Anyone here have or shot the Remington 700 STAINLESS steel long range rifle as they advertise it. Saw one for sale and i really like them. Are they up to snuff out of the box. Considering trying to find one in 6.5

Id recommend very strongly AGAINST it, or anything else that says "Remington" on the side for a while. Remington has consistently been kicking out more turds than any of the other majors for years now. not worth the risk IMO

My brother has newish 700 long range. I recomended against it at the time but he liked it. The rifle shoots great. It is not a stainless.

I havent shot a factory rifle in quite a time that didnt shoot very well with hand loads. My savage was the only one that didnt make moa or less and after bedding it into the factory wood stock it also shot MOA or less.

When did Remington start going down hill. I maybe wrong but didnt they use to be top notch and then again I've never messed with bolt guns much either.

Some will insist they were always junk. I have a few from the mid/late 90's and before and they are all great. One from the mid 2000's a j-lock that has been an excelent rifle. My brothers is 2 years old and only complaint is some of the stock fit/finish isnt as good as it could be. That said every single one of them is a shooter just how they came out of the box... bus so is darn near every rifle ive bought or shot in the last 20+ years.

Are they offering the Stainless in 6.5? I can’t find it on their website

I have shot a few of the LR and 5R rifles. They generally shoot very good. For the money, they were good rifles. Yes, Remington has put out some poor quality stuff recently. Their LR rifles generally shoot well, though. I've seen some of the 5R rifles shoot easy sub 1/2 moa with my ammo.

Found it btw. They slipped it in the back of the catalog. Pg.197.

OP, slap some decent glass on it and go shooting. Maybe even cut some off that barrel length for that round. Seems way overkill to me.

Looks sharp doesn't it

The only thing left on mine that Remington made is the action and bolt. When it was factory, it shot good.

A few years ago I had a long range in a 7 mag. I liked the gun a lot until I shot it. There was a burr or something in the chamber that once a round was loaded it would not let you cycle the round back out of the chamber without taping the bolt handle with a small rubber mallet. The bur, or whatever it was, caused deep scaring on the brass. Sent it back to Remington and and said they had fixed the problem. Got the rifle back and it would cycle without catching or scarring the brass of unfired rounds, so I shot a few rounds through it and the spent brass would hang and still had deep scaring. Sent the gun back to Remington with the 3 spend rounds and they sent it back and said they found nothing wrong with the gun. I parted ways with it. I liked the gun enough to try another one day though. Just be cautious about quality control.

Indeed it does! You going to pull the trigger?

A 26" barrel will have about 100-120 fps faster velocity than a standard 22". That equates to flatter trajectory, less wind drift, and more energy on target. That's a good thing.

Noy sure yet. Still looking g but there is something about that one i like. Been eye balling tikkas and the begara's too

Been looking at them too but decided to build a 260 Remington instead of getting a manbun. But this is a good price.

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I’ve never crossed a 700 that wouldn’t shoot, maybe there out there

The finish over the past few years reminds me of a Mossberg though.

They're

Best thing about a Rem 700 is the fact that it's easy to get a replacement stock for it. After that, maybe the barrel will shoot. The trigger DOES need replacing.

So, I'll give a max of $400 for any Rem 700.

I own one Rem 700 action, and the front most action screw is half a screw width off to the left. I should have welded it closed and started over, but I made the pic rail fit the misalignment.

You can't even get four screw holes in a straight line with CNC machinery? And I'm supposed to trust that the rifle will not accidentally discharge on its own, will shoot at least 1 MOA at 100 yards, and will chamber and eject a loaded roynd and empty brass appropriately? Yeah, no thanks, there are far better options for my hard earned money.

They declared bankruptcy for several reasons. ^^This is one example why.

There's a million people that have owned them and they have done fine . Don't get caught up with the gun " experts".

I own 5 Remington 700s. Every one is a shooter. Just keep in mind your probably going to have to Replace the trigger. Only one of the 5 came with a good trigger.

I have a 5R that shoots sub .5 moa with IMR4064/varget and 175 smk. All factory save for Jewell trigger.

Word is Sept.1they will file chapter 13. Not 11. A federal bankruptcy judge said no to a third chapter 11 in 5 years.
This is probably the actual end of Remington.

I bought a 5R Gen 2 in 6.5 CM back in November and dropped in a TriggerTech. That gun will flat out shoot!

How many hundreds have been accidentally shot, via no fault of the handler?

How many millons of dollars has Remington paid out to suppress the vocalization?

