Dilemma: Rem 700 v. Win 70

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echo3mike

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I'm in the position of choosing between
A) a <10y.o. Remington 700 ADL or
B) a ~20y.o. Winchester Model 70

Roughly the same price, both in 30-06, both come w/ scopes, (no help there, since I'll replace either one with a Redfield 3-9X40), but I've seen some lowly opinions re. Win 70's from the mid 60's on. Spoken w/ both sellers,(and got pretty much the same answers), SOO...

Any strong opinions one way or the other?

TIA
Regards,
S.
 
Bearing in mind that I've never even fired a winchester....

My vote is for the 700, I've owned 3, currently a pss in 300 UM. I love it!!
 
Echo: My vote goes to the Winchester. I shoot three different Model 70s. Two have the long extractor, and the Stealth is a push feed. All have synthetic stocks. The bolt is easily field stripped for cleaning or inspection, the triggers usually are better, the 3 position safety is better allowing unloading while in safe position, and they all are tack drivers. That's my choice. Only you can decide which one you like. Remingtons are popular and good rifles, but not for me, unless its a 40x.
 
Flip a quarter.

You did not say if the Winchester was a feather weight? If it is not, I would go with the Remington. If it is, you can't go wrong with either one. My Rem. 700/.270 still shot around an inch after twenty five years. I recently had it rebarreled and now it shoots under a half inch. If it was my choice, I would pick out the one with the best looking stock ( assuming they are walnut) and live happily ever after.MHO:)
 
Both are fine rifles.............

The 700 will give you a better chance at tack driving accuracy out of the box. Lots of accessories too.

The Winchester is a sturdy rifle and in the CRF version, I prefer it. Push feed, I'd probably pass on it and get the Remington.

Giz
 
I have both, and my vote goes with the Winchester. There is some controversy over the reliability of the safety on the Remington 700. As to accuracy, my Mod. 70's in .308 will out shoot my remingtons hands down.
Paul B.
 
I think it's rather apparent that we all have our favorite manufacturer of rifles, hence the Remington vs. Winchester controversy will never end. :rolleyes: IMO, the subject is way too redundant and all we end up doing is beating a dead horse. It is exactly like the Ford vs. Chevy or Arctic Cat vs. Polaris debates; it's just too subjective to be able to draw a conclusive result. :)

Regards,

kgs.
 
O.K., O.K. Sorry, guys.

I just did a search...seems this is a popular argument. I probably should have looked there first. Oh...well...

I've pretty decided to go with the 700. If I get the chance, I'll give a good look to both, but for now, I like what I see.



Regards,
S.
 
I own both Model 700's and Model 70's, I think one should consider the 3-position safty on the Winchester when comparing, because unlike the Remington, if you get into brush the Winchester bolt will not open if on full safe like the Remington. This might not ever be a problem for you, but I have experienced this with the Model 700. Also the last two Model 700's I purchased required a very strong trigger finger to fire, somewhere in the 7 1/2 lb. range, with an equal amount of creep. I haven't had that problem with the Model 70's.

That's just my opinion, for what it's worth.

Tim
 
There's no way to adjust the creep on a Win. Rem. 700 triggers are fully adjustable and can be safely taken down to 2.5# or so, with no gunsmithing.

If I owned a Rem with a 7.5#, creepy, trigger pull, I believe that I would find out how to turn those three screws on the trigger housing.:)

I own a Win. Classic Stainless .243, with BOSS. No comparison to a Rem. 700. (Although I do hae about a 2.5# pull on the Win trigger.)
 
I just (Saturday) a synthetic stock Remington 700 in 30/06 at the Hilliard gun show here in Ohio. I bought the 700 because I bought a used 700 in 22-250 a year ago, and have been very impressed.

The trigger on the Remington is very adjustable, and you can get it to whatever level you want to.

After saying the above, I must admit to having never owned a Winchester. I have shot several, and the seemed like very nice, accurate guns. When you get to rifles of this caliber, they are probably all more accurate than I am capable of taking advantage of.

Casey
 
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