Beckstrand’s Favorite Remington Model 700

By Tom Beckstrand

Remington unveiled the Model 700 in 1962 (although the bulk of the design work was done in the ’40s with the 721 and 722 series rifles), and it has been making them ever since. The Remington 700 is popular for a lot of reasons, chief among them being the performance offered for the price. There have been a lot of Remington Model 700 variants over the years, but the one in current production that is my clear favorite is the Remington Model 700 Long Range chambered in .30-’06.

I’m not a huge fan of injection-molded polymer stocks. They’re absolutely necessary to bring the price of a solid bolt-action rifle down to the $400 mark, but they have a hard time ensuring that the barrel remains free floating, they allow more action movement under recoil, and they don’t really accommodate aftermarket bottom metal and today’s standardized detachable box magazines.

The comb on this Bell & Carlson stock is as high as it can be without interfering with bolt travel. …Read the Rest

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