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My suggestion is to buy a used one in good shape. Make sure it is at least 5-7 years old. The problem with the new Model 700s is that they are using the same eqpt and over the course of several decades and millions of rifles made, the tolerences on the tooling eqpt is beginning to slide.
I also like the Classic. My pet pronghorn rifle is a Classic chambered in .25-06.
However, I do not agree with the above statement about the new production Remington 700. I see no measurable difference between the new production and the older production rifles. I have new ones and I have old ones. Lots of other fellows in my BR club shoot new 700 rifles and nobody that I know sees any difference in the aggregates. These are not just a bunch of guys that shoot the occasional 3 shot group as most of them are benchrest guys. The 700's are not their competition bench rifles, but rather rifles that they shoot more casually or for hunting.