Info on REM 700 243

[PickettSFHunter]

What does anyone know about these? This was sold to me as a Remington 700 BDL 243 with 22 inch barrel. I just didn't remember seeing these with the speckled/webbed stock like this. It is definitely a Remington factory stock. It shoots amazing. The 100 yard group is just with the cheapest 80 gr federal factory load I found as I'm waiting for dies to come. Don't laugh at the scope height to much I got by with what I had until some other bases/rings come.

 

[Remi]

Looks like someone painted it with webbing paint.


Every Remington 243 I've been around have been excellent shooters. I think depending on year of manufacturer Rem used 10"down to 9" twist rates on the 243. The newest ones are 8" twist.

 

[MUP]

I bought my daughter a Remington Model 770 in .243, with a 1:10 twist, and got it to shoot 100 gr Nosler Partitions over AA 4350 sub MOA at 100, to hunt with around here.

 

[GumbyGuy]

They all love the old remy cor-lok 100 grain
Even had a browning shoot them great

 

[MUP]

They all love the old remy cor-lok 100 grain
Even had a browning shoot them great

That's what we started her out with, and what she killed her first deer with.

 

[knightrider]

They all love the old remy cor-lok 100 grain
Even had a browning shoot them great

Not all of em, ive got a rem model 7 and 700 in 243 that will not shoot corlokts better than 2 inches, bit will shoot one hole three shot groups with ballistic silvertips

 

[Wiley]

I like that rifle!! But, I'm a Remington guy so there's that!

Way back in the 90s I bought my son a youth model 700 in .243. After trying Core Lokt and a couple of others I picked up a box of Winchester Ballistic SilverTip 95 grain. To this day that rifle with that ammo is probably the most accurate rifle we have and probably the most accurate that I have ever shot. I'm being 100% serious/honest here. It will consistently shoot 3 rounds into one small hole barely opening up beyond the diameter of the first shot. It just amazes me. And that round may be the most devastation on internal organs of a deer that I've ever used. It just obliterates organs.

 

[DaveTN]

I think over the years the meaning of "BDL" has changed. It used to mean Drop Open Floorplate, jeweled bolt, and a fancier checkered walnut stock. I think anymore it just means it has a Drop Open Floorplate. I've never seen a stock like that on a 700, but there are many things I've never seen. It sure looks nice, and it obviously shoots a good group.

I'm a Remington Fanboy also. I don't think it gets any better than my 700 VLS in .308.

My .243 is a Winchester Super Grade. I wanted to test it against my VLS but never got around to it and probably never will.

 

[PickettSFHunter]

Looks like someone painted it with webbing paint.


Every Remington 243 I've been around have been excellent shooters. I think depending on year of manufacturer Rem used 10"down to 9" twist rates on the 243. The newest ones are 8" twist.

I'm trying to figure out ring height now. I would really like to leave the irons on but don't need the ability to use them. I just don't like the look with screws in the one sight holes. I'm struggling figuring out what ring height I need to still clear the rear sights. 42mm objective, 1 inch tube. Any ideas?

 

[Remi]

I'm trying to figure out ring height now. I would really like to leave the irons on but don't need the ability to use them. I just don't like the look with screws in the one sight holes. I'm struggling figuring out what ring height I need to still clear the rear sights. 42mm objective, 1 inch tube. Any ideas?

That's a tough one with the rear sight still on.

If you're leaving the rail, maybe mediums and move the rear sight forward still the scope clears it?


Maybe you make shims from cardboard to stack on the rail to keep the scope off the rear sight and them measure the thickness of the card board? That should help give bottom ring height.

 

[mike243]

Slide the site off and leave the base on, that's what I have had to do so I don't worry about the threads getting messed up, I have shot a lot of rifles, 243's have always done great with any ammo in the 90-100g range. Waiting on some warm weather to shoot a little.

 

[vonb]

I think over the years the meaning of "BDL" has changed. It used to mean Drop Open Floorplate, jeweled bolt, and a fancier checkered walnut stock. I think anymore it just means it has a Drop Open Floorplate. I've never seen a stock like that on a 700, but there are many things I've never seen. It sure looks nice, and it obviously shoots a good group.

Definitions as explained to me:

ADL - Average Deluxe
BDL - Better Deluxe