Thread: First Year Remington Model 7 (1983)

Unique bottom metal, which is a steel 3 piece design, only featured for the first few years before Remington went to the two piece 'pot metal' aluminum type which is a far simpler design.

Benefit of this design is that it is steel, and will not open easily. Needs a bullet end pushed into the latch outside the trigger guard to release it.



Original irons, but missing the actual barrel mounted front sight. Not a huge deal for me.





Note the smooth bolt handle, contrasted with the more textured 'football' seen on later models.



Also see the notch for a saftey which locks the bolt. Whilst Remington had deleted this feature on their triggers, the notch remained into the early 2000's.

Comparison to a later Rem Mod 7 bolt: