Thread: New (RemArms) Remington Rifles...

Heads up, the new incarnation of Remington (RemArms) is 'upgrading' the Rem700, they are calling it 'Alpha 1' , a very inspired name choice ...

https://internationalsportsman.com/r...rom-remington/

I won't hold my breath, expect these to be over priced and under-engineered.

What was wrong with the Rem700 wasn't design, but lack of QC.

Remington's slogan used to be 'Built one at a time', but that became 'sling them out as fast as possible'... the fact WalMart sold these on clearance for $89 says it all!

Anyone who has handled and compared the old Remingtons to those of the 2010's (RR Serials) will know.

Looks OK, seems to have sorted some of the piss-me-offs with the original 700. Interesting to see what the weight is compared to the original length for length. I have had a wee bit to do with the RR's, guess I got lucky as they were all reasonable apart from one with a mistimed primary extraction.

Thats good news , i happen to like the old remington .It looks like they have done what Christensen ,bageara ,have done to the basic rifle . If i think about i had at least 10 of them and all but one was a good reliable gun and it didnt take to much to sort it out but it was at end of their era were the qc was just terrible . Who knows they may support their own cartridges too so the 280 may return form the dead

Originally Posted by wayno

Who knows they may support their own cartridges too so the 280 may return form the dead

Remington were probably the most forward thinking rifle makers but lacked the management and marketing to make strides (like Hornady have managed with much less innovation...)

So Remington made:

.17 Rem Fireball
.222 Rem
.223 Rem
6mm Remington
.25-06 Rem
260 Rem
280 Rem
7mm08 Rem
7mm Rem Mag
7mm/300 RSAUM
350 Rem Mag
etc. etc.

They offered a carbon/composite barrel on Rem 700's in 1999

First commercial electronically primed rifle ammunition (eTronX)

At one point, all the US military's bolt action rifles were built on the Rem700 (M40- USMC, M24- US Army, M91- US Navy)

Keep in mind that the guys who set up Atlas Development Group are/were ex-Remington employees.

Very very sad decline from America's favorite maker of hunting rifles and shotguns...

Going by that, they once again look like a competitive option, but that will depend on the NZ retail price.

Originally Posted by GDMP

The original 700 had a number of weaknesses....I never liked the 3 piece bolt and the extraction system left a lot to be desired in my view.Occassionaly when you would set one up in the lathe to have its muzzle threaded it would wobble like a banana they were so far from being concentric.The newer ones were especially bad in this regard not so much the older production rifles.

Heard some crazy talk on the American forums that they were finishing actions by cutting the tenon face flat with a bandsaw and then running a tap into the action...

Took it with a pinch of salt at the time but the more I see and hear the more I'm inclined to believe stuff like this was happening.

Went down the local and compared a 'new' RR Stainless Rem700 with an old 'S' one a few months back. Crazy to think the seondhand rifle which was 1/3 of the price and ridden hard put away wet, was the better rifle...

yup I still have my 1975 700 BDL in .222 and would never part with it -but ohh god I miss my 742 woodmaster

They look good to me especially if they have upgraded the twist rates and will chamber them in some of the new cartridges too so will be popular for sure.

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

yup I still have my 1975 700 BDL in .222 and would never part with it -but ohh god I miss my 742 woodmaster

My ADL in .308W of the same vintage is not going anywhere either. It now has a Hogue stock and a hinged floor plate and is suppressed.
GPM.

We will see
I have a 1990 made 30 06 BDL , it shoots fine, trigger could be better. It's in a BC Alaskan stock
With the ammo it likes, It genuinely shoots the equal of the 2 Sako's and a Tikka I have.

If you want a decent Remington 700 then buy a Bergara.

Your right PeteD a bergara is very nice remington but they feel like they need to go on a deit

Gone for the shitty 'lost the bolt', side bolt release, which is a shame and stupid

So they've essentially just taken most of the bits that third party 700 clone makers improved/fixed ages ago. I wonder if the price will be anywhere near what you paid for a 700 from the old company.

Originally Posted by Beavis

So they've essentially just taken most of the bits that third party 700 clone makers improved/fixed ages ago. I wonder if the price will be anywhere near what you paid for a 700 from the old company.

Or more importantly, how it will compare to it's direct competitors. Whether it thinks it's a Tikka or a Sako.