New Rem 700

Spindrift

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Got a new rifle today! New to me, that is. Traded my Baikal combination gun for a used Remington 700 in .30~06.
I don’t know exactly how old it is, mid-90 maybe? Wood stock, detachable magazine and leupold bases and rings. We all know what has happened to the quality control of Remington guns the later years. This gun, however, bear witness to the presence and attention of skilled labour!
I struck a deal with a gun shop far away, and had not actually seen the rifle until today. First time I have purchased a rifle without handling it first, but this deal was so good I did it anyway. I was pleasantly surprised to find a nice bedding job. Trigger was good, but slightly heavy (no creep). It seems to have been shot very little, very good condition.
To many hunters and shooters today, this rifle would be the most boring rifle imaginable. It is not even remotely «tactical». It is chambered for a cartridge that «everybody else» has. I love it!
To me, it represents almost unlimited potential. I can use it just as it is, or I can transform it into almost anything. For now, I just mounted a scope. The rings were pretty low for the 3-12x50 scope, marginal bolt clearance. Will have to consider new rings. I plan to shoot some jacketed bullets first, to get a feel for the accuracy potential.
Then it wil be my dedicated cast bullet rifle.
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Ian

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To me, it represents almost unlimited potential.

Absolutely.

.30-'06 is of the best calibers there is, in any country. Make it do anything you want with just a load and sight adjustment. Speaking of sights, nice glass you got there. Overall a very classy rig that I'm sure will serve you well.
 
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Chris

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Nice rifle, very classy. Back when I was a young pup studying rifle calibers I concluded that the '06 was one of the more boring calibers around. I have since reversed my opinion and plan to own several more.
 

Brother_Love

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Very classy rifle! I have the Remington date codes if you want to give me letters on the left side of the barrel.
 

fiver

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I'm not a Remington fan, but that looks like a rig completely capable of doing what it's supposed to do.
 

fiver

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I'm not into remingtons so I don't really know the difference between an a,b, and c model.
but that seems like a higher end rifle with the open sights and detachable magazine.
[I actually didn't remember them coming with a detachable magazine]
but I have a 220 swift that I'm told is an A model in a B model stock from the factory.

so my question is.
is this a C model or African grade or safari I don't know what they called them.
 

Will

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ADL= no bottom metal
BDL= bottom metal
CDL= most I’ve seen are all stainless with bottom metal and a nice wood stock.
 

Spindrift

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Then it might be newer than I thought, can’t find any codes, I think (picture below). I am looking forward to seeing how it shoots, but it will be a few weeks till I can get to the range (it is hunting season, after all). Thank you for all the feedback and help!C28EA0E3-0703-4219-A42B-29ADE7ABD0E4.jpeg
 

quicksylver

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Well Well..Congrats on your latest acquisition.. I oddly find myself in possession of two rem 700 vs', ( varmint specials)blued heavy barreled, one in .308 the other 222Rem..both tack drivers, the .308 just loves any cast bullet sized .310 it sports a 6.5 -20 Leuppy, with target dot , the 222 has a lyman LWBR, ( Light Weight Bench Rest 24x with dot,52 gr HPBTM,20 GRS 4198 OR 21 GRS RX7 And Rem 7 1/2primers makes it a .25" gun. BTW , the Rem triggers are fully adjustable but have someone who's familiar with it do the work, it's really simple and they come out great...your are on your way to many great cast bullet outings LONG LIVE THE 30-06
 
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Spindrift

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When I got the gun, it was more or less doused in oil. Chamber, recoil lug, bedding surface..... Lots of gunk in the trigger house. I am generally not opposed to tinker a little with my guns, but I plan to let my local gunsmith clean and adjust the trigger. I know there has been some controversy concerning these triggers (which is probably not a big concern), so I leave the trigger fix to the pro. I suspect the trigger will be great after a good clean and adjustment, it has no creep whatsoever.
The more I load and shoot, the more I like the .30-06. This is my third . And I have a decent selection of .30 cal molds to play with. This will be fun!
 

Will

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For the money a gunsmith will charge you could probably pick up a timney or other aftermarket trigger that will improve both safety and function.

I’ve seen more than one Remington that due to gunk in the trigger would drop the firing pin upon closing the bolt.
 

uncle jimbo

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When I got the gun, it was more or less doused in oil. Chamber, recoil lug, bedding surface..... Lots of gunk in the trigger house. I am generally not opposed to tinker a little with my guns, but I plan to let my local gunsmith clean and adjust the trigger. I know there has been some controversy concerning these triggers (which is probably not a big concern), so I leave the trigger fix to the pro. I suspect the trigger will be great after a good clean and adjustment, it has no creep whatsoever.
The more I load and shoot, the more I like the .30-06. This is my third . And I have a decent selection of .30 cal molds to play with. This will be fun!
If the rifle was made in the 90's, it will have a Walker trigger assembly unless one has changed it out. Remington started using the X-Pro trigger assembly about 2002. I'm with Will about the gunsmith. If it was mine and had the Walker trigger, I would clean the trigger myself and inspect it.
BUT, this is just my 2¢ worth. Your opinion may vary and I would not take anything I said as gospel.
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Spindrift

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The trigger looks original. Installing a Timney trigger, or similar, might be a good idea. I did it in my Howa rifle, big improvement. I will have to think about it.