rem 700 rifle barrels, how different?

[hipoint]

I've got that same trigger on mine... I didn't know it was special in any way. I got it second hand so I couldn't speculate whether or not it was factory though. I'm guessing it is, since I got the gun in excellent (90%) shape with a pretty decent scope on it for $350... seems like someone would have wanted a little more than that for it. Of course, I did look at all the yardsales and flea markets in the area for months before finding this deal.

p.s.

I love that trigger, I adjusted it down so that when you think about pulling the trigger, it's already pulled. took quite a bit of tinkering to get it so it would absolutely not go off with a big jolt, even used a rubber mallet to beat the heck out of the gun, but I got it right to the point.... also, I never lock the bolt until I'm ready to fire, I use the bolt like a safety in all of my bolt action guns.

 

[DRYHUMOR]

I've had 2 PSS in 308, both were .5 moa or less with 168 gr FGMM. I have an LTR in .223, on good days it's .5, others it's at least less than 1. I shoot whatever is handy in it for the most part and don't worry about it.

I asked one of the guys in the custom shop once about accuracy, he kind of hemmed and hawed a bit, but said they try to get 1" or less at 100, and try to get better than that.

I have a Limited in 257 Roberts that is .5 or less. With ammo it likes. With any ole ammo, it is about an inch at 100.

I have heard, and don't know for certain, that the symbol 5 * indicates Remington's top of the line barrel, as seen on the box sticker.

 

[JDGray]

hipoint,
I googled every Remington trigger possible, and this aint one of them....There are no markings on it, it looks parkerized like the barreled action, it is set at less than 10oz!! I never touched the adjustments, cause its perfect the way it is
http://www.riflebasix.com/index.php...ducts_id=198&zenid=5hef8d12cik2tr0i2d4p8cf6l3
http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=10080/Product/REMINGTON-700-CUSTOM-TRIGGER

 

[LTR shooter]

I have always been told the difference in production rifle barrels is the sharpness of the cutter used in the rifling process. ie. the first barrel on a cutter will have a better barrel than the last barrel cut.

Most , if not all of the Rem 700 rifles have barrels with rifling that is hammer forged . Usually have to get something like an aftermarket Krieger barrel with actual cut rifling.

Of the 700s I have or have owned the 700LTR in .223 has been the most consistently accurate. Even my relatively inexpensive 700 SPS Varmint shoots to a high level of accuracy.

 

[MachIVshooter]

Most , if not all of the Rem 700 rifles have barrels with rifling that is hammer forged .

Pretty sure they're actually button rifled......

 

[kb58]

I should have explained in more detail about the 40-X trigger on my LTR. I bought the rifle BNIB from an on-line gun shop (yesterday, so haven't seen it yet) and they listed the rifle as having the 40-X trigger. I knew they don't normally come with it, so called to confirm it wasn't a typo. The guy I spoke to was apparently the gunsmith - he was very aware of the difference and said that it did indeed have it, and has the visible screw adjust on the trigger. He said that it was added by Remington's Custom Dept. The surprising thing was that the total cost was only $20 more than an otherwise-identical LTR that they were also selling, but with the standard trigger. For only $20 more I jumped on the 40-X model.

 

[Rob96]

"Pretty sure they're actually button rifled......
"

Production guns are hammer forged, custom shop uses button rifled at customers request.

 

[MachIVshooter]

Production guns are hammer forged, custom shop uses button rifled at customers request.

Did that change when they revamped around 2000? I'll look later, but I seem to remember seeing "button rifled" on the box my 1998 700 BDL came in.