700 cast receivers ..
When did Remington start to use castings for the 700 receivers ?
One came in yesterday, and it's definitely a casting...
One came in yesterday, and it's definitely a casting...
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I do not know. I never thought they were. Sad to hear if it's true.
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Are we looking at the left rear side of the 700 Action? If so it does not look like a 700 action. Can you get some pics back a little bit to show perspective? Also, is it possible it's a roll mark on the bar stock that didn't get polished out?
mrbruce,
edited to show better pic of grain
I see what you mean. On this one you can clearly see the grain going around the action, not along it. The one you have seems to be bead blasted. I see the line in your second pic going right under the Remington Model 700. On the underside though I see just a tiny hint of what appears to metal grain going around the action.0 -
quote:Originally posted by mrbruce
When did Remington start to use castings for the 700 receivers ?
One came in yesterday, and it's definitely a casting...
710 or 770? I thought all 700's were made from bar stock...... Live and learn.0 -
Very sad if true. I can see it now a pre11 remington. 0 -
It may be true, but I'm betting against this one.
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It looks like a parting line on both sides to me, and it's shows up better than the photo shows... 0 -
What's this world coming to? Sure does look cast.[xx(][xx(] 0 -
What looks to be a casting seam, (parting line) might also be a line left in the material by the forming rolls during the rolling operation that forms the bars at the steel mill. If that's the case, they have a problem in the quality-control area. (not a structural defect but a cosmetic one) 0 -
Here's another photo showing it as a model 700 a bit better..
Maybe it's a roll mark, but it sure looks weird...
It's all out of specs anyways.
The receiver ring is out .007, and one internal lug is not even close to hitting..
I'll have it straight before the days out, if all goes well..0 -
Is that a NEW reciever, or a TAKE OF? I would be willing to bet that it is a takeoff...or at least I hope it is ont that has been bubbafied. Looks like it has been bead blasted, and ceramic coated.
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Brand new in the box, untouched from 5-6 years ago, chambered for the 308 Winchester.
I just pulled the barrel a few days ago..0 -
quote:Originally posted by mrbruce
Brand new in the box, untouched from 5-6 years ago, chambered for the 308 Winchester.
I just pulled the barrel a few days ago..
Ok, dumb question. Since that looks like the wood-line? what is the possibility of it having had something spilled on it. I mean usually a casting shows a very slight misalignment of the metal.0 -
it indeed looks like the portion above the stock line, which is exposed to more air/environment. That ADL style coating is known to "flash rust" and/or show it's exposure to the air much more readily than the blued finishes. 0 -
It's hard to believe a casting would be cheaper than bar stock, you would have to all the same machining steps with either one. 0 -
mrbruce,
Let's set this straight before it gets out of hand:
Remington does NOT and is NOT casting any of the M700 receivers.
I have one hundred brand new receivers, in the white, straight from the factory that is producing the actions for Remington now. They are positively machined.
The roughness you're seeing is the tumbling or blasting finish that Remington has chosen for some stupid reason. Apparently, they believe that this is what the public wants, a finish that looks like it's been created by blasting the surfaces with driveway gravel...
The line is from the stock and differential reaction to the environment.
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