Remington 700 as a safari rifle anyone?

No way would I be caught with a Remington 700 for DG in Africa.

JeeperCreeper said:

I quickly read through, but have I missed any discussion on the whole Rem 700 trigger debacle/hysteria/travesty/nightmare?!?!?!

No one remember the lawsuits and lawsuits and recalls and recalls??

My first hunting rifle was an 80's fancy 700 in 30-06 that I was given when I was 13 in about 2003. The accuracy was crazy, the bolt was like silk, the trigger was like glass. Got my first whitetail with it the next year.

I love that rifle. I was a Remington fanboy at that point up until I witnessed the horror of the Freedom Group (Cerberus) and my world was destroyed.

If I were to run a Rem 700 today, I would:

-swap the extractor
-swap the trigger/safety
-test the snot out of it

I'm not against push feed for Rem 700 in principle, I'm against what Corporate Nonsense did to them and how they never improved them like so many others have.

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Newest models have a lot of improvements.

From their website:Round receiver

• Precision ground recoil lug
• Enlarged ejection port
• One-piece spiral fluted bolt body with changeable bolt handle
• Tool-less firing pin disassembly
• Sleek external bolt release on the left side of receiver
• 11-degree target crown
• 3 lb. Elite Hunter Timney straight trigger
• AG composite carbon fiber stock with Pachmayr recoil pad
• Aluminum Oberndorf style trigger guard
• Picatinny rail mount, 8-40 scope thread screws
• 5/8 x 24 Threaded Muzzle = .243 Win, .7MM-08 Rem, .270 Win, 30-06 SPRG, 7MM Rem Mag, 300 Win Mag, 6.5 Creedmoor, &.308 Win
• 1/2 x 28 Threaded Muzzle = .223 Rem & 22-250 Rem
• Longer internal magazine box (for longer case lengths)
• Compatible with older 700 stocks but will need inletting for the longer internal magwell

Slickshooter said:

No way would I be caught with a Remington 700 for DG in Africa.

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100% agree.....most get stuck on the extractor issue and miss the rest of the issues......the ones who own them think they are great and no facts will convince them otherwise.....
Same as Land Rover owners.......they will never change to Land Cruisers......

Never owned a 700 so really can’t evaluate, but I do love my Mauser 98’s.

I used my rem 700 416s yep i have two of them in Alaska 12 years through total hell no problems .It took a while to find the stainless kevelar stock one and I addsd s bdl floorplate and a detachable muzzlebreak to it .They are awesome guns very accurste .I did change tge magazine spring in both to a weatgerby spring that waa way stronger the remingtin was kinda weak .After those mods I had the perfect DHR that I depended my life on .

I have had a bunch of crontrol round feed rifles fail me .The 1917 endfield i have broke the extractor blade put a new one one .My ruger 77 mark II crf 264 totally screwed up bolt wouldnt function at all .My CRF model 70 416 rem mag winchester super grade blew off a chunnk of the bolt bad suprise .My winchester model 70 stainless crf 338 win mag was a total piece of junk had to rebuild it twice to make it work wouldnt feed at all .
My weatherby accumark 338-378 weatherby no problems in 12 years of Alaska total hell put through .my 416 rem both rem 700 no problems except mag springs replaced with weatherby mag springs no problems after that .I have shot my 416s a ton no problems .

I own a Remington 700 chambered in 416 Rem Magnum. While I have hunted several times in Africa, I have not yet taken this rifle with me there. I did, however, use it on a brown bear hunt in Alaska and it performed flawlessly. My bear was estimated to be over 1000 lbs. I double lunged him and he didn't go 30 yards before going straight down. I have also used my 416 several times on hogs close in just for fun and it also performed flawlessly. It blows one heck of a hole in a hog. I will say it is not a rifle you want to shoot at the range or for fun due to the recoil. It has one hell of a kick. I am very much looking forward to using it in Africa some day.

Hogpatrol said:

Newest models have a lot of improvements.

