While I dont own one, I was invited to go shoot them before release with Remington, while I still stand by my statement that they pretty much copied a Savage... I really liked the gun for a budget rifle. The Remington Reps got a little upset when I was hopeful that the 783 would replace the 770 and they informed me they are keeping and redesigning the 770.
However the bolt on it is super smooth, clean trigger, decent poly stock, not as flimsy as other econo rifles, and the price is right in line with Ruger American rifles, Savage Axis ect.
I think they hit the nail on the head for what they wanted.. an economy priced decent little game rifle. Personally I would still opt for a 700 ADL for around the same money if you shop around, but I think the 783 is a good all around rifle for the price tag.
Interesting. I work at a big retailer where we sell guns and people often ask me what the difference is between the 770 and the 783 and I don't typically have much I'm able to tell them about the differences. In what ways would you say they are completely different rifles?
783 has a barrel nut system like a Savage and Marlin XL7. 770 has a press-fit barrel. 783 can change barrels like a Savage, if and when barrels become available.
Interesting. I work at a big retailer where we sell guns and people often ask me what the difference is between the 770 and the 783 and I don't typically have much I'm able to tell them about the differences. In what ways would you say they are completely different rifles?
Orion, that was a very concise and helpful post. I could tell the barrel contour was different and the action on the 783 is (much) smoother, that's going to be a very helpful list for me.
I know most folks don't like Remington as much as they used to.But from what I have read, this gun was "dreamed up" at deer camp by a few Remington higher ups, and they admittedly took the best features out there from existing platforms and wanted to add a better barrel and stock to the budget class.
I shot it with the Remington Reps and didn't even hear the "Deer Camp" story either... but I can assure you their marketing department was sure proud of their new economy rifle.
In some hunting camps, what happens around the campfire stays around the campfire. Luckily, for most American big-game hunters, what happened around a campfire in the North Carolina Mountains in 2010 didn’t remain a hunting camp secret. Remington’s new Model 783 rifle proves that under the suits of some Remington executives, you’ll find camo.
In the fall of 2010, John Trull, Jay Bunting and John Fink—all of whom you might call “big dogs” within Remington’s rifle program—were on a deer hunt where they decided Remington needed a new rifle, one as accurate and dependable as a Remington Model 700 but less expensive. This is exactly what the American heritage of firearms manufacturing is about; building quality firearms that hard-working Americans can afford.
They left camp with a blueprint for what would become the Model 783, a model number with meaning. The “Seven” reflects the model 700’s legendary reliability and accuracy. The “Eight” was a call back to the Model 788, which was Remington’s last affordable alternative to the 700. And finally, the “Three” represents 2013; the year Remington would introduce this rifle. The “Three” could also represent the 30-year span—1983 until 2013—between the model 788 and the 783.
Are all the 783 built using the same action regardless of long or short chambering?
Look, I can't determine the veracity of the story. Not all of us can rub shoulders with Remington Execs. Did you tell them your thoughts on the 770?