Want to be considered an expert, put in the work.

Lots of input to chew on and appreciate it all. One day I'll make my mind up lol

I haven’t ever claimed to be an expert, so my opinion/experience is probably null and void on the THF.

I’ve seen a couple 700 triggers that would go off when the safety was disengaged.... but they had been “worked” on by a “gunsmith”. Likewise, I’ve seen 1911 triggers that would double or triple or quadruple and Glock triggers that won’t light primers.

I’ve got 3 700’s. All shoot damn good. All DO have aftermarket triggers—not due to safety, but due to quality. Kinda like an AR.

I bought a recent model Seven. Great hunting rifle. I replaced the trigger for something a little lighter. Factory was adjustable but was set at 5lbs an only adjusted heavier. Shoots sub MOA for first 3 shots with factor gold dots. Opens up when the pencil barrel heats up, I took a chance based on all the naysayers but it worked out.

My 700 shoots great, but I knew going in that I would replace the factory trigger.

THE HIGHER PRICE RANGE REMINGTONS ARE GREAT.

don't fall for the haters bs


BTW tikkas and vortex suk

Stop arguing with an expert. The opinion was given and the topic is settled. Time to end the thread.

Hey Buzz,

You ever open that Nightforce box?

I love all of mine.

Triggertech saves most of those problems besides fitment. Fitment is a big issue.

Yes, even I replaced a Model 700 Trigger with a Trigger Tech, no issues installing.

Well if a million people owned them and they were fine, but they've sold something like 5 million of them, thats a pretty [censored] success rate

Coincidentally its pretty much on par with my (pretty considerable) experience with them. I'd guesstimate I've had my hands on 7-900 current production factory 700's in the last decade. MOST had some significant issue directly out of the box. I've probably had my hands on 200 or so year-2000 or older models, and there are considerably fewer problems with them, even adjusted for the volume disparity.

I have\had several. All shoot really well, with no issues at all. I have a 700 ADL in 7mm mag that was made in 1964 or when they first came out, and I would put it up against all those fancy chassis space guns any day. I also have one of those fancy model 700 chassis space guns in 6.5CM that shoots sub MOA with 143 grain ELDXs.

I wonder how many custom guns have been made on that action and how many competitions have been won with slightly modified 700’s. Also, I would bet there have been a butt load of USA enemies that have had their heads shot off with that action. I tried to find the stats. on Tikka’s used in wars??

Did you contact Remington? It seems like with such a glaring defect they would of made it good for you. Just wondering....

Like my 700s restocked one but factory triggers no issues, shoot well

Says the Savage guy. However the Savage 110 I have is better finished, smoother operating and came with an easily adjustable trigger. Accuracy is excellent and I have what it takes to change barrels on it from 243 to 7MM Remington magnum. My only snivel is the lagardly ejection of cases, if they are not empty the fall back in the action. My two 700's are very accurate, the finish sucks, trigger is OK and the plastic stocks also suck. They feed and extract without issue, I have replaced the trigger on one of them to a Timney which is a good move.

I have two Remington 700 in 223.
The first one is an older model (Varmint BDL or Varmint Special). I absolutely love that gun. The fit an finish is great, the deep bluing is exceptional, the trigger is crisp and breaks at around 2.5 LBS. With reloads it’s a 0.5 MOA gun.

The second one is a 700 VLS in 223. I purchased it new a few month ago. It’s a really nice rifle and will shoot in 0.6 MOA (I haven’t shot it much, but I think it can end up being a 0.5 MOA gun). It has a nice and crisp trigger, but can’t go any lower than 4lbs. The overall fit and finish isn’t as nice as the older Remington, but it’s definitely a nice rifle.
Both rifles will feed and eject reliably no matter how fast or slow you operate the bolt.

Well didn't mean for this thread to get folks throwing rocks at one another lol. .

Kevin1 those look nice. Really like the stock on the top one.

I own two.....one is my first rifle, BDL. Has the original trigger and was made mid 70s. Also have a newer but not new, made around 2010 that I put a Jewel trigger in. They have never failed and shoot sub MOA.

I like a 700 action. It is the most copied action out there. The high end 700’s usually shoot really well. I liked the old trigger. Someone that knows their business can make them really good. Someone that doesn’t can make them dangerous. Inletting on standard 700 stocks is usually imprecise. Bedding and floating fixes that. I replace the new triggers with a drop in timney. There are other good choices. If both recoil lugs have at least 30% contact, in my experience they will shoot. Remington can make good barrels. If you don’t want to tweak it a little bit, stick with the high end stuff. A slicked up 700 will shoot with a lot of more expensive rifles.

