Remington Society

I have an older M700, must be one of the earlier 7mm as the s/n is 82916 and the barrel code is ADK (1963?).

The barrel is blued but is marked STAINLESS STEEL, it has a floorplate and Remington ventilated pad but no checkering.

Is this one of the early BDL's?


thanks,

Rob

Well, '63 is correct. Do you mean no checkering at all?? The early stainless barrels were treated to except a blueing process. If its got a floorplate, its a BDL.

That's correct, no checkering at all but it does have a floorplate. I thought all BDL's were checkered but apparently not.

thanks, Rob

Is it a "hinged" floorplate? Also, does it have a black fore-end tip and grip cap?
I'm sure that all of the Mdl. 700 BDLs from 1962 (when it was introduced) on, had all three of those AND impressed checkering AND a cheek piece with a Monte Carlo stock (recoil pads came on magnum calibers).

If not all of the above, it's quite possible that it's been refinished, modified or re-stocked since then.


Den