which 700 to buy
 

Looking at buying 30-06 or 7mm rem mag in a stainless synthetic rem700 bdl. Was looking at the sendero in stainless and was wondering if there is that much difference in performance over a standard barrel. Was also wondering about the laminated stock over the basic synthetic stock. I want a gun that can take a beating and keep on ticking. I take good care of my guns but I wat a gun to use and not have to worry about keeping it dry or worry about it being scratched up from little bumps and such. I really don't want the reg wood stock but I love the look of the grey laminated stocks. Does the laminated hold up as well as the synthetic and does one perform better than the other in accuracy. I need some input if someone could help.

RE: which 700 to buy
 

Laminates are more stable in wet environments than the standard wood stocks but a synthetic stock is more stable than either because it can't absorb moisture.Laminates also tend to be the heaviest of the three.

RE: which 700 to buy
 

For all foul weather condidtions the Synthetic will be the most stable. I like the plain old 700 ADL Synthetic about the best of any of the Remingtons and you can't beat the price. I say this because I don't care much what a gun looks like as long as it works well and puts the bullet where the crosshair is.