From their website:Round receiver

• Precision ground recoil lug
• Enlarged ejection port
• One-piece spiral fluted bolt body with changeable bolt handle
• Tool-less firing pin disassembly
• Sleek external bolt release on the left side of receiver
• 11-degree target crown
• 3 lb. Elite Hunter Timney straight trigger
• AG composite carbon fiber stock with Pachmayr recoil pad
• Aluminum Oberndorf style trigger guard
• Picatinny rail mount, 8-40 scope thread screws
• 5/8 x 24 Threaded Muzzle = .243 Win, .7MM-08 Rem, .270 Win, 30-06 SPRG, 7MM Rem Mag, 300 Win Mag, 6.5 Creedmoor, &.308 Win
• 1/2 x 28 Threaded Muzzle = .223 Rem & 22-250 Rem
• Longer internal magazine box (for longer case lengths)
• Compatible with older 700 stocks but will need inletting for the longer internal magwell

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Probably too little too late.

Let's hope new RemArms can fix the quality issues of the last decade or more. Sadly, those fixes on the A1 model or whatever they call it cost a premium... And if rather just get a much better rifle for much less.

I too have a 700 in 416 Rem. From the serial number, it came out not long after they came out, and I bought it maybe about 96? bugger all load development done as i wasn't paying the outrageous prices for 400gr projectiles to hunt deer here in NZ until I made it Africa. Hint, sadly, I still haven't.
I have shot a stag and a couple of cattle beasts but haven't been carrying it much lately, and I and frankly it shot so well i didnt want to spoil it. I spent 10 years in Aussie, all my firearms stayed home in NZ.
Fireforming but useful loads with 350gr Barnes X Points and a little mucking about with 340 Woodleighs (also some very recent loads done after giving my mate a go with it). suggests its an MOA rifle all day. Not kidding about the load dev. Picked the middle of the load data for 3 shots and went up a grain, and was getting 2700fps with the 340. Initial groups suggested close to MOA, but the target was a bit closer, and we were mainly doing the chrony thing for speed. The recent test was the mate, and he picked a load a grain down from what I suggested, and he got under moa and just over 2600. Mulwex (now ADI) 2206.
Never been bedded as I didn't do that back then, factory trigger and obviously extractor. If money was a bit better, I would consider a Sako/M16 extractor, but that's only because of what ive been reading recently. I would also go for a firedot type scope and replace the 1.5-5 loopy i bought for it back in the day.
One thing I will say is that while I haven't weighed it in nearly 30 years, it was a lot lighter than books said. It was something like 8-1/4lb sans scope. Just open sights straight off the shelf. It was a 1/4 lb lighter than my mate's burnt-out old Parker Hale 3006. I've only fired a couple of 400s from it when i bought it, didn't have the scope on it, and the recoil was very stout. i do really need to replace the recoil pad,
A couple of pics. The red stag was shot back in 2000. My eyes were blacked out as it went on social media, and I can't seem to find the original

Can't speak to recent production but the only problem that occurred with my 1962 production 700 ADL .308 Win was when my cousin was emptying it. that model had a blind magazine so all cartridges needed to be cycled through the action. He thought he had emptied it, closed the bolt aimed it up in the air and pulled the trigger, expecting a click- instead he got a BOOM. The extractor snaps over the rim only when the bolt is turned completely closed. Since the bolt is completely closed when the rifle is fired, it has neve been a problem. But rifles that I've purchased since that time have been CRF.

I am a HUGE Remington 700 fan. I do not yet own one chambered in anything over 338 Win Mag. However, I’m very interested in adding a Remington 700 chambered in 416 Rem Mag to my arsenal. I do worry about the negatives I’ve heard about casings getting stuck in the chamber and all that. Playing with the idea of having my gunsmith modify the feed ramp, magazine profile, and upgrading/modifying bolt once I find one to purchase…….. BUT….. I do already own a Winchester Model 70 Safari Express in 416 Rem Mag. It’s great……. But I still WANT a Remington 700 in same chambering. Still mulling it over

Though I have a Sako Safari today, truth is that all four of my Cape buffalo were shot with a Rem 700 in 375 H&H! No problems, even with fast cycling.

I have an old M700 BDL chambered .375 H&H from the early 1980’s. I immediately liked the factory barrel contour and the balance of the rifle. No issues, no problems.

Last August we took our first African Plains Game Safari. My weapon of choice was a Remington 700 RMEF Semi-Custom rifle chambered in 300 Remington Ultra Magnum shooting Barnes 180 grain TTSX bullets at just under 3200 fps. I harvested 5 animals in 5 days with 5 shots. I had no problems with the rifle.