RE: REMINGTON---- 300 WEATHERBY MAG
Remington offered the 700 BDLSS DMB in .300 Wby Mag in the 1997 catalog only. It had a MSRP of $ 789.00. It was chambered in .300 Wby Mag minus the muzzle break from '96-'99. Remington dropped the .300 Wby Mag chambering for the 2000 catalog year. They probably dropped it because of the introduction of the .300 Rem Ultra Mag in '99.
I have one - minus the brake - that I bought in '99. Mine shoots excellent groups also. I would say if the rifle you bought was new unfired that you got an excellent deal.