I have had about 25 Remmington rifles. I have never had a problem with a 700 old or new. I did have the bolt handle come out of a couple of 788 ifles. I have a new 700 ADL 22-250 and a new 700 ADL 257 Roberts. They are flawless. I have had three Rem pumps and all worked very well and were very accuarate. I have had Rem pump 22 rifles that worked well and the first gun I ever bought myself was a Rem Nylon 66 that was the only 22 I ever had that worked as well and as long as the 10-22 which can,t be beat at any price. Ruger centerfire rifles just don,t seem to fit me. I have tried them again and again. SLOW LEARNER.