What Remington 700 do I have?
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iskra1
Re: What Remington 700 do I have?
The 700 BDL has the bottom metal with floorplate assembly. The ADL has the so-called "blind magazine" with wood forward of the trigger guard unit. In general, the BDL reflects a higher value than the ADL model.
Re: What Remington 700 do I have?
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Yes, that's an interesting variation. But, Remington is famous for variations.
Let's start with narrowing down the date. Here's the link to determine the date code from the stamped letters in the left side of the barrel.
http://www.remingtonsociety.com/rsa/que ... arrelcodes
Now........
Basically, it looks like an ADL stock with a floorplate. It has a drop in the buttstock line and appears to possibly have a cheekpiece on the (downward) side that isn't seen on the buttstock. The Classics didn't have a cheekpiece or a drop in the line of the buttstock.
The checkering on the foreend doesn't wrap around like the Classics and is also more like the ADL version.
The floorplate is not typical ADL, however it could have been inletted and installed by someone.
The circular wooden "plugs" where the reinforcing pins are, are not typical ADL and are more typical of higher grade models or Custom Shop variants.
From my perspective, it's an "enhanced" ADL stock.
You didn't mention where or how you acquired it or under what circumstances or how it was described from the source you got it from.
It's not at all uncommon for Remington to put together numerous leftover parts for various vendors to sell.......and/or to their specifications. One source of some of the variants has been Grice Gunshop in Pennsylvania.
Den
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Yes, that's an interesting variation. But, Remington is famous for variations.
Let's start with narrowing down the date. Here's the link to determine the date code from the stamped letters in the left side of the barrel.
http://www.remingtonsociety.com/rsa/que ... arrelcodes
Now........
Basically, it looks like an ADL stock with a floorplate. It has a drop in the buttstock line and appears to possibly have a cheekpiece on the (downward) side that isn't seen on the buttstock. The Classics didn't have a cheekpiece or a drop in the line of the buttstock.
The checkering on the foreend doesn't wrap around like the Classics and is also more like the ADL version.
The floorplate is not typical ADL, however it could have been inletted and installed by someone.
The circular wooden "plugs" where the reinforcing pins are, are not typical ADL and are more typical of higher grade models or Custom Shop variants.
From my perspective, it's an "enhanced" ADL stock.
You didn't mention where or how you acquired it or under what circumstances or how it was described from the source you got it from.
It's not at all uncommon for Remington to put together numerous leftover parts for various vendors to sell.......and/or to their specifications. One source of some of the variants has been Grice Gunshop in Pennsylvania.
Den
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Re: What Remington 700 do I have?
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Go to the link I posted. That's how you come up with the month and year it was made. The serial number (letter) prefix usually narrows it down to within about 5 years or so.
I dunno.......Remington might be able to tell you who they shipped the rifle to from the serial number. I don't know what other information they might be able to give, but if you describe it and/or send them a photo, they may be able to come up with a number of these variants they produced......but, don't count on it.
Den
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Go to the link I posted. That's how you come up with the month and year it was made. The serial number (letter) prefix usually narrows it down to within about 5 years or so.
I dunno.......Remington might be able to tell you who they shipped the rifle to from the serial number. I don't know what other information they might be able to give, but if you describe it and/or send them a photo, they may be able to come up with a number of these variants they produced......but, don't count on it.
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Re: What Remington 700 do I have?
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OK. Now we know it's not as new as you thought.
I also browsed through the 2005 catalog (pdf version) I downloaded back then. There were no "ADL" variants listed in that year's catalog.
I still suspect it was a "special run" of that variant for some gun shop.
Den
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OK. Now we know it's not as new as you thought.
I also browsed through the 2005 catalog (pdf version) I downloaded back then. There were no "ADL" variants listed in that year's catalog.
I still suspect it was a "special run" of that variant for some gun shop.
Den
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