I got/have one of the bad ones. I needed a deer rifle of some type for my new bride about 30 years ago. She had, at that time, never shot any type of gun. So, we went to the Fort Worth gun show. A guy was walking around with a rifle on his shoulder and I asked to look at it . It was a 222 Rem 700. I bought it and got her shooting. We were hunting and she told me she was walking with it, finger off the trigger, and a deer stepped out on the road through our place. As she was bringing it to her shoulder it fired. I doubted it but tried to replicate the incident. I couldn't but tore it down and made sure everything was clean. About a month later, I was carrying it with my finger off the trigger. Once again it fired. At that time, the news wasn't out about the lawsuit. I disassembled the whole works, and everything was clean. I couldn't make it fail again but contacted Remington and they said to send it in to be checked out. They replied that the trigger was dirty but they had replaced it(at my expense).

The CEO needs to be doing time.

J G with a job, i never said you were an expert . Ego?

I have 22-250, 243, and a 30-06 in the 700 all BDL. Two are older and Remington replaced the trigger on one and paid for a gunsmith to replace one. Great rifles that shoot very well.

Again, im no expert, why do you need a trigger fix? You're either a good shot or not correct? I know j g with a job will have an answer, but there are alot of 80 year old men that iv seen that can shoot whatever from 300 yards without some trigger blah blah.

Safety reasons, mainly.

Ive got 5 rem 700's. All have been great guns. All have their factory triggers and as far as i know are not part of any trigger recall.

1 has had a misfire. It was not a trigger issue, but a firing pin spring.

Ok Brad I will talk about triggers and shooting some and this has been hashed out on here before. When many individuals are practicing their marksmanship to improve their prowess with a rifle, they mistakenly follow the path of “squeeze the trigger slow and steady. It should surprise you when it goes off”. The best shots break the trigger at precisely the moment they want and it is no surprise. That is accomplished by applying about 60-70 percent of the pressure it takes to break the trigger and holding it, (Pre-loading the trigger) then the when they get the sight picture they want, they can break the trigger instantly. That is easier accomplished and requires less trigger control with a light trigger. If you spend time around accomplished shooters talking rifles they all like and prefer a good trigger. What defines a good trigger is subjective but little to no creep or travel and not too heavy of a pull is a simplified answer. It is for that reason many manufacturers include easily adjustable triggers on their rifles. If they can not be adjusted to suit a shooters preference they are replaced with aftermarket triggers that will.
Now to the old Remington triggers. They can be safely adjusted to around 2 1/2 pounds by someone that understands that trigger mechanism. They can also be adjusted where they are unsafe with a much heavier pull. They had three screws. Over travel, sear engagement, and pull weight. These three work together in that mechanism. Here is a link that details it and how to get the infamous Remington trigger fail. In a nut shell if you are not fully capable leave it to someone who is. If you want less than 2 1/2 pounds, replace it.

^^Nicely done, sir.

Per the video it seemed to indicate most misfires were due to tyhje trigger being set to l asi 2lbs. I think most misfires were caused by dust or sometime of debris in the trigger assembly. In any case the problem needed to be corrected.

I thought the military was using 700's for sniper rifles- the Marine glass bedded with White Marine-Tex and the army used Decon .

Like Dave Scott stated, the military snipers have used them to great effect for decades and like them. They also clean and maintain them and practice muzzle control....

There is a SWEEEEET

700 LTR in the classifieds here for a give away price

all it will need is a Trigger Tech Trigger

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There’s good and bad in every brand. I matter what you choose, I have a 5r 300 win mag that shoots every bit as good as a custom gun, however I spent the time to develop the load. I have absolutely got bad Remingtons that didn’t shoot so well out of the box, so far in my life out of probably 25-30 rifles that number is 3.

The old Remington triggers were decent if they weren’t jacked with, the stocks, the aftermarket parts available are second to none. I have bought several low end guns and taken them straight to the gunsmith stripped them and put a brux or krieger barrel on them and they have shot excellent.

To each their own, I prefer a Jewell trigger, and a Bravo chassis and to get that you have to buy a Remington 700 foot print

I know some people who love Remington. I know nobody who loves Remington who has also shot a Tikka. There is no comparison for shooters. For hunters who take 1 or 2 deer a year, I suppose it doesn't matter much.

You didn't look too hard. Far more Tikka's have seen service than 700s, and in very harsh conditions.