Rem 700 mountain feedback

Good or bad appreciated.
NOT for sale.
How does value stack against Bdl, Adl, Classic?

I had one in ,280 Remington that I bought used about 20 years ago.

Good shooting rifle but the barrel tended to heat up

from quick, multiple, consecutive shots and point of impact
seemed to wander a bit after the initial shot due to the extremely
light, thin construction of the barrel.

Positive was it was light as a feather and a pleasure
to carry up hill, or on long, forced marches back in the boondocks.

Great rifle that was the backup to my 7MM MAGNUM for 10 years
in Alberta while whitetail hunting.

walleyed

Just as good and is the best rifle I have ever owned.

Wondered about the barrel heat walking.
Not afraid to float it if recommended.
Not shot it yet. Sent scope for repair and they sent a new one with bigger lense so ordered new higher rings.
It is lighter.

Have never ever had a problem with mine.Most accurate gun I have ever owned or shot.I can take a quarter out with every shot out to 200 yards.

Remington's are usually accurate, but I wont own one. In 35-years guiding big game hunters professionally I have seen more Remington rifles fail in the field than all others combined. Usually its the extractor or a trigger problem. In the same price range, the Tikka's have them beat by a mile IMO.

A nice timoney trigger set at 1 pound was the first thing I added to mine.

I had the barrel on my ,280 free floated and It helped a bit, but not completely.

If you waited a couple minutes between shots, the rounds would touch
on the paper @ 100 yards.

The nominal differences in impact were not enough to worry about
at normal, reasonable hunting ranges with quick follow up shots.

Definitely a result of the lighter, thinner barrel according to my gunsmiths.

w

I have owned a few rifles with thin barrels.They weren't built for continued fire like in competition.They are made for hunting and carrying.I always figured I would carry a rifle way more than fire it,while hunting and lighter rifles are much appreciated in the mountains.

I am always most concerned with the first shot or two going exactly where I need them to.Usually,finding a load that the light rifle likes,is all it takes.I do like a rifle to be pillar bedded,recoil lug glassed and the barrel fully free floated.Even though the barrel is floated,I like to glass the barrel channel for added rigidity and to seal it from moisture.

Have 3 - .280, 7x57, Best gun I’ve ever owned. My .280 is a dream to carry, get 2 pcs scope mount, n skinny enough to wrap your hand over the bolt. How many rounds do u shoot at a deer. Everything I ever shot with the gun dropped , had a few deer flop, second shot to the neck ended them.

If buying now, I would look at a Tikka Lite, nice gun, my 280 is 20 plus years old.

I know you're a big guy, but just how many deer can you carry out of the boondocks at a time?

Had that same rifle myself, matter of fact it was my first rifle that I saved up for and bought at 18. Regret letting it go.
Paired it up with a leopold 2x7, turned the trigger down to 2.5 and shimmed the action to float the barrel and called it good. Scary accurate for the first three if you took your time off the bench. Off hand or rapid fire, good luck.
It was a joy to carry and kill deer from a stand or other ready position. It's light barrel was it's greatest and worst asset.
Groups opened quickly as the barrel heated, but that really didn't matter for hunting where if you can't get it done with the first three it ain't getting done. What mattered for me was the "hang" of it. No weight out front when snap shooting or offhand made for regular misses when kicking deer out of their beds.
Just me but I've come to prefer rifles balanced more like a shotgun with enough weight out front to steady my left hand, even though I still have a thing for featherweight rifles.

I very rarely shoot offhand using a tree to steady against 99% of the time.

Warrior is the trigger adjustable by owner or is that for armorer or gunsmith?
I had my old one done by smith and it suits me dandy. Not hair but NO creep.

Speaking of balance I once cracked a stock so bought a synthetic. Didn't take me long to fix and refinish the wood and sell the syn on here. It was nice charring less weight though.

Bought one for my son when he was 15, he is 35 now, His is a 270 that shoots lights out all the time. Dime size groups or slightly smaller at 100. At one time I had one in 308 that shot just as well. I bedded the actions and floated the barrels before I ever even fired them. Wish I had never let the 308 escape. Never had too much of a problem with the groups opening up. Neither gun would open up to more than an inch at 100 with a half dozen shots. Far better than adequate.

I don't know what triggers Remington is currently installing but the old standard 700 trigger is user adjustable, though Remington will probably void any warranty for that. Two small screws on the front of the trigger group housing. They'll be factory "sealed" with a spot of paint, yellow if memory serves. I can't recall which but one is for weight and the other for take up. Use care as the take up one can be set to fine so that it fires from closing the bolt or bumping the rifle. Mine was as low as I dared take it and even then was a might touchy. Probably also contributed to poor snap shooting as well.

