Well, finally found out that the Rem 700 in .280 is a 700SS made as an ADL in 1992. Anyone have a similar rifle? Used gun books list the 700 BDL but no ADLs.
Trying to come up with a good starting point for price negotiations, if the rifle is worth it.

Again, that was my base action/gun (yet 270)for my 338/06 custom. Do look under the bolt handle where it is brazed to check for any voids. My handle broke off, another BDL SS in 338 Win Mag was found NIB, my gun, to have a 'void' of where the braze material SHOULD have been and was not. IF yours is lacking in braze weld material fully where it should be, I'd highly recommend you send it to Rem for rebrazing to avoid what I had happen.

That rifle should be like mine was, a rough bead blast finish, and a heavier than current Syn 700 plastic stock. Hex bolt heads. BTW, the barrel was thin, say mountain contour, less than sporter. Never fired my 270 barrel, but knew someone who had one in 270 or 280 cannot recall who said it shot with good accuracy, keep to 3 shots due to heat though.

Hey Westernmassman, I've got one in 7mmRemMag that is also the ADL style. I actually prefer the ADL blind magazine over the hinged variety.

I've been trying to remember when I got mine, but it has been too long ago. I believe this version was the very first "Stainless" rifle that Remington produced.

I remember seeing one (like mine) in a Shooting Times article and immediately called Carolina Sporting Arms to see if they had one. The owner was a fellow named Eric and he told me he would call me as soon as he got the first one in.

Eric did and I swapped an immaculate 1st Generation Kimber 22LR in on it. This 7mmRemMag has what appears to be absolute Minimum SAAMI Chamber and Bore dimensions. It is quite accurate and using a 140gr Partition will cut the first hole with a second shot.

My buddies ended up calling it Semper Fi because of it's Kill Reputation. When it goes Hunting, something dies.

I have a 50mm 6.5-20x VariX-III on it right now and it is one fine l-o-n-g distance combination. I've got no idea at all what the current value is on them though.

Best of luck to you.

6.5 and Hotcore: Thanks for the information on the rifle. I will check it out this week. The shop is asking $400 and I will bring some trading material.
I have a Ruger 7mag, but this rifle would be used for bad weather hunts and maybe for Mulies this fall.

6.5 and Hotcore: Did you glas bed the action or free float it? The stock does fit me pretty well so I was hoping to keep it and not replace it with an aftermarket.

As far as my stock, after Hart barreled it, I free floated it only, and opened it up for the heavier barrel. Shot .5moa or better.

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Originally posted by Westernmassman:
... Did you glas bed the action or free float it? ...

Well, many folks will find this difficult to believe, but I did it just like every new rifle I get. First thing I do is give it a thorough cleaning, wipe down the exterior with Synthetic Grease and set it out in the sun.

Next I adjusted the very best Factory Trigger made and verify the Safety is still working properly. Next I stick the Action back into the Factory Stock, and set the Recoil Pad on the floor so the Action settles toward the rear. Then I snug up both screws with a bit more Pressure on the Front Screw. No modifications are done to the stock or bedding, they are just like they left the factory.

And I normally mount a high power Leupold. Then I develop Loads using the never improved upon Creighton Audette Method. And "Fine Tune" the most accurate Loads by varying the Seating Depth.

Then the 7mmRemMag began a very l-o-n-g un-broken series of 1-shot Kills.
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So, when you get a new rifle, I'd recommend seeing just how well it shoots before doing anything else.

I've bought a few more Stainless and Synthetic Remingtons since then and I will admit when I looked inside the Stock where the Recoil Lug is "supposed to be Bedded", I was initially disappointed. They looked like someone had just dribbled in a small amount of Epoxy, stuck the Rifle in and said, "Who cares?"

However, I stuck with my regular routine that I outlined above and I was amazed at their accuracy. One will put 16-18 shots into 1" over a 12 hour period when my concentration is up. I have another one that I put 3-shots into a target, let the rifle cool, handed it to a buddy and he put 3-more shots into the same target. The combined 2-man 6-shot group is in the 6s.

No Bolt Handles have ever fallen off of any of mine, just like the overwhelming Majority of the other 4 million pround and extatically happy Owners.

Good Hunting and clean 1-shot Kills.

I guess I was the ONLY one right? Contact Rem and ask them how many bolt handles have they repaired on 700s.

Regardless the percentages, they have and likely will on rare occasion happen. If or When it does, someone is not going to be happy, especially if on a hunt in a remote area.

I still have some Rems, but won't use any on a serious hunt.

I can tell you when the SS ADL handle broke, and I immediately unboxed my NIB unfired 338 SS BDL and found their was a significant VOID where brazing should have been, I was not impressed and it went straight to Remington.

I would venture to say, if all 700 rifles were checked, flaws would be found, and those likely are more prone to breaking having less brazing done. Hope it does not happen to you Hot Core.

Some things just strike me as funny, and some of the comments on this thread do just that. I realize that Remington bolt handles do come off (I've seen two) but also realize that if that is a bothersome thought a gunsmith can fix that.

I also would like to point out that a reliable rifle is a reliable rifle. If more people would worry about using their rifles to actually use them (hunt) rather than worring about the handles comming off, rusting to oblivion in an afternoon(never could understand this one, especially comming from someone who's deer camp is his living room), and it's chambering's capability they might actually have something interesting to say at the end of it all.

So speaking of bolt handles and rust, I thought I'd share a picture of the rifle my Dad has hunted exclusively with over the last 37yrs. It's seen more dead game and more rough real estate than some rifles see in several generations of use. Pay attention to that bolt handle, it speaks volumes.

There is one like you describe at a local shop here in GA but it is a 270WIN. They want $550 for it and it is in nice condition. $400 sounds like a deal if it is not trashed.

RH