re: Opinions on Remington 700 Models

I think I am going to expand the search a bit...

I just want a beater rifle...that can stay in the toolbox and I don't have to worry about it. This isn't an heirloom rifle search.

I have a WBY MK V. I really like the rifle. I had kind of forgotten about the Vanguards....I will look at them for sure.

<200 yards, for the money, I buy the 700 in 308.

You're on the right track......uh oh. 7mag? Why? You're shooting<200.

DST, I agree. I will be taking my 700 in the woods with me tomorrow too. Due to me getting a new scope and not able to get proper height rings, my x-bolt gets to sit the bench. (Like an idiot, I removed my old Nikon thinking the new one would fit.)
But with all the companies producing new models of rifles within the last 5 years, it would be silly to not consider them for this purchase. I believe the 700s are great guns but I also believe you leave some features on the shelf with one.

Great job on your 8pt!

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As far as the 7mm Mag, I want to have the same ammo for everything. My father had someone hunting with us drop a .270 round into a 7mm once....ONCE.

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Why only once? It'd do it again.

Never understood having more then one rifle in the same caliber, but whatever floats your boat.

FTR, that 7mag will likely destroy that $150 Nikon as well. Not to mention spending the money on 7mag ammo when you have no intention of utilizing the Magnum part of the 7. For that range, a nice little 700 short action in 308 would be tits.

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Tikka T3

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I love mine.

Sammich I was a bit abrupt before because I was walking out the door. Looking back at it I could have phrased that better. Yes, they do change a lot of the system out. The military does this with a lot of bid specs. They don't buy stock one's break them down and remove everything on them. The armorers tend to do little stuff with them to tighten them up and change out barrels following a spec on a certain number of rounds fired or they get a new one. They generally buy them with the barrels, stocks, optics etc as a system and they are constantly reviewing the spec. It's not really a direct correlation to how they purchase battle rifles beyond that simply because they don't buy nearly as many of them. These are specialty weapons. And Remington has plenty of competition for it but they continue to win the contract. The performance is usually beyond what the shooter can do.

The Tikka is a great rifle. Hell, there's a lot of them out there. Even the new Savages are good shooters out the box these days but that's got more to do with doing some basic things that everyone looking for accuracy ends up doing if it's not already done on the rifle they buy.

And I'll grant you that if you buy a 700 ADL or even the varmint, you are going to have to do some stuff to it for it to reach its potential. A lot of that has to do with the stocks being garbage. But it's garbage you can fix with epoxy and a little knowledge. Just did that with a 700 SPS Varmint and it sucked in groups down where you'd expect them to be. But I still don't like that stock. Fore end flexes till you stiffen it and can touch the barrel which is heinous bullshite and Remington ought to be ashamed.

But that new trigger they have on there is TOP NOTCH. Very clean break and handy external adjustment ability. And the bolt system is as squared as you're going to find without spending A LOT more money for custom work. And with the short action, it just has no real accuracy reducing flex to it that you're going to notice in the groups.

Yes, if you want to make a 700 as accurate as it can be, you will need to do some work. But that level of accuracy is beyond probably 99% of shooters out there. And yes, I love them so I'm biased. My dad has one that will stack bullets in the same hole as long as you want to do it. Literally. 10 shot groups in a hole that looks like it is probably 3, maybe 4. The smear campaign on them for the last couple years has annoyed the crap out of me because too many people believed it.

For the money, I just can't recommend them enough. But you're right, if you want to bring it to it's potential, buying it is only the start.

I really like the 700s. I don't own one, but if I ever need another gun after my vanguard I may get one of these.