I recently picked up a Rem 700 ADL in 7mag. Wood stock.How can I tell when it was made? Also, what does ADL stand for?
It's a great looking gun and I'd just like to know more about it.
Thanks

ADL is A-Grade Delux which basically means that it doesnt have a detachable magazine or a hinged floor plate. Call remington and they will look up the rifle history on the spot and tell you everything about it for free.

there are three main types ofbolt action remington 700's:
ADL
BDL
CDL

That's weird, 'cause you would think that an A-Grade would mean the best, likea test score, but apparently not, I wonder why that is?

Whever you go to the range, Danny, be sure to bring a knife along in case the rifle jams, so that you can pry the jammed cartridge outof the magazine with the knife.

It's like the gov't grading on eggs & butter: "A" is the lowest grade they're allowed by lawto sell. AA is better (check Land o' Lakes Butter), and AAA is the best, though that's usually tough to find @ the grocery store.

They must have thought that would make things easier for the buying public.

FC

But isn't the BDL better than the CDL? I mean, the BDL is the more, classy, expensive kind, so if the A is the lowest, wouldn't CDL be the highest? There is no Remington AADL or AAADL, just one first letter of the alphabet, followed by DL.

If it's the test score system, the BDL was always better than the ADL, and more expensive,too.

Is this common with ADL's

CDL is the Classic version of the BDL.

It is common with most bolt rifles, even hinged floorplate, the main reason the hinged floorplate is there is so that when the rifle jams, you just open the floorplate, and all the cartridges fall out, of course, you do have to make sure the cartridges don't fall all over the place, because you're basicly, "spilling the beans", is what it feels like, when you open the hinged floorplate.
But to answer your question, most bolt-action rifles will jam, if you try to put too many cartridges in the magazine, or don't place the cartridges in the magazine properly, hence causing chambering problems.

But if the rifle is loaded properly, it won't jam.

After 25 years of shooting adl's I can answer this one easily....


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NO. Although it can and does happen, most people will never jam a rifle in their lifetime, and when they do, its usually user error.