I found a 700 BDL in .308 that does not have open sights.
The date code shows a production date of 6/85.
I cannot find any info on this and I thought all BDL's had open sights.
Any info would be appreciated.
Thanks!
WFR
700 BDL without sights?
Re: 700 BDL without sights?
In and around 1984ish, Remington stopped putting sites on the short action 700's, both BDL and ADL. Seems odd, but there must have been a reason!?
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WFR
Re: 700 BDL without sights?
I picked it up over the weekend and will post pictures after I clean it up.600RemGuy wrote:In and around 1984ish, Remington stopped putting sites on the short action 700's, both BDL and ADL. Seems odd, but there must have been a reason!?
It is indeed a BDL with a 22" standard barrel without sights in .308.
Thanks for your reply as it eased my mind by correctly identifying it before purchase!
WFR
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WFR
Re: 700 BDL without sights?
It cleaned up really good.
I bought it from the original owner who put less than a box through it and killed 2 deer with it.
The Scope is a Leupold Vari-X II 3-9X40. He bought it used and it has some dings & scratches on it but we'll see how it shoots.
The trigger, stock, etc are all as it left the factory 25 years ago. There seems to be a pressure point almost at the forend just like my Mtn Rifle has.
I think it's going to be around for another 25 years as I don't plan on getting rid of it. I looked at a new CDL in the store the other day for $750 on sale. The workanship and finish doesn't hold a candle to the older guns.
Slick 22" standard contour barrel
Ignore the fingerprints as I had just waxed the stock. Very nice wood!
I bought it from the original owner who put less than a box through it and killed 2 deer with it.
The Scope is a Leupold Vari-X II 3-9X40. He bought it used and it has some dings & scratches on it but we'll see how it shoots.
The trigger, stock, etc are all as it left the factory 25 years ago. There seems to be a pressure point almost at the forend just like my Mtn Rifle has.
I think it's going to be around for another 25 years as I don't plan on getting rid of it. I looked at a new CDL in the store the other day for $750 on sale. The workanship and finish doesn't hold a candle to the older guns.
Slick 22" standard contour barrel
Ignore the fingerprints as I had just waxed the stock. Very nice wood!