rem 700 question

midnightrunpaintballer

ever seen a rem 700 that was drilled and tapped on the top AND the side of the receiver? I passed up a good price on a 30-06 like that yesterday because it looked odd to me. I own a 700 sa and a la and neither of them are drilled on the side. Is that normal? The one I was looking at appeared to be pretty old. If so, what is it for? I doubt the old timers were using gangsta sights.

midnightrunpaintballer

I am new to GB. And i would like to say WOW. Awesome site and Forum.
My question is:
I have a Rem 700 in 30-06 B6339713. I dont however know what series it is. I am wanting to put a finger hole laminate stock on it. Is there any difference between the ones offered on this site. I see that some are for short action and some are long action. Also i dont want to change out the barrel. And how difficult is this to do..
Here is the link to a few pics.

http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa24/gmcbigspringman/rem7003smaller.jpg

http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa24/gmcbigspringman/rem7001smaller.jpg

Any help would be great.
Jason

charliemeyer007

The two holes on the side towards the back are for a receiver sight like a Lyman 48.

nononsense

midnightrunpaintballer,

It was during the transition from open sights and receiver sights to predominantly scopes for sights where Remington had both. Nowadays, even one little 'extra' hole incurs the wrath of the bean counters so you will be hard pressed to find any unless added by a 'smith'.

Best.

midnightrunpaintballer

I'm guessing at $325 i probably should've taken it home. Ohh well.

nononsense

midnightrunpaintballer,

YES would be the appropriate answer...

Best.

rufe-snow

It would have been to your advantage to have gotten the date off the barrel.

Early production 700's that were factory drilled for receiver sights, aren't common. If you could have established that it was factory from the DOM. Rather than d & t'd by a after market gunsmith. Probably increased it's resale value.

midnightrunpaintballer

I'm heading back now to see if its still there. If not, well, I like that store anyway...

Ray B

The 700 that I got in 1962 was drilled on the left side of the receiver at the bridge in addition to the standard four holes on the top.

CapnMidnight

I'm with Ray. I have a 700 BDL in 7 mag that was built in June of 62, it is drilled for a receiver sight.
W.D.

Cheechako

The Rem 721, 722, and 40X were drilled for both scope and receiver sights. I can't say if the M725 was because I never owned one. I don't think I've ever seen a M700 that was not drilled for both. But, I'll admit, I've not seen every 700 that was manufactured.

midnightrunpaintballer

They were closed before I got there. No biggie. I have enough on my plate with existing projects anyways. No need to worry about having another chamber to feed right now. Maybe after I finish this 308 build. We'll see.