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The Remington Model 700 is one in a series of bolt-action (later semi-automatic 74* series) centerfire rifles manufactured by Remington Arms since 1962. It is a progressive variant of the Remington 721 and 722 series of rifles which were introduced in 1948.
Initially Lazzeroni rifles were made using Remington Model 700 actions, but due to feeding problems and concerns about the action's strength, the company subsequently used a specially modified McBros action with a custom magazine assembly. [1] More recently, the company has used specially made SAKO actions. [1]
The M24 SWS has the "long action" bolt version of the Remington 700 receiver but is chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO "short action" cartridge that has an overall length of 2.750 inches (69.85 mm). The "long action" allows the rifle to be re-configured for dimensionally larger cartridges up to 3.340 inches (84.84 mm) in overall length.
I was touring the custom shop at Remington Arms and stopped to talk to a guy who was working on a .416 rifle. This was long ago, but it must have been a Model 700.
Little is known of its usage or technical data, and pictures are rarely available. The pictures that have been released show a Remington 700 Long-Action receiver mated to a McMillan A2 stock. The rifle was chambered in .300 Winchester Magnum. The rifle was the most prolific sniper weapon in the Navy until the advent of the Mk 13 Mod 5.
Extremely high initial velocity (over 4,000 ft/s 1,200 m/s), flat trajectory and very low recoil are the .17 Remington's primary attributes. It has a maximum effective range of about 440 yards (400 m) on prairie dog -sized animals, but the small bullet's poor ballistic coefficients and sectional densities mean it is highly susceptible to ...
The Remington 700 SPS Varmint is available in a 26 inch barrel and is chambered in various calibers. To verify this info one can logon to the Remington website and go to the SPS page and view the specifications. I have recently ordered one of these rifles with the 26 inch barrel and 308 caliber.
The primary difference between the Army and the U.S. Marine Corps rifles is that while the U.S. Marine Corps M40 variants use the short-action version of the Remington 700/40x which is designed for cartridges having an overall length of 2.750 inches (69.85 mm) or less (such as the .308 Winchester/7.62×51 mm NATO), the Army M24 uses the ...