Remington 700 Classic 7mm-08

[pacecars]

LGS has a 700 Classic 7mm-08 with a Leupold 2.5-8x36 gloss scope mounted. Both look brand new. It is on consignment and they say they have had it a while. Price on it was $1100 and they had a Kimber Montana 7mm-08 with a Leupold 4X Compact scope on it but it was marked $1500. All of the sudden there are 7mm-08s everywhere. I might have to sell the 788 to find the 700 if I can talk him down some

[Encore64]

The 700 Classics were truly wonderful rifles. I have two...a 221 Fireball and an 8x57 Mauser.

Highly recommend except don't sell the 788!!!

[jpw480]

I got a couple of those 7mm/08's model 7 mannlicher and M77 rsi. what year was the classic in 7mm/08.the classic's are the best remington 700's they put out in my opinion

[x101airborne]

Never sell a 788 except to me. LOL.
The 700 Classic was the Cadilac model IMO. About as good as you could get for a production rifle. 7mm-08 is a wonderful cartridge also. The first choice for my mother and sister for hunting rifles.

[squigz]

Sept 6, 2024 3:40:55 GMT -5 x101airborne said:

Never sell a 788 except to me. LOL.

I'll fight you for it!

Aside from violence... 



I have a 300 Weatherby in the classic and man that gun is just the pinnacle of the 700's. It's so comfortable to shoot and silly accurate, it's one of those rifles I know that if I need to get something done, I can just grab it and go.

I would like to get one in a 220 Swift, 250 Savage and 338 Winchester as well; why? Because I have a problem. 


 

[pacecars]

Sept 6, 2024 6:34:48 GMT -5 squigz said:

Sept 6, 2024 3:40:55 GMT -5 x101airborne said:

Never sell a 788 except to me. LOL.

I'll fight you for it!

Aside from violence... 



I have a 300 Weatherby in the classic and man that gun is just the pinnacle of the 700's. It's so comfortable to shoot and silly accurate, it's one of those rifles I know that if I need to get something done, I can just grab it and go.

I would like to get one in a 220 Swift, 250 Savage and 338 Winchester as well; why? Because I have a problem. 


 

I had a Classic in .300 Weatherby a long time ago and sold it since I didn’t see a need for it where I hunt. One of the many wrong decisions I have made

[squigz]

Sept 6, 2024 6:37:23 GMT -5 pacecars said:

Sept 6, 2024 6:34:48 GMT -5 squigz said:

I'll fight you for it!

Aside from violence... 



I have a 300 Weatherby in the classic and man that gun is just the pinnacle of the 700's. It's so comfortable to shoot and silly accurate, it's one of those rifles I know that if I need to get something done, I can just grab it and go.

I would like to get one in a 220 Swift, 250 Savage and 338 Winchester as well; why? Because I have a problem. 


 

I had a Classic in .300 Weatherby a long time ago and sold it since I didn’t see a need for it where I hunt. One of the many wrong decisions I have made

It sounds like you already know the decision to be made then.. To get the 7mm08 classic. 

[bamagreg]

Sept 6, 2024 1:18:24 GMT -5 jpw480 said:

I got a couple of those 7mm/08's model 7 mannlicher and M77 rsi. what year was the classic in 7mm/08.the classic's are the best remington 700's they put out in my opinion

I believe the 7mm-08 was the classic for 2001.  I had one in 25-06 and foolishly let it go.  It was a great rifle.

[brant]

I could hunt with either of those rifle/scope combos for the rest of my life and be happy. I have placed the crosshairs of the Leupolds 2.5-8, 1.5-5, and fixed 4X on many a game animals! The Remington classic is what I see in my mind when I think about a bolt action rifle!

