1967 Rem 700 30-06

rsbenden

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Im a sucker for 1960 era Rem 700s n picked up a 30-06 BDL for 350 bucks.This thing looked like it was never wiped down amazingly there was no rust anywhere.
I know it was a hunter who owned it cuz the oposite side to the bolt has beltbuckle n zipper dents in it.
After giving this rifle the A-Z and freefloating the barrel, adjusting the trigger to 2# I took it to the range.I zeroed it with federal bluebox factory 180s at 100yds and didn't that 50 yr old rifle shoot a 3 shot group that was well inside a dime.
I am absolutely thrilled with this rifle and what a trigger. It saddens that these gems are being torn apart for the actions.I was raised hunting as a young man using these fine weapons and every time I shoot one my father comes to mind.
Has anybody else found a diamond in the rough like I have? Tell your story. I will die with this one,she's a keeper!
 
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I have a 60's era 300 win mag I got from an acquaintance.He bought it new and it has taken several trips to Africa. Still shoot good and is in good shape. Like you I thing those rifles are the best.
 
My first rifle i ever bought was a Park Hale 25-06 it shot groups you could cover with a nickle about 1/2 inch, then one night i put some sweets bore cleaner in it and six months later i found it still in there.
Well that poor barrel looked like it had been sand blasted on the inside with coarse grit sand. I cleaned it up the best i could and shot it and i couldnt tell the difference but i just new it would foul like crazy with powder and copper . So i had a local gunsmith put a new Douglas premium medium contour 27 inch barrel on it! and wouldnt ya know the old destroyed light weight barrel still out shot that new Douglas !
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It's nice to see Someone that Appreciates a Good Rifle for what's it is meant for!
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Is there a Site to see what Year,Make and Model of Remington Rifle some of Us own?I have an older Remington Bolt-action 30-06 I bought from the Wife's Cousin that His Dad Hunted with for many years.Only thing I did was give it a good cleaning then I sighted it in with the 125 grain Remington Managed Recoil Ammo and was shooting Clover Leaf Groups at 100 yards with a Rifle that had the recoil of a .243 Rifle.It has an old Redfield Scope on it that had seen better days but still performed pretty good.I used my Caldwell Leadsled for the initial Sighting-in then shot it off Shooting Bags after dialing it in!

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This Remington has the loading gate underneath it and when Un-loading it You have to take the safety off and eject each shell from the chamber....not sure which Model to call it ....ADL,BDL You tell me?
All my other Rifles have the removable Clips under them!
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Originally Posted By: GTOHunterIt's nice to see Someone that Appreciates a Good Rifle for what's it is meant for!
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Is there a Site to see what Year,Make and Model of Remington Rifle some of Us own?I have an older Remington Bolt-action 30-06 I bought from the Wife's Cousin that His Dad Hunted with for many years.Only thing I did was give it a good cleaning then I sighted it in with the 125 grain Remington Managed Recoil Ammo and was shooting Clover Leaf Groups at 100 yards with a Rifle that had the recoil of a .243 Rifle.It has an old Redfield Scope on it that had seen better days but still performed pretty good.I used my Caldwell Leadsled for the initial Sighting-in then shot it off Shooting Bags after dialing it in!

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This Remington has the loading gate underneath it and when Un-loading it You have to take the safety off and eject each shell from the chamber....not sure which Model to call it ....ADL,BDL You tell me?
All my other Rifles have the removable Clips under them!
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The adl just had a nicer wood and finish on it and a fancy stock on it, you know a fancy butt cap and grip cap, and dark fiber tip on the forward end of the stock ! The bdl seems i remember just a sort of plain metal but plate and grip cap and wood forend on the stock...

Dont you have a button release on the front end of the trigger guard that when pushed opens up a hinged magazine plate allowing all your rounds to fall free except a chambered round ???
 
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Goe Blow....No it doesn't have that,I wish it did!My Browning A-bolt Hunter has a button to push in that drops a hinge plate to put the shells in or You can pull the removable clip from it and load the clip seperately then put it back in the hinge plate and flip it back up.My Savage and CZ both have the button to pull the clip out from under the Rifle!


Thanks for the info Rsbenden....I will look up the #Numbers on the Remington 30-06 to see the exact Make,Model and Year!
 
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Im currently waiting for a like new 60's era M700 to come my way. Someday,with a little luck. A 1960 something BDL in 270,that shoots dime size groups. Not too much to ask for is it?
 
