, 338 lapua police, 308 sps, model 7 in 22-250.

I have owned several, never a problem. But for a bolt gun I would get a 22-250. .223/5.56 is what ARs are for.

My 30.06 ADL has given me no trouble and I got it on some special sale a couple years ago for about 250$$. Pleased as punch with it. I'm no match shooter but when I take my time with my handloads even I hit 1" groups at 100.

i have a 700cdl, new, in 7mm-08, that shot a tight clover leaf at 50 yds in its first 25 rounds, with a slightly creepy trigger. it is wonderfully stocked, and the action is all i could ask for in terms of efficiency and smoothness.

a little tweaking, and this will be the last deer rifle i will ever need.

not the last i will *want*, of course; but the last one i will really need.

I’ve got a REM 700 XCR “Tactical” in .223 that I’ve owned for a couple years, it will hold .5 -.75 with handloads. It has a stainless fluted barrel, and the 40X trigger, and the Bell&Carson stock, so there wasn’t much to upgrade. With 69 grain OTM bullets it’s good out to 500 yards. I put it together with a Luepold MK4 6.5-20X with illuminated TMR reticle in Larue mounts for dealing with beavers and muskrats on my 9 acre pond. The rifle is just plain fun to shoot and cheap to load for.

I’d stick with .223 and try to get a 1-9” twist. For .223 brass is cheap, and factory ammo is reasonable/easy to find.




Chuck

Remington is among the best, and they've always been a favorite of mine. But I do feel their quality has slipped a little. They are still superior to other factory rifles in my opinion. I like the older remington's better. It seems like the actions feel better on the ones made from 1975 up until 2003 or so. If you are too worried to get current production; go with an older one. Here is the date Code you will need if you get serious about buying an older one. You can find older ones, in brand new condition. There's two letters on the left side of the barrel, right where it meets the receiver. The first letter is the month of manufacture, and second letter is the year. I can't give you insight on current production Remingtons; But I do have a 700 Light Varmint Stainless Fluted 22-250 that was made in late 2003 and it's top notch. The action was tight at first, but now its perfect. Remington's awesome in my opinion.


B - Jan L - Feb A - Mar C - Apr K - May P - Jun
O - Jul W - Aug D - Sep E - Oct R - Nov X - Dec


M - 1921 N - 1922 P - 1923 R - 1924 S - 1925
T - 1926 U - 1927 W - 1928 X - 1929 Y - 1930
Z - 1931 A - 1932 B - 1933 C - 1934 D - 1935
E - 1936 F - 1937 G - 1938 H - 1939 J - 1940
K - 1941 L - 1942 MM - 1943 NN - 1944 PP - 1945
RR - 1946 SS - 1947 TT - 1948 UU - 1949 WW - 1950
XX - 1951 YY - 1952 ZZ - 1953 A - 1954 B - 1955
C - 1956 D - 1957 E - 1958 F - 1959 G - 1960
H - 1961 J - 1962 K - 1963 L - 1964 M - 1965
N - 1966 P - 1967 R - 1968 S - 1969 T - 1970
U - 1971 W - 1972 X - 1973 Y - 1974 Z - 1975
I - 1976 O - 1977 Q - 1978 V - 1979 A - 1980
B - 1981 C - 1982 D - 1983 E - 1984 F - 1985
G - 1986 H - 1987 I - 1988 J - 1989 K - 1990
L - 1991 M - 1992 N - 1993 O - 1994 P - 1995
Q - 1996 R - 1997 S - 1998 T - 1999 (*) U - 2000 (*)
V - 2001 (*) W - 2002 X - 2003 Y - 2004 Z - 2005
A - 2006 B - 2007 C - 2008 D - 2009 E - 2010
F - 2011 G - 2012

my main problem with 700s is the extractors. I had two that wouldn't reliably eject in most cases. Then there's the remrust finish on the black ones. nuff said

I traded a Savage Model 10 for a 700SPS

I traded a Savage Model 10 for a 700SPS in 308 a few years back used but like new. It is a very accurate, loves my relaods and after I sure more than a 1,000 rounds it going strong fun to burn up the ammo in.....

I get it really hot very hot treat it bad and it just keeps going.... Triger was a little rough when I got it but it's smothing out now.

The Savage was a better finished rifle but no where as good a shooter as the 700 is. Best trade I made in some time. I find this 700 will shoot most any bullet or powder well the Savage was very pickie when it came to bullets....

I too, love my remingtons. All are great shooters and very accurate out of the box. I used to think Savage was as good, but the last 2 I bought did not produce desired accuracy, even after trying many different handloads, so down the road they went.

I've read many posts on this site that bash them. I guess it's like anything else you buy. You get some good ones and occasionally a bad one, although I have never had a bad remmy.

I've got a 700 SPS that is about 3 yrs. old. Out of the box the barrel was pressure bedded. But I decided the barrel needed to be floated when nothing I did would produce acceptable groups. When I floated the barrel all I did was open up a big can or worms after I discovered the stock was so weak it wouldn't support the weight of the barrel at all. I just finished glassing in everything forward of the pillar to stiffen it up. Glassing it worked, but the rest of the stock is also poorly made, and the pillar isn't properly fitted to the stock either. I'm now debating on just buying a Bell & Carlson, I'm probably destine at some point.

The SPS stocks are absolute junk! I'm really disappointed in Remington's newer products. I have a 710, which is another one of their poorly made products, but it at least has a fairly stiff stock and will shoot single hole groups all day long.

Picked up a 700 BDL in 30-06 in December. Have about 200 rounds through it so far and no problems

I have 3 Remington rifles, 2 of them are 700s. A 700 VLS .243, which is a Varmint Laminate Stock with a 26" heavy barrel and a 700 VSF, which means Varmint Synthetic (stock) Fluted...it is a .223 with a 26" fluted barrel. My brother has the twin to my .243 in .223. All 3 are very accurate. The .243 will shoot 1.25" groups at 100 and the .223s will do less than 1". We have shot 100s of prairie dogs with the .223s and some very long distance dogs with the .243. We REALLY like the 700s. The stocks we have are very good. They don't make the VSF anymore but still produce the VLS. I am not surprised that the SPS stocks are not good. They look cheap to me. Between me and my brother we have 7 Remington rifles and they are our favorites. The triggers come out of the factory very stiff, 5-6 lbs, and my gunsmith adjusts mine to a crisp 2 lbs. Can hardly wait to head out to the prairie dog fields again.

The first letter is the month of manufacture, and second letter is the year.

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How about dating this one for me then. Its the left side of my .270 that I bought NIB...but not recently.



My .35 Whelen, .30-06, and .308 I can date.