thrillseeker76

Since there are so many variants of the 700 model, I'm curious as to which one you guys suggest. The most important things are durability, precision (up to 400yds) and of course reliability. It also needs to have a barrel of at least 22", however 24" preferred.

Any suggestions appreciated!

SwampCollie

All the 700s are durable, and with a good scope and some time spent on the range, should be capable of taking whitetail sized game at 400 yards. Not all shooters can, and you'll need to find what ammo it likes best of course.

As to the barrel length, most all Remington 700s have 24" barrels in the standard and short action chamberings. Most of their magnum offerings, as well as their heavy barreled guns will have 26".

Real question comes down to carrying weight. If you are sitting stationary, then go on and get a heavy barreled gun. If you are hiking up the Rocky's chasing sheep and goats, then personally I'd want something lighter.

WV Hunter

All the 700's are nice guns imo. Obviously its personal preference...they vary in size, weight, grip, caliber, features, etc.

That said, I'm a BIG fan of the 700 mountain rifles. I have 2, awesome guns...excellent carry weight, and both are very accurate.

DROX

For some reason, I have never been a big fan of Remington. That was until, a few years back when Remington started to make (import) the Model 798. Wow! A true mauser action! In my opinion, there is no finer reliability than controlled round feed.

Bbj270

Got 13 700s. 4 bdl, 2 classics, 6 adl,1 mountain rifle. I like them all only had some miner problems with some, but they were simple fixes.

thrillseeker76

Thanks for the input guys. I've avoided Remington rifles for years but since I've heard a lot of positive things, I may just pick up one

I was actually eying up the Mountain rifle but it has a 22" barrel. XCR II looks interesting...

flags

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've shot Rem 700s since I was a young lad. I'm 50 now and I've found the older ones are usually better in the accuracy dept. Of all the various variations of the Model 700, I like the 700 Classic version. They made them in a different caliber every year and one year they made them in .308 Win. I've got the Model 700 Classic in 6.5x55 Swedish, 350 rem Mag and 375 H&H Mag and all of them are outstanding rifles.

Bbj270

I got 204 adl varmit with a 26" the most accurate of all my remington. Bought it new two years ago so the new ones are just as well made as the old ones. My mountain rife is a 7/08, it shoots great shot a doe with it a couple of weeks ago. The range was about 225 yards, she went about 15 yards. Got a uncle.that's got one of the first mountain rifles in 270 and killed a ton of deer with it. The only problem is you have to let it cool between shots because the finn barrel heats up.

Rob1969

Have you considered 7mm? If your talking long range I would consider it.
Although 308win. Is a great choice also. A lot of recipes for hand loads.

WV Hunter

Whats wrong with a 22" barrel? Both my mountain rifles will shoot sub MOA at 100yds. My .280 with handloads will shoot 3 shots in a dime at 100, and less than 3" at 300.