What Next for Remington & Rem 700?

[JDBraddy]

For decades, the Rem-700 has been the industry standard. Most aftermarket products. Even other actions where made to fit it's footprint, and be compatable with it's triggers, scope mounts etc.... I know used ones will be plentiful for some time, but since there will be no more, what production guns do you think will evemtually end up filling the void?

 

[geralton4]

Tag!

 

[timeout]

Although I've never owned one lots of praise for Tikka. With Remington's Big Green about to come back into production what insight do you have that 700's will never be manufactured again?

 

[LHSmith]

It will be back. The product still is highly desired after many attempts by competition to surpass it. It deserves to be brought back after the hatchet job it received from the legal system. THAT is what failed in this story.

 

[boltfluter]

No way the Remington brand is gone. The name alone is worth millions. Hopefully the next owner is business savvy and not a corporation out of touch with today's market.

Paul

 

[Adam in WI]

what production guns do you think will evemtually end up filling the void?

If I were Weatherby, I'd be absolutely pounding the Vanguard right now. Different variations, chamberings, price points, etc... I don't think the general hunting and shooting public realize just how close they were in design or the improvements of the Howa action over the 700.

 

[284winner]

Remington 700s will be back soon

 

[B Nettesheim]

I really doubt they are gone and if so there are many replacements similar to their design. Many better options have been around for a long time anyway like Winchester and Winchester and Winchester.

 

[stacy]

YES I THINK THE ROUNDHILL GROUP IS LOOKING TO BUY REMINGTON

 

[DaveTooley]

Remington Websites Are Up | Soldier Systems Daily

Remington.com is for ammunition and RemArms.com is for firearms.

soldiersystems.net

 

[DirtySteve]

Um, Remington has been bought, a new contract with the workers has been done. They are opening up. This is not new news.

 

[DaveTooley]

Model 700 | Remington

 

[Downeast]

I own both Remmy's and Howa's and there is not enough difference to spit. If I recall the main difference is that the Howa is metric and that scares a lot of gunsmiths. "Duh...you mean I have to use whole numbers?"

 

[K22]

I'm in the winter of my shooting life so it's of little consequence to me personally but for the sake of younger shooters / hunters, let's hope that the 700 makes a come back maybe with three design changes - 1. return to the old style triggers, 2. change the extractor design to a Sako style, 3. add a bedding system like Savage or Ruger which allows for free floating the barrel. A more stable stock would help too.

The Tikka's are great rifles, I have several. My only compliant is that the T3X's standard lite models are too light in weight for cartridges over 243 but that's just my personal opinion. I like a rifle weight of 7 1/2 lbs. in standard deer cartridges and a barrel of 24" in those cartridges that work best with slow burning powders such at the 270 Win.

 

[jelenko]

Hmm. This just off the presses: https://www.uticaod.com/story/news/...-negotiating-over-ilion-operation/6771080002/

On one hand, from this reporting, it seems they are moving forward but some statements from the Roundhill group seem to sound 'odd'.

 

[457ciSBC]

Hmm. This just off the presses: https://www.uticaod.com/story/news/...-negotiating-over-ilion-operation/6771080002/

On one hand, from this reporting, it seems they are moving forward but some statements from the Roundhill group seem to sound 'odd'.

The last paragraph of that article seems where the differences lie. The new owners don’t want agree to certain pre bankrupty labor agreements. Those are an operating expense that the new owners certainly don’t want to take on the books. Those obligations would certainly cut into your OCF.

 

[swd]

It's like the Chevrolet and the Corvette. As long as Remington is making guns there will be a 700.

 

[Rick300]

“All we are asking of Roundhill is to hire our members back to work in the Ilion plant when it is reopened and recognize the UMWA as their collective bargaining representative. That’s it.”
Yep, that's all the unions want.....sure thing

 

[L.Sherm]

My only hope is they fix their primary extraction.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

I thought surely this had to be a zombie post, but it wasnt