I have a 700 and a 721, neither have a letter code. My 700 is a 22-250 Ackley in a factory walnut varmint stock. I have a new composite stock but just can't bring myself to take it out of the wood. The rifle shoots so well in the factory stock I just can't see how the composite could help.
 
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Originally Posted By: pyscodogI have a 700 and a 721, neither have a letter code. My 700 is a 22-250 Ackley in a factory walnut varmint stock. I have a new composite stock but just can't bring myself to take it out of the wood. The rifle shoots so well in the factory stock I just can't see how the composite could help.

Pysco's experience is so typical of an early NON trued Rem 700 with a custom barrel that shoots tiny, tiny groups.

Makes my brain hurt thinking of how much money/time I wasted trying to get stock factory barrels to shoot. Shooting groups that measure .200-.375 at 200 yards with little effort is something that you just don't forget.

The 22/250 AI is a force to be reckoned with in terms of accuracy and killing ability with coyotes Way Out There! The 22/250 AI my favorite coyote case seconded by a 243 and 243 AI.

The old Remington's, especially if they have no letter prefix are a treasure, pass them down to a family member in your Will.

722's have no replacement extractors, they are gone forever. The only option if you develop a bad extractor is to have a sako extractor installed.

A guy that orders a 22/250 Ai with a 12 twist with zero freebore has got a Mack Daddy killing machine for coyotes. Even fire forming this case will shoot 3850 with the 55g in 5/8" groups! Formed cases with a 26" barrel will shoot the 55's at 4050-4100 into tiny groups.

I let a friend shoot a new 22/250 AI of mine on a hunt in Mexico. We were killing a lot of coyotes that weekend. I howled in a big ole male that just sat off barking and issuing a challenge howl. He finally worked his way in down wind of us about 300 yards out with nothing but his head exposed above a grease wood bush. My partner was on the 22/250 Ai on that stand and I had the 12 GA. He shot that coyote right in the head at 300 yards. He told me that I was not going to make it back across the border alive unless we agreed on a price for that 22/250 AI. Bone stock 700, walnut stock, 22/250 AI, #4 shilen taper, 26" barrel with zero freebore chamber, with 1/2" at 200 with Sierra #1365's the norm.

These old Remington actions are a treasure, and even the take off barrels are a treasure if you can find them. You can tell a little bit by the stamping differences when they were made.

The old 270 Win barrels with 90g Sierra hp(IMR 3031) and 110g bullets(H4350,760,and R#17) of all varieties are EXTREMELY ACCURATE, and that is an understatement!
 
I said I had a 721 but had a senior moment. Its actually a 722 with the 222 Webb barrel on it. It showed extremely good accuracy this morning. My 22-250AI and a 52 grain Berger's best group today is a 5 shot group @.456 at 200yds. May have just been a really good day but that rifle ain't going anywhere soon.
 
I have a 60's era 700, brass pin in .25-06, its a tack driver. It has had trigger work done but thats it. I doubt id ever part with it.
 
Originally Posted By: pyscodogI said I had a 721 but had a senior moment. Its actually a 722 with the 222 Webb barrel on it. It showed extremely good accuracy this morning. My 22-250AI and a 52 grain Berger's best group today is a 5 shot group @.456 at 200yds. May have just been a really good day but that rifle ain't going anywhere soon. Webb barrel? Would that have been a Bill Webb who chambered it?
 
Gow Blow, the Adl is the bottom of the line 700 series for Remington, the bdl had nicer wood and better bluing, the 700 got better from there with the Cdl.
 
That my friend, was a great find on your behalf. My first 700 was a BDL, in .270, purchased in September, 1977. I traded that rifle and have regretted it since.

A few years ago, I walked into a local pawn shop and found a pristine BDL, in .30-06, with a Williams Guide Series scope on top,S pattern checkering, and barrel stamps showed November, 1977. This is a spectacular rifle, with sharp bolt jeweling, with never an action screw turned. A trigger adjustment, and the very first load, 150 grain spire point interlock, into 5/8 inch or less, with boring repeatability

She is my pot of gold!

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Yes,that is an excellent find, I'm pretty biased though, I think the 700 action is supreme, tried and true, I have one in a '73 custom 375 h&h, that is my pot of gold, my father ordered from Remington back then and gifted it to me a few years ago, man what a beautiful gift!
 
Regarding my earlier post, my pawn shop s pattern .30-06 is a November, 1971 barrel stamp. My son has inherited a March, 1972 stamped, s pattern in .243. They look beautiful when we carry them afield together.

Bomtek44
 


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