Welcome to the forum, Busch7596! I have a blued .30-06 700 BDL and a 700 Classic 8x57, both new last year. Both have the trap-door magazines, and I prefer these. They are not likely to get lost, and they are not all that easy to damage. I've had trouble with damaging the feed lips on detachable mags for other types of weapons and don't much care for them on a hunting rifle, but of course not everyone is a clutz who drops their magazines...[:@]
As far as Remington rifles go I like them a great deal. I am sort of partial to controlled feed, which the Rem does not have, but this is not that important unless you hunt dangerous critters. The accuracy of the 700 rifles is generally quite good. My .30-06 is great, and the 8mm is reasonably good (not sure I've optimized a handload yet.) The triggers are pretty stiff coming from the factory but they are still crisp so I haven't messed with them.
The trigger and safety on the 700 are the subject of some controversy; I haven't had a problem with them but there are lots of posts on this and other fourms from folks who have had problems with them. Recommend that if you don't like the trigger, and aren't comfortable with mechanical things, that you entrust the job to a qualified gunsmith. If you don't know what you're doing you might create a condition where the gun may accidentally discharge. Here's a link if you want to read about how it is done:
http://quarterbore.com/library/artic...00trigger.html
Good luck!
Remington Model 700