I have a couple of them, bought years ago. Good little guns.

I can relate to all this. Think for now I'll tear down, inspect, oil change, back together and and scope it.
See how it does, for now. Got enough stuff torn apart here at the moment.
Scope parts wont be here for awhile yet.

all this talk about barrels heating up and shots creeping.... its a 700 mountain rifle, thin profile barrel for less weight.... how many shots are you guys taking at game? this shouldn't even be an issue shooting at game in the field. if it is, spend more time at the range and improve your marksmanship

Correct, only an issue if you're spending an afternoon shooting paper. If so bring a second or third and rotate so it can cool off.

I shoot a couple 3 shots before season at different ranges to make sure it's still on then hunt with it.

Funny thing about that rifle I had. It was nice enough that I was confident of any shot out to 300+ from a solid rest. Every deer I killed with it was under fifty with the closest I ever killed being at a repel boarders range of ten feet.
But I'm a woods hunter and can rarely see much more than fifty yards.

I have shot elk,mule deer,whitetail deer,bear,caribou,and heads off countless grouse with mine in 270 caliber.

My farthest was 490 paces, I wont do that again.140 nosler not maxed was it.
When dialed in, consistent, and practiced you be surprised what you can do.
The guy that's happy with paper plate at 200 yrds will not know this.

Any sling slangers got a 15 rnd mag for these? lol

New to me rigs are fun, thanks guys.

Mule deer hunting in mountains of Wyoming.

BruceT,

As I've mentioned before on here. I worked for Remington for 30 years, early retirement in 2004. Warrior mentioned 2 screws. Yes, they are sealed at the factory. One is poundage adjustment, the other is the sear adjustment. People messing with the sear adjustment is why someone or something gets accidently shot. They are set at the factory using a comparator screen for adjustment. Do not touch that screw.
Poundage usually can be set down to about 3-1/2 lbs safely. If you don't know what you are doing have a gunsmith you trust adjust it for you. Make sure the fire control is clean before adjusting. Clean it with the barreled action out of the stock and spray with Rem Oil and let drip dry before re-installing into the stock. And put sealant on the screw heads when done.

I have all of my rifles set this way and it will give you a good, clean hunting trigger.

And NEVER use WD-40 to lubricate the fire control. Get a spray can of Rem Oil (DuPont product) and use that. It will lubricate but leave dry so it doesn't gather excessive dust.

Most all Mountain rifles are accurate for one to three shots. Shouldn't need more that that. Good luck.
Any questions you can PM me.

I bought my timoney trigger and had it put in by a gunsmith and had him set it at the 1 pound trigger pull.It is awesome.

Thanks 2togo for chiming in.

a good, clean hunting trigger.
If closer I'd try and get you for gun work.
I wont move those screws but would love to watch.
Rem lube is best on my 1100 so I use it on many.

You guys from Pa. Here's a link to Hart Barrels in Pa, the sister company in upstate NY I believe is where the original business was founded, under Cylde, their dad.
They will do custom guns, and/or barrels. Some of my friends use Hart barrels, they also supply some of the worlds Olympics teams. I have a Hart barrel on my .243 Ackley Imp. Built on a Mountain rifle stock, but heavier barrel profile.
You could always inquire about services if your close enough, or request the name of a gunsmith they trust.
Good luck with any future projects. Look for older Remington rifles, pre 1996.

https://www.hartcustomrifles.com/

I have a laminated 280. Love it.

20 years ago is a long time.

Today I hunt LESS than 30 yards from the road and my truck.

w

You ain't the only one.

Bought my son one for his first birthday, he's 9 now and we've only shot it at paper so far but he'll use it this deer season. It's a 30-06 and is a very sweet gun

If the gun is of new manufacture with the X-Mark Pro trigger the best thing you can do is put in a Timney. I bought a 700 Long Range in 300 WM with the X-Mark Pro trigger. It was horrible, heavy, and very inconsistent. I played with the "adjustment" screw, what a joke. I tightened it and completely removed it to no avail. The lightest I ever got was an inconsistent 4 to 4 1/2 pounds. Replaced it with a 1.5 pound Timney that I took up to 28 ounces (1 3/4#). At present I have the gun shooting 5/8 inch at 200 yards and I'm still not done tweaking the loads. It will get better. I fully expect to get it under 1/2 inch at 200. The only things I've done to the rifle is the trigger and glass bedded the recoil lug into the bedding block.

Exactly right.