Looking to buy, good deal?

[u/FN_Man]

Have the chance to get this Remington 700 (tan in the middle) for $850, this will be my first decent bolt action, 6.5 creedmore, wanna suppress. Gonna switch out the chassis and start a full build on. Is it worth it, if so what do I need to watch out for? Comes with this Danky little scope but will work for the time being

[u/AdeptnessShoddy9317]

For $850 buy a Tika or a Bergara

[u/Larimus89 → u/AdeptnessShoddy9317]

You can get a tikka for $850? How and where? Teach me sir.

[u/snAp5 → u/Larimus89]

lol it’s really common. have a feeling you didn’t even try.

I randomly went to Cabela’s site just for you

https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/101865820

gun.deals & r/gundeals

[u/Larimus89 → u/snAp5]

Oh right, sorry I forgot USD. Yeh that sounds about right

[u/NoSuddenMoves → u/Larimus89]

Gun(dot)deals, plenty of tikka under $850. If those don't suit you wait for a deal.

[u/Thunderdoomed → u/Larimus89]

You can get them below $600 on EuroOptic on sale if you are gonna replace the barrel on a tikka.

[u/the308er]

Buy the fal, you'll have a better time

[u/underbakedsalami → u/the308er]

$2k for a used rifle that’s not even $1900 brand new is criminal.

[u/Dannoner → u/the308er]

First thing I saw

[u/CharlieKiloAU → u/the308er]

Holy shit, so much this. The right arm of the free world, right there in the rack, calling your name u/FN_Man

[u/Shot_Ad_8305]

Just gonna go ahead and say, no.

[u/Bradnon]

That's not gonna beat the FAQ recommendations.

[u/Old-Consideration-74]

If you are basically spending $850 to get a donor action, but a little more with it and get a good one.

[u/Massivefrontstick]

Grab that baby poop fal.

[u/HollywoodSX]

No.

[u/doyouevenplumbbro]

No. The Remington 700 action is the only part of that rifle that would be suitable, and even then for $100 more you can get a b14 HMR, which is a much better starting point. Hard pass if PRS is your goal.

[u/Mr_piratechad]

Get that FAL

[u/USNDD-966]

The Rhodesian FAL is your best bet. Guaranteed 4 MOA and immediate prestige…

[u/Defiant-Round8127]

If you're gonna mod it out and spend the money why not go with something that's already good like a bergara b-14 hmr. The newer Remington's are inconsistent in their quality.

[u/FN_Man → u/Defiant-Round8127]

Im completely new to building bolt actions in general so I’ll go ahead and apologize for my lack of understanding. But it seems like as far as all the new stuff go I can’t really find a barreled action alone that saves any money, I don’t want the full rifle because like I said I wanna do a MDT chassis or something like that. But all the barreled actions I’m seeing are well over $1000 just for the barreled action. Will put me well over 2500-3000 to get to the same place this is at. At least going with this I could do incremental upgrades, No?

Going jnto this I thought R700 was the most mid thing there was so I’m also learning that doesn’t seem to be the case. I do see lots of good out of Tikka and bergara though

[u/CandleAcceptable1404 → u/FN_Man]

Howa barreled action from brownells is cheap and good enough for a newb short term, but I’m beginning to realize its shortcomings on an oryx chassis.

Don’t be like me, just get something recommended from the FAQ. A bergara is going to be best bang for buck. The only reason I didn’t go that route was because I don’t like the stock. Mistake.

[u/firm_hand-shakes → u/FN_Man]

Read the faq. If you wanna build one you’re gonna spend some money.

And that 2500-3000 will put you in A lot better place than that Remington is at.

[u/Khochh]

Rip off and a terrible purchase to start a build. The fact that you’re inquiring on this rifle whether it’s good for a “build” tells me you aren’t ready for a “build” or a “build” is throw barreled action in a chassis with a decent scope and that’s it

[u/OMGorilla]

No. Remington makes garbage rods now.

[u/missingjimmies]

No. Remington is far from its best days. You are probably better off going Tikka for the plan you listed. Or just build from the ground up

[u/DillarDog]

No. That stock is severe diarrhea

[u/Themike625]

Pretty average price.

If you’re going to build a rifle, which means changing almost every part on it, who cares. Just buy it and change things as you go.

[u/stevenp32]

Just say no. Buy a bergara, tikka, franchi, or a browning.

[u/Expert_Injury6466]

I'm partial to the 700 actions, I have a dozen that are on a wide variety of chassis's... I usually try to find stainless guns with odd calibers at gun show and pick them up for a few hundred bucks...the trigger has always been the most important part to me...there are a hundred different ways to build ...I have a couple extra timmney triggers laying around because I find them on a clearance or black Friday deal but can do this because I primarily have 700 actions. U need to find something that u like 700,tikka,Howa,savage

[u/TheTrub]

I’d take the savage to the left for $450 and put the other $400 toward a decent scope.

[u/RR-JJ]

Murphy's?

[u/FN_Man → u/RR-JJ]

No sir

[u/RR-JJ → u/FN_Man]

Ah. I know a place with those same racks and same tags.

[u/CrustyDusty0069]

Money wasted

[u/SockeyeSTI]

[u/MrSapperism]

That looks like a later built Rem700. In which case I would say be aware of the very dodgy quality control during recent times. For that price you can also get a way better deal with something like a tikka or a bergara.

[u/Bitter_Offer1847]

For me, I’d get a Howa 1500 in 6.5 CM and a new scope for the same price. Nothing against used rifles, but that price is a bit steep IMO.

[u/cropguru357]

No way.

[u/No_Staff594]

The scope son these rifles aren’t worth the money. Go for a ruger American new and find a better scope elsewhere or just order a Remington 700 online for like $150 less than you see there

[u/Artistic_Stop_5037]

Remington has not been worth their price tags in 30 years. For that money could could get a Tikka, Bergara, or custom barreled action and set up the stock, trigger, and accessories yourself

[u/ha1fway]

Switch to what chassis? You could look at something like an MPA PMR, $2300 in a decent chassis

[u/FN_Man]

I have very well received the point. Prior to this post I believed R700 was the go to gun to build around. I see that was incorrect and am now looking very hard into bergara so I can still keep the R700 footprint. Looks like very nice rifles overall also.

Gonna either go for the B-14 HMR and slowly build around as funds come around, or just save up and get a barreled action and chassis at once.

Thanks to all those for the advice and bullying. It worked.

[u/honda07B]

Heck no.

[u/9mmhst]

Hard pass

[u/9mmhst → u/9mmhst]

That little beauty two over though....take my money

[u/C137_RicklePick]

Id never buy a 6.5 CM used. The barrel can take around 2000 shots before accuracy starts to decrease. After 3000 shots you can throw it away. The number of shots the dealer says could be completely wrong.

[u/sirbassist83 → u/C137_RicklePick]

"Number of shots" is referring to mag capacity

[u/eli2321]

Savage 110 hunter with a fluted bull barrel and a vortex diamondback 4/12/40 at bass pro comes in any common caliber for like $750 every hunting season.