Remington 700 old vs. new (update)
I recently purchased a firearm assembly/disassembly book at a gun show. I found that over time they can be very helpful. I was thumbing thru it and noticed that there were instructions for a Remington 700 "old" and "new" version. Approximately what year(s) does this take place in and what are the major diferences if any? Thanks.
Todd
9/30/11
Finally got off of my but and took a look at the diagrams to see what the differences actually were. It looks as if the differences come from when the ADL was still made. So there is no hinged floor plate, butt stock spacer and the rear sight ramp looks to be different also. One of the main differences that I noticed was that the new style had a complete trigger group while the older style had a bunch of parts that could be disassembled for the trigger group, other than that not much else. Just thought I'd let ya know[8D]
Todd
Todd
9/30/11
Finally got off of my but and took a look at the diagrams to see what the differences actually were. It looks as if the differences come from when the ADL was still made. So there is no hinged floor plate, butt stock spacer and the rear sight ramp looks to be different also. One of the main differences that I noticed was that the new style had a complete trigger group while the older style had a bunch of parts that could be disassembled for the trigger group, other than that not much else. Just thought I'd let ya know[8D]
Todd
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I have never heard of Remington M700's being classified as "old" or "new" models. However, the older models did differ somewhat from the newer ones. Early ones had metal buttplates, extractors that were riveted in place, pressed checkering, all metal sights, and a safety that locked the bolt when in the safe position. Newer ones had plastic buttplates, snap-in extractors, cut checkering, different sights, and a safety that allowed the bolt to work while on the safe position. Also, some of the early magnums had stainless steel barrels with a "blue" finish. The older guns had walnut stocks, later some were made with hardwood stocks and eventually synthetic stocks became common. The metal finish on older guns had high polished bluing, later guns had a matte blue finish. I don't know if there was a specific year that most of these changes took place, most likely they were over a period of years unlike the M70 Winchester changes that occurred in a single year ('64). 0 -
I bought a 700 varmint hvy.bbl in 6mm made in 78. It has a gloss finish stock, skip line checkering and a plastic but plate. The bolt can not be operated in the safe position. Highly accurate right out of the box, never had a problem with it. I have read that in recent years Remington has been shy on quality control but I will leave that to others to comment as I have no experiences that I could attest to. 0 -
4 screw and two screw buttplates also/ 0
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