Remington 700 ADL

[gunman42782]

I have a opportunity to buy a Remington 700 ADL in .270 with a Leupold scope. This is the Wally-World special gun and scope. It has been priced to me at a very fair price. But, I am a Ruger man, and have only owned a couple Remingtons. (Not to mention I have never been a fan of anything under .30 caliber for deer.) My question is what is the difference between the ADL and the BDL Model 700s? I went to the Remington site and from what I gather Remington no longer makes the ADL. Are the Wally-World Remington guns worth buying?

 

[dakotasin]

adl is a blind mag, matte finish gun - probably w/ the j-lock, and probably w/ a heavy, flexible synthetic stock.

new bdl's don't have the j-lock, have either a detacheable mag or hinged floor plate, and are usually a gloss finish. bdl's are available in stainless or blue, wood or synthetic stocks.

for the most part, the differences are cosmetic.

 

[v8stang289]

The ADL has the blind magazine while the BDL has the hinged magazine floorplate, and typically the BDL has a nicer finish than the ADL. I have an ADL in .270win and I can assure you it is very effective on whitetails with 140gn btsp from hornady.

-Matt

ETA: dakotaskin beat me to it

 

[Stinger]

I have two adl's that will both shoot sub-MOA (I know, who in the internet doesn't, but that is Scout's Honor.) Of course I handload. Factory ammo shoots as good as any other rifle that I have.

One is a .243 and the other is 30-06.

 

[270Win]

I bought my ADL .270 from WalMart also, it was amazingly cheap... and it has proved to be an outstandingly accurate gun. It has the blind magazine, a surprisingly sturdy synthetic stock, the rather useless J-lock on the bolt shroud.

You are right that ADLs are no longer made - they were replaced, I believe, by the SPS line.

But for "a very fair price" I would jump all over this deal, especially with the Leupold scope!

 

[gunman42782]

Thanks guys. Now, someone explain to me what the J-lock is. I have never heard this term.

 

[dakotasin]

its the lock on the shroud of the bolt. looks sorta like a wart (integrated safety system or some such nonsense). the good news, the shroud is easily replaced/retrofitted w/ something that doesn't have it - all of my j-lock era remingtons have been retrofitted to get rid of the lock, but only because i don't care for the cosmetics, and not because it hinders the rifle's ability to shoot well and reliably.