I have thechance to pick upa 700 CDL for a very good price. I really like the classic looks of this rifle but what kind of accuracy can I expect from this line of Remington rifles?

Mine shoots great. It shoots around 1-1.5 inch groups if I'm shooting well that day. Two hunting seasons now with 4 bullets fired and 4 dead deer. One ran 30 yards and 3 dropped in their tracks. Ranges= 1 at 30 yards, 2 at about 175, and 1 at about 250.

I bought one in 7mm-08 about 4 yrs. ago. I worked up a good handload for it, and without touching the bedding at all, it's shooting MOA consistantly. It is definitely one of the best shooting out-of-the-box guns I've ever owned. And yeh, they sure are pretty rifles also. It has become my go-to deer gun.

I have never owned one of the new ones. But they are a Remington so they should shoot well. And as PA said they are a good looking rifle. Especially for the price. If you shop around a little you can also find one with a little better wood. Take your time, you will not be sorry with this one. Tom.

Ditto everyone else's comments:

* Good lookin'!
* 1" to 1½" groups all day, with several in the 3/8" range if you can wait for the barrel to cool.
* There can be some variation in the wood, so if you can sample several, that can be a good thing.


I'd also mention:

* The R3 recoil pad makes this rifle head-&-shoulders above any plastic butt plate models (like the old BDL's).
* You'll likely need to pony-up for a trigger job. Mine was 6.75 lbs. from the factory, but my 'smith got it down to 3#with asuper clean break.
* The barrel contour is a tad slim. While I happen to like that in the field, she does have a tendency toget hot at the range.
* They're durable. Mine was stepped-on by a pack horse last Fall, & it held POI perfectly. I guess "durable" goes for the Zeiss Conquest I've got on it, too!
* With such a great lookin', great shooting rifle, you may find your scope budget creeping WAY higher than you'd like!

I bought mine foremostfor the fit. It comes upto my shoulder like magic, nestles right into my cheek, and the slim grip & fore endmake mejust smile each time I hold it. I never understood people who owned rifleschamberedin different cartridges, butin only 1 model. Now, I get it. I've got more than a small hankerin' to pick one up in both .25-'06, and .35 Whelen, but it's hard to justify doing so, given that the one I've got is in .30-'06!

I've heard it said that the best rifle is whichever one give you supreme confidence. To me, the CDL is the best rifle: it's what a rifle's supposed to be.

FC

I had a 3006 remington cdl with a nikon scope on it that I just traded off. I had it for 3 season killed 5 deer with it. That was most accurate gun I had owned the gun loved any bullet I would feed it, ended up using hornady interbonds that were devestating on deer by the way ..hope this helps
chris

My buddy and I have sister .270 Win Remington 700 BDLs that we both love. Everything I have shot at dropped where it stood using standard Remington ammo. With a cheap Bushnell scope, I can do <1" groups @ 100 yds. My buddy got a whitetail buck at close to 500 yds. with his that only ran 25-30 yds. I recently upgraded the scope to a Leopold and had the trigger replaced with a 3 lb. Shilen even though the factory trigger is pretty good. If I had to buy another gun, I would buy another model 700 (any trim level) in a heartbeat.

Edit: double post

Out of the 700's made now it is the most attractive to me . It also has the right length barrel for the appropriate cartridges it is chambered for. It should shoot like most 700's which is well.



Ditto