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Old 03-14-2008, 06:37 PM
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Default Remington 700 CDL Opinions

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?
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Old 03-14-2008, 06:54 PM
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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.
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Old 03-15-2008, 07:36 AM
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Default RE: Remington 700 CDL Opinions

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.
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Old 03-15-2008, 12:43 PM
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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.
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Old 03-15-2008, 03:02 PM
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Default RE: Remington 700 CDL Opinions

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.

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Old 03-15-2008, 04:20 PM
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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
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Old 03-15-2008, 08:24 PM
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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.
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Old 03-15-2008, 08:50 PM
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Old 03-16-2008, 07:09 AM
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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.


There can be some variation in the wood, so if you can sample several, that can be a good thing.


Ditto
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