"New remingtons are only good for donor actions and that is as far as it goes.. Barrel ,recoil lug,trigger and cheap floorplate and stockget sold on Ebay immediately."

Wow! This tread has really heated up. From my experience, the above statement is pure horse hockey. I have 2 Model 700 BDL's and other than minor trigger adjustments that took a total of 15 minutes, they have both been excellent rifles. Both of mine (.270 and .223) will shoot 1 MOA on a good day with factory ammo.The ones I see in my part of the country (and I am only looking at BDL's and CDL's with wood stocks) have been of excellent quality. I am currently looking at a 700 CDL in .243 and both that I have looked at so far have been beautiful....nice slick actions and beautiful wood to metal fit and finish. I see these rifles bashed from time to time, but just about every "Poll" I look at, Remingtons rank right at the top. If you don't like them, don't buy them, but statements like the above are pure baloney and unfounded.