mcb
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Sort of surprise no one else had posted about this. It's been a few day since it was announced.
Rem Arms is releasing an "updated" version of the Remington 700 called the 700 Alpha 1. As most of you know I am not much of a fan of Rem Arms LLC so no linking to Rem Arms. Not that there is much there to link to, there is just one video and nothing on their website yet.
Here are two reviews I found:
https://www.ronspomeroutdoors.com/blog/12-upgrades-in-new-remington-700nbsp-alpha-1-rifle
https://internationalsportsman.com/remington-alpha-1-new-model-700-from-remington/
I was almost impressed then really looked at it and realized they are manufacturing very little of this new rifle and likely did even less engineering. The stock, bottom metal and trigger all come from third parties. Even the Alpha 1 receiver and bolt appear to be a nearly exact copy of a Nesika action. The funny part is the Nesika action is a copy of a 700 action with a few upgrades. Nesika was also a former Remington Outdoor Company brand that died sometime between the first and second bankruptcy. Rem Arms probably already had the technical data package for the Nesika action after the bankruptcy. I guess it's better than nothing (if someone was not paying attention they might even think they are innovating) but its not really a new gun, just some existing parts assembled by Rem Arms instead of someone else.
Rem Arms is releasing an "updated" version of the Remington 700 called the 700 Alpha 1. As most of you know I am not much of a fan of Rem Arms LLC so no linking to Rem Arms. Not that there is much there to link to, there is just one video and nothing on their website yet.
Here are two reviews I found:
https://www.ronspomeroutdoors.com/blog/12-upgrades-in-new-remington-700nbsp-alpha-1-rifle
https://internationalsportsman.com/remington-alpha-1-new-model-700-from-remington/
I was almost impressed then really looked at it and realized they are manufacturing very little of this new rifle and likely did even less engineering. The stock, bottom metal and trigger all come from third parties. Even the Alpha 1 receiver and bolt appear to be a nearly exact copy of a Nesika action. The funny part is the Nesika action is a copy of a 700 action with a few upgrades. Nesika was also a former Remington Outdoor Company brand that died sometime between the first and second bankruptcy. Rem Arms probably already had the technical data package for the Nesika action after the bankruptcy. I guess it's better than nothing (if someone was not paying attention they might even think they are innovating) but its not really a new gun, just some existing parts assembled by Rem Arms instead of someone else.