Thread: Thoughts on this rifle/deal? Remington700 7mm-08

Originally Posted by jpurdon

Hi all, looking to just get the opinion from a few forum members for this rifle/scope combo in the TradeMe link below

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketpl...5?bof=s4ksczCc

Its a 7mm-08 Remington 700 w/ Zeiss Terra 3x 3-9 (x42 maybe?). Guy is asking around $1300ish. I had previously been looking for a second hand Tikka in .270 but saw this and thought it was a reasonable deal on similar caliber. Just like to hear peoples opinion on the setup, potentially compared to a Tikka/.270.

Mainly hunting deer atm but looking to move into Tahr come Spring and keen to have a solid setup to be confident with. Hunting range would be max 400yd.

Cheers

It's got a J-lock bolt.

Avoid unless you want a rifle that could suddenly decide it no longer wants to fire after a wee bump. You can remove it by replacing the firing pin assembly (GreTan or, shock horror... PTG....) which would be 100 USD down the drain.

Stock looks crap too.

If buying a Rem, look for either a Stainless Action with HS Precision stock (avoid RR prefix receivers) or get something old like the 6mm Rem that @257weatherby has for sale.

Most of the quality Rem 700's or Model 7's were made during the time when bolts were still being made with cuts for the bolt locking safety, although this feature was deleted quite early on.