Railrunner85
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I have a remington 700 classic chambered in 7mm mag. I have looked and looked but can't find this rifle anywhere. I have around 600 in the rifle. I know it is at least worth that. Thanks again guys.
Remington 700 classic.
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NYH1
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I had a 1990 Classic 25-06 Rem. and traded it for my 1997 Classic 280 Rem. which is my favorite rifle and cartridge. At the time I couldn't afford to keep both. They don't have the raised cheek piece on the stock like the one you have in the picture. That being said, I never own a Classic in 7mm Mag. so maybe they were different.
I don't think they made a Classic 7mm Rem. Mag. in the one cartridge a year from 1981 to 2005. They could have made them a few years before they started the one cartridge a year Classic's. They made a few cartridges a year before that. I'm pretty proud of mine so $600 wouldn't even be close to taking it off my hands. Just my $.02, YMMV
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I don't think they made a Classic 7mm Rem. Mag. in the one cartridge a year from 1981 to 2005. They could have made them a few years before they started the one cartridge a year Classic's. They made a few cartridges a year before that. I'm pretty proud of mine so $600 wouldn't even be close to taking it off my hands. Just my $.02, YMMV
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Railrunner85
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O well, the gun is mint so it really don't matter. I actually traded a pistol that I had $350 invested and $200, so really $550. I just have not came across an ADL with that kind of beautiful stock. Thanks Gents
35 Whelen
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I own a Classic 220 Swift and Dad owns one in 7x57 and 35 Whelen. The stock on yours doesn't look like any of ours.
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gpb
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It sure looks like a 798. Bolt handle, stock, checkering, recoil pad.
Remington 700 with an ADL style stock with a BDL style floorplate. Most of the ADL style stocks such as yours had a blind magazine, ie, no hinged floorplate. But it is easy to convert a blind magazine to the hinged BDL style, I have done it myself.
That is not a 700 Classic stock, nor was the 7mm Rem Mag ever a 700 Classic chambering.
That is not a 700 Classic stock, nor was the 7mm Rem Mag ever a 700 Classic chambering.
Numeric
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A 700 Classic in 7mm Weatherby Magnum was produced in 1991.
If the bolt has a large non-rotating claw extractor, it is most likely a 798.
If the bolt has a large non-rotating claw extractor, it is most likely a 798.
Railrunner85
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It is most definitely a remington 700. The picture is just throwing it off. I also have a Bdl and a 700p and the bolt is the exact same. I'm still looking though. I was also thinking adl conversion, If so then I want the name of the guy that smithed it, because it is immaculate.
It is not a 798, the picture makes that obvious. 798 is a Mauser action, and the picture is not a Mauser action, it is a Remington 700. The stock profile is pure 700 ADL (other than the floorplate), which the 798 stock was patterned after, which is confusing some I think.
Railrunner85
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What are the chances of it being a CDL. I called and they said it was made in 2005. Like I said I have never came across an ADL with this kind of stock finish.
Railrunner85
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I don't know guys. It may just be a high polished stock.
Picture is of such low quality it is hard to tell
Railrunner85
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I believe that stock had some work done to it. Probably converted to the BDL style of floorplate. The biggest thing that stands out in your new pictures is the forward black spot. It looks like a forward reinforcing pin was added to the stock and covered in black epoxy. The forward black spot is not perfectly circular and is bigger than the rear spot. It is also nearly into the checkering. It is possible that it was a factory installed pin with an enlarged hole, but it looks like it was added afterwards to me.
Remington magnum wood stocks have two reinforcing pins, one through the web of wood between the trigger and magazine, the other through the wood behind recoil lug. The standard chamberings do not have two pins, they just have the one at the rear. It looks like it may have been a standard stock that someone fitted to the barreled action, and added a forward reinforcing pin, covering it with black epoxy to match the rear pin.
It was likely refinished as well, which may explain the different finish.
I have quite a few 700s, and only one looks like it did when it came out of the box. After I am gone, I imagine people may be scratching their head at some of my 700s. For example, I have a .35 Whelen in a laminated mountain rifle stock, a .243 ADL converted to BDL floorplate, etc.
Remington magnum wood stocks have two reinforcing pins, one through the web of wood between the trigger and magazine, the other through the wood behind recoil lug. The standard chamberings do not have two pins, they just have the one at the rear. It looks like it may have been a standard stock that someone fitted to the barreled action, and added a forward reinforcing pin, covering it with black epoxy to match the rear pin.
It was likely refinished as well, which may explain the different finish.
I have quite a few 700s, and only one looks like it did when it came out of the box. After I am gone, I imagine people may be scratching their head at some of my 700s. For example, I have a .35 Whelen in a laminated mountain rifle stock, a .243 ADL converted to BDL floorplate, etc.
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Lloyd Smale
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you guys are both right and wrong. that is NOT a classic or at least isnt a classic stock. Like said its a adl with a floorplate added. Look at your gun and see if it has sights or screw plugs where sights were. If it has the holes its not a classic its a bdl barreled action. Remington did make classic 7mags back before the limited runs started when the gun was still a normal production gun. I had one back then. they didnt not have sights. All bdls and adls had sights. Your gun the way its sits is about a 350 dollar rifle on a used rack up here. If it doesnt have sights and is a classic barreled action it might pay you to watch the aution sights for a classic stock. they come up on them fairly regularly. With the classic stock which will proably cost you a 150 bucks you probably have a 550-600 dollar rifle. So changing stocks will net you a little bit of profit but it sure isnt going to feed your kids.
That is certainly not a Classic. The first year or so the Classics were made in many different chamberings. After a year or two they started offering them on a limited basis in only 1 chambering each year.
That looks like an ADL stock that has been modified to me. A true Classic in good shape might bring $600. I'd say $400- $450 or so on this one.
Railrunner85
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Thanks guys. I just bought the rifle to hunt with. I wont own a gun that I dont use. The gun just threw me off and I wanted some advice from you guys. Wont feel so bad about scratching it now.
Lloyd Smale
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and it will make a fine hunting rifle railrunner.
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