Thread: First year of Remington 700

Greetings All,
The Remington 700 is just an upgraded version of the Remington 721 and 722 rifles that had been produced from 1948. The earlier rifles had the short shroud. The shroud is similar to that on the P14 and M17 rifles that Remington manufactured for the British and US governments in WW1. The anti bind rail was added around 1968 after Winchester had added one to their Model 70. It is doubtful if the model 700 actually needed one, having been in production for 20 years at that point, but it got one anyway.
My first new centre fire rifle was a Remington 700 in .308 that was manufactured in 1975. It is an ADL with the impressed checkering. It has been upgraded with a Hogue stock, hinged floor plate and suppressor and still shoots well. Its's place as my primary hunting rifle has been usurped by lighter rifles but it still gets to some 4P shoots from time to time. It will never be sold.
Regards Grandpamac.