Thread: New (RemArms) Remington Rifles...

Originally Posted by Bagheera

Is that really true ?
That you couldnt disassemble the Rem 700 bolt with your bare hands to clean and oil the spring and firing pin ?

Yeah but this isnt the old 700.
Completely diffo.

yes- one could disassemble 700 bolt with bare hands - all one needs is a piece of very strong cord - wrap around sear pull the firing pin back and a bit of strength and unscrew it all -technique is all that's required - used to be in bush for 3 months at a time so got to learn how - triggers on early Rem 700,s were very very good - fully adjustable for weight -creep and over travel - but sadly all went downhill in later years and late model Rems don't rate them -they feel junky - My 788 in .308 and early 700 in .222 would be two of the most accurate rifles I have ever owned so early barrel quality was there - look forward to seeing new ones

Originally Posted by Bagheera

Is that really true ?
That you couldnt disassemble the Rem 700 bolt with your bare hands to clean and oil the spring and firing pin ?

There is a little slot cut in the 700 bolt body that accepts a coin to hold the firing pin assembly / compressed spring back for disassembly.

Originally Posted by Bagheera

Is that really true ?
That you couldnt disassemble the Rem 700 bolt with your bare hands to clean and oil the spring and firing pin ?

Yeah but this isnt the old 700.
Completely diffo.
Probably but would take some pretty new machining gear and good QC to get the interchangeable bolt going on. Not out of the question and probably doable by some of the others
Be interesting about the price.
If they are trying to pay off new matching equipment then the price will reflect that also if they are aiming for a segment of the market.
If they are prepared to get back in the game and win 'murica back maybe take a hit for a while with some super good deals at the start to get some goodwill and market awareness whilst telling everyone to get in quick before it all goes up.
We shall see

Looks good to me so long as they haven't put on any weight.

700s had a number of minor design issues the aftermarket has been correcting for decades (as well as factory QC problems) so it's nice that they're finally having a look at those

I am down to give one ago, they look good.
Be sweet if they go to fast twist rates and modern chamberings as well as offer some old one too.

Originally Posted by 199p

I am down to give one ago, they look good.
Be sweet if they go to fast twist rates and modern chamberings as well as offer some old one too.

Yip if the price is tight and theirs a 6creed the banks on trouble

Looks good. Name though? Meh.

À rifle for the alpha male… a bit of subconscious marketing I guess :-)

Originally Posted by Friwi

À rifle for the alpha male… a bit of subconscious marketing I guess :-)

Maybe. It's probably more that it's the first letter in the Greek Alphabet and it's the new companies first rifle. Cheesy as.

Also, the name has already been taken recently by another firearms manufacturer... Fail.

USA forums are throwing around estimates in the US$1000 - $2000 range, meaning the NZ$2000 - $4000 range. My prediction is that if - and that is a big if - RemArms can keep retail below US$1000, there is still hope they can be competitive against similarly featured and finished rifles here in NZ. Otherwise they will be taking on the premium offerings, but the reputation of Remington needs to be repaired and trust in their product restored before they can do that. I mean, admitting they haven't even been using the proper steel....

As with all new and shiny things, the millions of American magpies will ensure we have quite a long wait before significant stocks alive here anyway.

I’ve spoken Briefly to a mate about this he’s got contacts in the usa gun trade
The guy who has brought remington is only looking at doing lower volume compared to most other factory’s
But they will be tighter Tolerances (factory custom) type rifles of very high quality certainly not your shity old 700sps
With poor qc remington had suffered with over the last few years unfortunately they were not really a loss in my opinion
Very good action but a good action is still shit if it’s not built to a high enough standard

@No.3, tikka t3, Sako 85, blaser , sauer , desert tech and many custom action makers have their tolerances so clause that you can swap bolts or bolts heads with out any headspace issues.

Originally Posted by Friwi

@No.3, tikka t3, Sako 85, blaser , sauer , desert tech and many custom action makers have their tolerances so clause that you can swap bolts or bolts heads with out any headspace issues.

@Friwi yep, I've done it with No3 .303 bolts and Savage as well but for a US based company if anything were to go wrong the first question would be "did you test the bolt and firearm before you advised it was safe?" - and that only goes one way. You might be able to do it, and all safety checks are OK but the point is no US manufacturer would advise it's OK just on liability...

They look like a massive leap forward for a factory gun.

Good to see they have someone in production who is a shooter / hunter.

Fingers crossed they nailed modern twist rates

Can't wait to get my hands on one!