Hi All,
I just boought a new old Win 70 rifle and was looking up the history. It got me thinking about trying to find out some info on my Model 700. It is a Model 700 SS in 300 Win Mag that I purchased new back in early to mid 90s. I still have the box that indicates 700 SS, I've tried googling this and only come up with a little information on a sniper forum. According to the Remington site this model was only produced in '92. However the date code on the barrel shows July '93. It is matte stainless with a syntetic stock and a solid recoil pad.

My question is what seperates the SS model from the other various models of the era. There are no other marks on the rifle to indicate the SS designation other than the label on the box. The only model information on the receiver is Model 700. Any info on production stats would be a great help.







I've posted this on the Remington Society, but no one has stepped forth with any info, thought I would try my luck here.

Cheers,
Sam

That is a 700 BDL Stainless Synthetic. I have one in 7 Rem mag. They were discontiued to make room for the less expensive SPS Stainless. The 700 ADL was replaced by the SPS matte finished rifles. I do not think that it is that rare since I remember them being on the racks as much as the wood stocked BDL's.

The Winchester push feeds in stainless synthetic are somewhat of a rare bird since the Classic action came into production a short time later.

Thanks for the info Bear, however Remington list the 700 BDL SS and the 700 SS as different. See link...

Remington Library

The BDL SS was offered in various configurations. The bare 700 BDL SS was offered from 1993 - 2004 according to the Remington site. There are also many other variants of the BDL SS, BDL SS DM, BDL SS DM-B, etc. The Mountain SS was also offered only in '93. The Mountain LSS was offered in 1999 to present day.

Remington has made many versions of the 700 and they are very difficult to keep straight.

Cheers,
Sam

Hey Shorty, If that rifle of yours has a "Blind Magazine"(like the old ADLs), then I have one like it in 7mmRemMag. The Bore on it is a bit tight, but it sure is accurate. My buddies call it "Semper Fi", because when it goes afield, something always dies(or so it seems).

I don't have the box for it anymore, so I can't tell you if it said "SS" on it or not. But since it is Stainless and Synthetic, I would guess it probably did.

The first I recall about them was seeing an article in one of the Gun Rags, maybe Shooting Times. I think Jamison was wading down a creek with one in the double page flick.

I'd been wanting a S&S rifle for at least 25 years when it came out as the "first" Stainless Remington rifle. So, I went straight to the Gun Shop to see when they could get one. Told him I'd take any Caliber they could get, as soon as they could get it.

There was some minor problem with the Bolt when I got it. The Dealer sent it back and it was gone about 8-9 days. When it came back, the problem was resolved and I got a nice letter from Remington.

I prefer the Blind Magazine style to the BDL Hinged Floor Plate, but apparently I'm in the minority. When you go to unload it, you do not have to completely chamber the rounds in the magazine and then pull them out. You just slide the Bolt forward until the Case clears the Feed Rails, pull the Bolt back out of the way, tilt the muzzle up and the Cartridge will fall right into your hand. It is easier done than to read about it.

The Matte Finish on the Stainless is a lot more difficult to see in the field than a Shiney Blue rifle. When you are in the woods with it, the gray looks similar to a small limb and of course no reflection if the sun happens to hit it.

You might want to keep an eye on the Redfield Style Rings though, especially if you put a scope with a bit of Mass on it(high power). I've gotten rid of all my Redfield Style Bases and Rings except for one set, but I have the Ring "Pinned" to the Base on it. What happens is the Scope will begin "slipping" through the Front Ring and the Rear Ring will start pulling itself through the Lateral Adjustment Screws. Of course the Point of Impact begins changing. But you don't want that to happen in the field.

If you don't mind me asking, what did it cost you?

Great rifles.

Hi Hot Core,
Thanks for all of the info, This rifle does have the hinged floor plate, it doesn't have the blind magazine that you describe. I'm curious as to when you purchased yours. This is one of the few firearms that I don't have the receipt for, even though I have the box. This rifle has been a great performer, I've never had an once of trouble out of it and it is indeed accurate. The only thing that is remotely odd if you want to call it that is the fact that once fired brass from this rifle won't chamber in my older Win 70 in 300. The chamber in the Remington has a slight swell to it just above the belt that won't allow the brass to be chambered into the Winchester. I don't really see this as a problem, just a difference in chambers that span some 30 years.

I purchased this one new at Franklin's in Athens, GA. I would say late '93 or early '94. I'm thinking it was around the holidays. If memory serves the cost of the rifle was around $550.00 or so. I've only put a couple of boxes of ammo through it.

Thanks again for the input, Remington seems to have had so many different models of the 700 it's really hard to find out what distingushes one from another. I've also got an e-mail in to Remington about this, I'll post it if/when I get it.

Cheers,
Sam

Hey Shorty, I just don't remember when I got mine. But it was early on because I wanted the S&S real bad. I think my price might have been $475-$500. I was doing a Trade where I was getting rid of an original Kimber 22LR and ended up getting two rifles for it.

Hunting in rain, mist, mud, swamps, the high humidity of the Carolinas, DEET, sweat, etc., puts a lot of stress and Rust on Shiney Blue rifles.

Oh yes, can't forget good old "Barrel Whamming" - While bending over in an attempt to gently lay a flashlight on the ground so as not to make a thud, which is after sneaking ultra-silently into the woods/swaps/fields for 1/2-3/4 mile, - then the Barrel WHAMS into the Stand's steel ladder making a CLANG that will raise the dead. The S&S takes that real well.
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I believe the BDL version was released either one or two years after I got mine, but that could be Full-of-Beans.

Enjoy the rifle, they do great afield.

I don't think there's much if any difference between a BDL stainless and the 700 SS models. Couple of years ago when Rem was phasing out the BDL stainless model (replacing it w/ the 700 SPS) I ordered one in 30-06 as I wanted one w/ the nicer satin metal finish. The rifle arrived w/ a damaged crown; looked like UPS had dropped it on the end of the box and you could see where the end of the barrel made a semi-circular cut on the outside of the cardboard box. The replacement that was sent has "700 SS Stainless" printed on the box label, where as the original had "700 BDL stainless synthetic" on it. Only difference is the replacement has the newer R3 pad.

Thanks for the info on that, I have no doubt that there is very little difference if any between the SS and the BDL SS. Remington made so many different variants I'm just trying to find out something about it. All of the post so far have been very helpful.

Cheers,
Sam

Thanks to all that posted here to help try and find out some info on this rifle. I received a response from Remington when I posed this question to them...

quote:

Dear Sam,
Thank you for visiting Remington Country! We certainly appreciate you taking the time to write in with your question. According to the serial number provided, your 700 was manufactured in April of 1993. Your 700 is a BDL style (unloads from the bottom) that has a stainless barrel and synthetic stock. That's what the SS means, stainless / synthetic. We do not have a total of how many of these were made because the 700 is still in production and the production numbers are an accumulative figure and not based on each variation of the 700.

This is an interesting reply since the barrel code show July '93. I know that the organization of the Remington records has only been available since '91 but they don't seem to be too accurate.

Thanks again to all that posted to try and help.

Cheers,
Sam