[bradshaw]

Sept 5, 2024 17:42:16 GMT -5 pacecars said:

LGS has a 700 Classic 7mm-08 with a Leupold 2.5-8x36 gloss scope mounted. Both look brand new. It is on consignment and they say they have had it a while. Price on it was $1100 and they had a Kimber Montana 7mm-08 with a Leupold 4X Compact scope on it but it was marked $1500. All of the sudden there are 7mm-08s everywhere. I might have to sell the 788 to find the 700 if I can talk him down some

*****

Kimber vs Remington
Ideally, this choice should be made on the Firing Line. The individual example of make & model can range from fine to mediocre. If the M700 is an especially fine example of Remington rifle making, it’s a cream rifle. Likewise the Kimber. If each is a fine example of the maker’s work----including the barrel, i.e. accuracy----my decision would come down to which rifle feels better in all criteria of handling, including live fire.

The Kimber is a compact version of the old Model 70 Winchester. The Remington is the standard M700 shortened for .308 Winchester. (The XP-100 is the same receiver wiih a solid bottom, same as the M40 Bench Rest.) As for the Firing Line, this is where we learn whether the receiver & bore match up, whether the barrel is straight on the receiver. To handle & target the rifle stops the roulette of selecting a performer.

The Winchester Model 70 sports easy bolt lift----camming of the cocking poece----which makes for a smooth bolt throw of the shouldered rifle. As a copy of the Winchester, the Kimber shares its feathery bolt lift. The Winchester dominated bolt rifle categories of High Power competition, including the Wimbledon Cup, for several generations. I suspect its flat bottom receiver played a big part, while its effortless bolt lift enhanced its rhythm factor in sitting & prone. I was grateful for the Winchester’s bolt rhythm on a bull elk as it raced across a draw into the trees about two football fields away. I hit the dirt prone, body pitched slightly downhill, having to aim at an up-angle, then stroking the bolt three more rounds. Three of the four shots turned out to be boiler room specials, making two of them redundant gratis Nosler’s .338 210 Partition.

Being a slimmed down Model 70, the Kimber receiver is flat, also.

Mike Walker’s brilliant, tubular simplification of Peter Paul Mauser’s 1898 90-degree bolt lift created a bedding challenge. The round receiver wants to twist from bullet torque, obliging the action screws to resist rotation. To my visualization, the Remington Walker only came of age with glass bedding.
David Bradshaw

[potatojudge]

The 7-08 is a great round, only eclipsed by the 284 in my mind for medium game. Been hunting with it for years in a handful of guns.

I've got a pile of 700s old and newer, as well as a couple of Kimbers- a 7-08 Montana and a 280AI Mountain Ascent. I lucked into one of the Stainless/Walnut Lipsey's M77 RSI in 7-08 years ago and I'll put it up against anything for hunting purposes.

The 7-08 Montana gets carried a ton. Can't remember the last time I hunted with a 700. Mine wears an illuminated VX6, a 2-10 or 2.5-12, and with sling, bipod, scope, rings, and loaded it's right at 7 lbs. Shoots right at MOA with most loads and never really noticed POI drift with 4-5 successive shots. Load workup has been minimal because I quit when the bullet I like printed sub MOA.

I prefer the Remington safety, but in all other aspects the nod goes to the Kimber.

If that 700 Classic feels good and fits right, that's most of what matters assuming it shoots reasonably. Only you can decide which rifle fits best, and if the Kimber premium is worth it.

[pacecars]

I had a Kimber Montana 7mm-08 I bought in like new condition from the owner of Euro-Optics. It was his soon to be x-wife’s rifle (long story and got an earfull but a hell of a good deal!) it was a great rifle but soon moved along when some other gun came along. I have also had a Savage Striker in 7mm-08 that was scary accurate. I do like the round a lot. The Kimber at the LGS has a strange copperish colored Ceracote on it and they are asking too much in my opinion

[pinkerton]

The 700 Classic’s are a favorite of mine. I have the 300 Savage and 8x57, the last two calibers in the series and the 1997 280 rem. Always on the lookout for others at the right price.