If you were going to buy one are their any years that may be better than the others? It's my understanding from about mid 90s to newer the quality has been questionable so I guess I'm ask about models built from the 60s till then. Any thoughts on the early ones with stainless barrels?
Thanks

I’m partial to the brass pin models

Can't answer about the stainless models but my 700 BDL from 1977 is a wonderful firearm. From my cold dead hands.....

Chris

as long as it was appropriately priced for condition , only thing is I would drop a timney in it right away

other than that absolutely never trust it won't go off when closing the action but you really shouldn't do that with any rifle

I have (3) 700 Titaniums. ‘06, 308, 7mm-08. None are tack drivers but have 1” - 1.5” accuracy with good factory loads. Those Ti’s are a joy to carry.

Those should all be .75 rifles so you may need to bed them. I prefer the older 70 and 80's vintage but again it depends on what kind of care they have had.

Do some research as there was a period with some firing on closing the bolt issues or saftey issue's in late 90s early 2000s I think

Do some research as there was a period with some firing on closing the bolt issues or saftey issue's in late 90s early 2000s I think

I think the problems only occurred on rifles that got "trigger jobs"

To my knowledge the first stainless barrels were chambered in 264 win mag but were colored bull. I have 1 and it a great gun. My opinion is the early ones are better

I have a early 90's 270 is a tack driver with rem core-lok and a early 2000's 7mm , later 2008 300Rum, 280 Ti all are guns I'd never sell.

Had my Model 700 in 7MM MAG go off
without the trigger being pulled while sliding the safety off.

Only happened once.

The barrel was pointed straight upward & away when it
went off while up in a tree stand.

Gunsmith figured it was from the bolt
being dirty & in need of a good cleaning.

walleyed

I had my 7mm Mag discharge a couple of years doing the same thing. I wasn't expecting it and the trigger guard took a pretty good piece of skin off my finger. Happened just the one time but it was enough to make me leary of the rifle.

I know there was a recall and lawsuits

Did u poo urself? Cuz i would have.

Yes it was one reason Remington filed bankruptcy. I know of 6 buddies that had them to go off on closing the bolt or pushing off the safety . ALL OF THEM had adjust the trigger pull . I have a 700 bdl in 6 mm and my son had one in 270 . I bought the 6 mm in 1979 for 200 bucks with a k-6 weaver on it . Trapped grey foxes to pay for it . It has had 1000’ s of rounds thru it and never an issue with discharge. Been many a groundhog died on the other end of that little rifle. Plus too many deer to remember.

Any 700 with the X Mark Pro trigger has the possibility of being a good shooter IF you are willing to drop another $150 to $250 on it for a good trigger. Timney, Jewel, Trigger Teck come to mind. Even though the X Mark is advertised as being adjustable it is not. I have one that was not consistant and stayed between 5.5 and 6 pounds no matter what you did with the adjustment screw. The gun is a 700 Long Range in 300 WM and will do a steady 1/2 inch at 200 yards with the Timney I put in it. Another one to keep mindful of is any rifles with RR in the serial number. These guns have bolt timing issues which is fixable by a good gunsmith. My Long Range is an RR gun and my sons custom built 700 in 300 WM also. Mine was fixed at the same as my sons custom was built by the same smith. I think he charged me $100. There are 8 700s in my family. One 338WM, three 300WM, one 270, one 6mm, one 22-250, and one 223. We have never had one go off when we didn't want it to. My 300, 6mm, and 223 are set to 24 ounces (1.5 pounds). All the others are set to 40 ounces (2.5 pounds).

I know there have been accidental discharges but all that I am aware of were triggers that were fondeled by Bubba many of whom only admitted to it after some pressure or alcololic lubricant was applied. I firmly believe it happened to the 700s because the adjustments are so accessable and misunderstood by the aforementioned Bubba.

I have a Mod 700 muzzleloader, never messed with the trigger, but one day had the firing pin mechanism release when I closed the bolt. Did not have a primer or charge in the barrel, but if I had it would have discharged. Do not know if The Mod700 law suit has been settled, but the judge ruled any Mod 700 that has had a discharge without a trigger pull, Rem. Has to repair. I sent it back and they replaced the trigger and have no trouble since. Since Rem. Bankruptcy there are companies tasked with the repairs.

I have two, one from the 60's and one about 70 something, never went off till you pull the trigger!

I’ll take an older 700 with the walker trigger any day of the week!