Remington 700 BDL Varmint Special 7mm-08

[mrh1958]

Just wondering how rare these rifles are in 7-08, anyone own one? I seen one online for sale.

 

[JamesinAsheville]

I have one and it shoots great. I don't see them often around here.

 

[V509]

The 700 Varmint are nice rifles

 

[Kracken McGraw]

It would hurt to see one with a threaded muzzle sitting in a composite stock.
I used to wear out those Remington brochures as a teenager looking at them.

 

[billdo742]

My favorite rock chuck gun. Sierra 100gn hpt. with H414

 

[JEFFPPC]

Just wondering how rare these rifles are in 7-08, anyone own one? I seen one online for sale.

I had 2 of these during my Hi Power Silhouette days Bedded with load development and 2 oz triggers they were half minute rifles. I also had 2 in .308 but I like the 7s better and they were both a bit more accurate than the 308s.I also burnt a couple in .223 out shooting offhand matches, running deer matches, groundhogs, and hunting deer. All I owned shoot well. Had a buddy who bought one in 22/250. After doing everything we knew it was a 2.5 inch gun on a good day. He sent it back to Rem who returned it saying it was within their specs. That was the start of my disillusionment with Remington along with them never chambering it in 6br.

 

[distinguished]

I have owned several over them years. Didn't pay much more than any other caliber for any of them. They do seem to be a bit rarer than some. Picked up the last one at a local gun show for $450.

 

[Gary in MD]

Here’s mine in 22-250

 

[17VLD]

I love all the BDL Varmint Specials, got one in 222,25-06, and 308 never saw one in 7-08 in my area if I did I would have bought it.
Matt

 

[17VLD]

Here’s mine in 22-250
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That's a beauty Gary, sadly I only wound up with a glass stocked one in 22-250, shoots good though and I do like the 26" barrel they came with. I always wondered why Remington kept the wooden stocked versions at 24"
Matt

 

[17VLD]

That was the start of my disillusionment with Remington along with them never chambering it in 6br.

Absolutely! Would have loved that, especially if it was a single shot. Would have been a working man's 40x.
I think they definitely missed out on that.
Matt

 

[Will Henry]

The first factory 7mm-08 I saw was a 700 BDL Varmint. It was purchased by none other than George Farquharson, the father of "F" class shooting (the "F" stands for Farquharson). It was a good shooter.
The best shooting factory rifle I ever owned (apart from a couple of 40XBR's) was a BDL Varmint in 308. The best one I ever saw was an earlier example of the same model. On the other hand, one of the worst was a BDL Varmint in 6mm. It shot a solid 4 moa out of the box. After bedding and a trigger job, it was down to 2.5 to 3 moa. So, they did sell some turkeys. WH

 

[B23]

Maybe it's just an optical illusion because the barrels are blued not matte but doesn't it seem like the Varmint Special contour/muzzle diameter was larger then what it is on a Sendero or Varmint model Rem 700??

 

[tonyb]

Here’s mine in 22-250
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My ALL TIME favorite rifles!!!
Tony.

 

[Tommie]

IIRC when the 7mm-08 was first released it was only available in the 700 Varmint Special and 788 carbine.