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I have an original 1962 introductory year rem. 700 BDL in 7mm mag and was considering what to do with it. Keep in mind it has been well used for over 48 years and looks the part. There is also some throat erosion. Anyway, for the past decade it has basically sat in the gun case collecting dust and I was considering re-building it. Obviously were going to need a new barrel, stock and scope. Question: What are we going to do with it and who should do the work? Captain Finlander | ||
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Use? Hunting or target? Dangerous game or whitetail? Wood stock or composite? What would I do? Make it a .35 Whelen with a beautiful English walnut stock. Leupold 3x9x50. Several GREAT 'smiths here on this board can do the work. Get ready, there will be differing opinions! Jim | |||
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If you have other, nicer rifles, keep it for a truck gun. | |||
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Put on a light weight McMillian "plastic' stock and a light weight 300 Win Mag, or 338 Win Mag barrel, which ever calibre suits the game you hunt the most. DOUBLE RIFLE SHOOTERS SOCIETY | |||
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Watch the Classifieds.....Rem stocks are sold regularly and in pretty good repair. Then send the barreled action back to Remington for rebluing and a new barrel. In this manner you get the Remington stamp on the barrel..... Whamo...it's like new again. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." Winston Churchill | |||
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I was looking at that option. Ebay has many take off barrels including a 26" 300 RUM for under $100 and a new Boyd's JRS drop in laminate is $92.00. A little gun smithing fee with fresh finish and your right. Not a bad way to go. Captain Finlander | |||
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That rifle is a classic..she has given you years of service...why disrespect her by telling her she ain't pretty anymore... Have the the stock refinished to orginal...take a couple threads of the barrel and have her re-chmabered if the throat erosion is not to bad... Just send the old girl in for a facial and a mani/pedi. Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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I have one from that time period. It now has a Pac-Nor barrel, Shilen trigger, and a MacMillan stock. | |||
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I agree with Mike, but if needed just add a new barrel. BigB | |||
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Well first, I would get the bore squeaky clean, make sure it is bedded properly and shoot some groups. If it is to be a hunting rifle it may be just fine. If all is well, then restore it back with a stock re-finish and a blue job. If you set the barrel back or use a takeoff barrel it will likely leave unsightly gaps in the barrel channel bedding. If the bore is shot get a new barrel of the proper contour. | |||
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CAP; I have a dead twin to your 700, year cal. and all. I would not change a thing about it LOL. We are makeing what will likely our last elk hunt this fall. Best of luck whatever you do. Jack | |||
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