I know Remington's put out some rare and unusual variants,but seldom is any collector appeal mentioned about them.I have a question about two rifles in my safe that are both great shooters,and very seldom encountered.The first one is a 700FS chambered in 300 WM that I bought in 1990.It has what looks like a Brown Precision synthetic stock and the metal is matte finished.From what I've read,this version was only produced for a short while,and was discontinued because it cost too much to manufacture.The other one is a 700VTR I bought at Cabela's in 2009.It's chambered in 308,but the unique thing about it is that it has a 24" barrel without the muzzle brake.I've been told that only the VTR's that came from Cabela's were set up like that.A buddy of mine said they bring a good price on Gunbroker,a lot more than the VTR's with the shorter barrel and the brake.Can any of you Remington experts give me any more info on these and other oddballs from Big Green?If these guns were of any extra value because of their rarity,I'd probably not use them so much.
Oddball 700's
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I have 700 .30-06 that I've never viewed as rare but have never seen another like it.
Matte finish metal, factory camo stock and recoil pad. Floor plate open button is inside trigger guard instead of on front of TG. Some variation but I'm not sure what.
Matte finish metal, factory camo stock and recoil pad. Floor plate open button is inside trigger guard instead of on front of TG. Some variation but I'm not sure what.
Remington made both a model 7 and 700 FS in the late 80's for about 3 years. It is a Brown Precision stock. I've never seen one of the 700's and only one model 7. At about the same time Winchester offered a version with a McMillan stock called the model 70 Winlite.
I've used both Brown Precision and McMillan stocks in the past and would highly recommend either. But stocks from either company are expensive, the stock alone will cost about the same as one of the rifles. That did run the price up considerably and most people who want to spend that much money would rather order one custom built to their specs rather than taking the one bolted on the rifle from the factory. They were good guns, but didn't sell well enough to keep making them.
Serious shooters understand the differences, but the average Joe just wants the look of synthetic. To them one of the $35 injection molded stocks looks just as good as a $600 stock made with layers of kevlar cloth laminated together then machined to fit the action.
I've used both Brown Precision and McMillan stocks in the past and would highly recommend either. But stocks from either company are expensive, the stock alone will cost about the same as one of the rifles. That did run the price up considerably and most people who want to spend that much money would rather order one custom built to their specs rather than taking the one bolted on the rifle from the factory. They were good guns, but didn't sell well enough to keep making them.
Serious shooters understand the differences, but the average Joe just wants the look of synthetic. To them one of the $35 injection molded stocks looks just as good as a $600 stock made with layers of kevlar cloth laminated together then machined to fit the action.
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