Popularity of Remington 700?

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3Crows said:
Is the .223 action length usable with a .308/6.5CM length cartridge if I switch barrels out?
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The length, yes. But you would also need to change the bolt as the bolt face of the .223 is smaller (.384 vs .473). A good gunsmith could open the bolt face up, but you'd no longer have a $200 rifle.
 
Yeah I was just there to check for ammo, but when I saw the clearance stickers I had took. My wife said it could be an early birthday present and I didn’t give her a chance to change her mine. They also had the Axis (non-accutrigger) in .243 for $124 which was tempting but I’ve always thought it would be cool to have a 700. Even came with a no name scope I can maybe use in one of my .22s. 94A78E3E-CC0D-411C-8989-EDE5085AAA6D.jpeg
 
Legionnaire said:
I'd buy a couple of $200 700s if I saw them. You can't buy an action for that price.
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That’s what I was seeing when I looked it up so I bought it right then. Glad I did because when I picked it up yesterday all the clearance rifles were gone. I didn’t see it at my Walmart but I read on here that some stores also had the Henry Big boys in .357 for $399. Must be clearing out old stock?
 
I had a 1984 Remington 700 BDL, 270. I use to shoot one Inch groups at100 yards from a good rest. It was my deer rifle replacing my Marlin lever 30-30. Never ever a problem. I just pasted it down to my Grand Nephew so it will continue to be used in the woods. It was a great rifle for me.
 
Decided to pass on the .223. I would rather pay the $389 than get a rifle in a caliber that is difficult to deal with (in conversion) and I already have a good .223 rifle.
 
3Crows said:
Decided to pass on the .223. I would rather pay the $389 than get a rifle in a caliber that is difficult to deal with (in conversion) and I already have a good .223 rifle.
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Yeah, unless you are already planning on replacing everything it’s usually cheaper to get what you want to start with, or close. Good call.
 
As a note onnthe .223s the feed lips are wide enough to use aics style single stack mag with .473 dia cases. It will also work with the drop in Howa magazine system.
 
Legionnaire said:
The current 700 is still a 700. The 770 (originally the 710) is/was indeed a cheaper lookalike targeted at the first time owner and occasional shooter. I date myself, but I think of the 710 as Remington's version of IBM's PC Junior ... one of Remington's many marketing blunders.
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770s are $124 at Walmart right now, in various calibers.

At that price, I’m tempted. $124!
 
23tony said:
It's been about 5 years, but when I was shopping, I found "Remington 700s" advertised on sale at one box store (since closed) for ~$350-400, and when I went to check them out, found out they were actually 770's. The gun counter guy swore that it REALLY WAS a 700, then when I came back the next day to buy it, he told me that there was no way a real 700 would sell for that price.

Maybe it was just a bad experience with that one chain, but it certainly made me a lot more cautious when I'm shopping. Maybe that's why that particular store is closed. I guess I may be extrapolating too much from one experience, so take it fwiw...
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You were lied to.
 
I’m going to Walmart to see if they have these cheap rifles. It will be a Savage Axis, not a 770.

Can anyone suggest the best caliber for Florida hunting? The deer and hogs here are small and are in close range.
(<100 yards).
 
cdb1 said:
Not to me because they aren’t worth 124.00 in my mind, except maybe as an expensive gag gift to LoonWulf.
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Is that like a cat leaving dead stuff in your shoe?

And you know that would be a cruel thing to do, I'd spend hundreds trying to get that thing to be a not pos..........with the way the thing locks up, trying to build an ultralight might be an interesting proposition....
 
Actually from what I've seen of the 770s, for 125 bucks I'd buy one in something like 6.5cm or .243 just to have at the front of the safe as a loaner.....truth to tell if someone gave me one I'd be pretty happy with it I think.....after some tinkering, and spot welding the bolt handle, or maybe just reaming the hole, threading it, and making a new thread in handle.
 
If you could replace all that cheap plastic parts on the 770 with a combination of aluminum and a quality glass filled polymers (like a Zytel) it would really not be that bad of a gun. But that crappy plastic around the back of the bolt and fire control screams "Cheap!!!"
 
As mentioned in one of the other threads. i got one of the 770's for $124.00. Its going to be a back up/loaner hunting rifle. For that price, it thought it was worth a try. I have been out a hunting rifle before, wont let that happen again.
 
Legionnaire said:
The current 700 is still a 700. The 770 (originally the 710) is/was indeed a cheaper lookalike targeted at the first time owner and occasional shooter. I date myself, but I think of the 710 as Remington's version of IBM's PC Junior ... one of Remington's many marketing blunders.
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I owned a 770 for less than 24 hours, I didnt even need to shoot it to know I wasnt keeping it. I bought it on a whim and immediately regretted it. The way it cycled a round was horrendous. No way. I think the movie shooter might have been responsible for a slight surge in popularity for the 700 back in the late 2000's. I've never shot one but always wanted one, til I joined this forum and lost all interest in the 700
 
DustyGmt said:
I owned a 770 for less than 24 hours, I didnt even need to shoot it to know I wasnt keeping it. I bought it on a whim and immediately regretted it. The way it cycled a round was horrendous. No way. I think the movie shooter might have been responsible for a slight surge in popularity for the 700 back in the late 2000's. I've never shot one but always wanted one, til I joined this forum and lost all interest in the 700
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You use both 770 and 700 apparently interchangeable here and yet they are very different guns. Did you mean 700 or 770?

Even with in the 700 family of firearms there is a huge variety of features and performance just from Remington let alone all the aftermarket modification they have received. A $400 dollar 700 ADL is a very different animal than an $11,000 M2010 despite both being built on basically the same 700 receiver and sold by Remington.
 
mcb said:
You use both 770 and 700 apparently interchangeable here and yet they are very different guns. Did you mean 700 or 770?

Even with in the 700 family of firearms there is a huge variety of features and performance just from Remington let alone all the aftermarket modification they have received. A $400 dollar 700 ADL is a very different animal than an $11,000 M2010 despite both being built on basically the same 700 receiver and sold by Remington.
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No, I'm aware they are totally different firearms. Refer to the poster I quoted text from in my post who was discussing the 770. His post quotes a poster who was apparently unaware of the difference between the 700 and 770.
 
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3Crows said:
This is not to bash on Remington or their Model 700. I just want to understand why this particular rifle has such a following and particularly has such a deep aftermarket for parts, stocks, bits and pieces? Is it because the military used the action for some sniper rifles? They are nice rifles granted and attractive, but since around 1982 the bolt does not lock, they are not controlled feed (and neither of which is terribly important to me) and the Model 700 is not especially inexpensive, solid middle of the market pricing. What is it about the Model 700? Maybe I need to add one to my small selection? It seems to be the 1022 of bolt guns!
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What is it about the Remington 700 ??
Ok, let's see. I bought mine in 1975. I used it on my first deer hunt and I used it on my last deer hunt. Near 50 years later I'm still using the very same gun that I started with. The only gun I have ever used for deer. Why??? Because, Never had a failure of Any kind. Never had a failure to fire, Never had a failure to load, Never had a failure to eject, Never had a worn out or broken part and it puts the bullet where I want it. What else can I say? Except it has been a perfect gun and almost like a good buddy. I would never part with it.
 
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