i have owned maybe 10, but now have only 2 model 700s: a 243 bdl (bought in 76') that is used for deer and will be given to my first grandaughter in a few years - and a bdl s/s 270 win which wears a beddedhs precision stock. both rifles are very accurate and have never let me down on deer, hogs, elk, moose, caribou, sheep, goat, and other stuff. as a hunting firearm,the 700 is hard to beat. must be so as the 700 is the best selling bolt action sporting rifle in american history.