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.

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

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

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 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 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

Originally Posted by caberslash

Hope support for the Rem700 continues... have not been able to source spare extractors for mine.

Got one recently for an old action I bought. Cost about $10 from memory and not hard to find. Old ones are pinned, newer actions don’t have the pin.


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Originally Posted by Bagheera

Are there any other brands that say bolts will be interchangeable between different guns ?

I doubt any production maker would offer interchangeable bolts simply due to liability should anything go wrong. No one else does it, so it would entirely be on the maker to prove it's safety...

One of the things I hated with the later production guns was the bloody awful Xmarkpoo trigger with the smooth slippery as crap blade. It was just awful in design (weak as crap with the screw through the blade) and nothing to stop the trigger finger slip sliding all over it. Worst feeling trigger I've ever used absolutely dreadful. No redeeming features at all, it couldn't even be set to a pull weight that it would stay at. I remain amazed that that trigger alone didn't kill off Remington forever!

If it was me in charge, I would have abandoned trigger production and done a deal with a 3rd party like Timney and gone from there as a major advertising and selling point. Primary extraction issues are one thing, a non-concentric bore is the same provided the hole is straight but a garbage trigger is a total show stopper for me. And I liked M700's...

Originally Posted by Dicko

Got one recently for an old action I bought. Cost about $10 from memory and not hard to find. Old ones are pinned, newer actions don’t have the pin.


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Post or PM a link please.

Not buying from PTG though.