Model 700 titanium??

30 May 2007, 01:16

Is it still made anymore?

30 May 2007, 01:27

Ketchikan

Believe they went to the Alaskan Ti, fluted barrel & floorpate...

30 May 2007, 01:47

raybass

They cost quite a bit more too.

30 May 2007, 09:32

Jarrod

quote:
Originally posted by raybass:
They cost quite a bit more too.

Yeah I looked at the website. 2200 MSRP I don't think so..

30 May 2007, 10:36

Paul from nz

$2200!!!! now thats expensive. the normal titaniums tend to be fairly accurate. thats quite the price jump.

30 May 2007, 15:36

DMB

Unfortunately, Remington quit making the original 700 Ti, and went to the new Alaskan, and the price went out of sight.
Don't know how many they will sell, but the MSRP is beyond lots of us guys. They are into custom rifle pricing, and many of us will go the custom route rather than buying the new Alaskan, which, incidentally, weighs more than the original.

Don

30 May 2007, 19:10

Jarrod

Remington must have a bunch of idiots running that place now. Start calling it an Alaskan or whatever and double the price yeah right

30 May 2007, 20:43

TC1

Most all the Remingtons got a BIG price increase this year. If the old Ti was around it would be more too.

$2100????

Damn

Terry

31 May 2007, 02:42

aspade

There are a couple listings on gunbroker for about $1600.

I like the floorplate and longer barrel enough to put up with the extra weight and maybe even the price hike, but they also discontinued all the standard short action chamberings except 7mm-08. No .260, no .308, no interest from me.

31 May 2007, 15:17

Jarrod

quote:
Originally posted by aspade:
There are a couple listings on gunbroker for about $1600.

I like the floorplate and longer barrel enough to put up with the extra weight and maybe even the price hike, but they also discontinued all the standard short action chamberings except 7mm-08. No .260, no .308, no interest from me.

Like I said they have a bunch of idiots running it now apparently.

31 May 2007, 19:09

DMB

Maybe we should give Remington a little time.
They were recently bought by an investment group and things will change, but not over night.
The head of the investment group is a hunter.....

Don

31 May 2007, 19:11

Duckear

quote:
Originally posted by DMB:
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The head of the investment group is a hunter.....

I would imagine, at his level, a $2200 factory rifle seems like a "bargain" or at least "reasonable".

02 June 2007, 02:16

Jarrod

quote:
Originally posted by Duckear:
quote:
Originally posted by DMB:
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The head of the investment group is a hunter.....

I would imagine, at his level, a $2200 factory rifle seems like a "bargain" or at least "reasonable".

For factory I don't think so. and changing the name of it what suddenly makes it worth twice as much?

02 June 2007, 02:24

Dwight

They have a new owner so who knows what may happen in the future.

02 June 2007, 04:51

K20350

I talked to some guys at Williams gunsight and they said the TI's that they had VISIBLY terrible barrels. Not with borescopes I mean just with the plain old eye!

02 June 2007, 05:51

TC1

Not true, most of them shot extremely well. I had mine out yesterday and shoot several 1" 3 shot groups at 200yds. You don't get those kind of groups with bad barrels.

Terry

02 June 2007, 07:41

Marc_Stokeld

my factory 700 Ti did good to shoot a 3" 3 shot group. Bad groups considerably larger. Tried close to 10 loads with it and they all shot the same.

But I do like the actions for true fly-weight alpline rifles. They let you get a little lighter. But that price is rediculous!!!

Hopefully can pick up an old 700 Ti or two just to have the actions on hand for future custom projects

02 June 2007, 08:13

holzauge

Jarrod, You might want to shoot somebody elses Ti 700 before you spend the money. I shaved every oz. I could off my scope, rings, sling to go with my Ti 700 in 7mm08 and the rig is sooo
light that it actually created some problems for
me. I started several threads a few years ago on the Ti 700 when I was shopping for a new mt. rifle and immediately after I bought it. I got some good comments and suggestions. You might do an history search on the forums for holzauge to view the discussions. I was initially disappointed with the accuracy but a good trigger job and a muzzle break sorted things out. I know some folks hate brakes but I like what it did for the rifle. The gun now shoots 130 gr. bullets well, but 150's shoot well enough the hunting I'd do in VA or MD and are probably more suitable for the black bear here which are getting much bigger. Everything works fine now but in retrospect I'm not sure the very small wt. savings over a stainless Model 7 in the same caliber was worth the trouble and expense.

02 June 2007, 10:10

Duckear

How much weight does the ti reciever vs steel save?

02 June 2007, 17:02

DMB

quote:
Originally posted by Duckear:
How much weight does the ti reciever vs steel save?

4 ounces.
But, it's exreemely well made. No blueprinting required.

Don

02 June 2007, 17:08

Marc_Stokeld

DMB_

my expereinces are pretty much the same. I still square everuthing up on the Ti reciveres, but have found them to be a couple of heads and three or four shoulders about the steel M700's. I also found that the Ti cuts fine with HSS tooling...BUT...don't even think about filing one of them! If you try to file the Ti action and listen very closely, you can actually hear the metal laughing at you.

There is a pretty long thread in the Backpacking forum about lightweight/Alpine rifles. Has a lot of good suggestions in there.

02 June 2007, 20:28

Jarrod

quote:
Originally posted by holzauge:
Jarrod, You might want to shoot somebody elses Ti 700 before you spend the money. I shaved every oz. I could off my scope, rings, sling to go with my Ti 700 in 7mm08 and the rig is sooo
light that it actually created some problems for
me. I started several threads a few years ago on the Ti 700 when I was shopping for a new mt. rifle and immediately after I bought it. I got some good comments and suggestions. You might do an history search on the forums for holzauge to view the discussions. I was initially disappointed with the accuracy but a good trigger job and a muzzle break sorted things out. I know some folks hate brakes but I like what it did for the rifle. The gun now shoots 130 gr. bullets well, but 150's shoot well enough the hunting I'd do in VA or MD and are probably more suitable for the black bear here which are getting much bigger. Everything works fine now but in retrospect I'm not sure the very small wt. savings over a stainless Model 7 in the same caliber was worth the trouble and expense.

I would of been interested in it when it was called the titanium and the MSRP was less than a grand I think. Now since they changed the name to Alaskan Ti or whatever and more than doubled the MSRP I am no longer interested.
Especially when I could get a Mod 77 ultralight in 30-06 about a third of that only thing is I hate 3 position safeties. Of course then their is the weatherby ultra lightweight with 2 position safety which is what I am use to.
Personally I think remington needs to pull their head out of their 4th point of contact.

02 June 2007, 20:53

TC1

Just find a nice used one, that's what I did. I paid $900 for mine and looked like it had never been shot.

Terry

02 June 2007, 21:04

Jarrod

quote:
Originally posted by TC1:
Just find a nice used one, that's what I did. I paid $900 for mine and looked like it had never been shot.

Terry

That is probably the best idea.