Recommendation for first Remington 700

[shreddykruger]

I'm pretty new to all of this so take this with a grain of salt, but was where you are not long ago.

I would figure out chassis(target) or hunting first and then intended use, then decide on caliber. I don't hunt and just shoot paper/steel so only really have advise for the target side but there's tons of great guns that sit sort of in the middle of these spectrums. If you plan on shooting a lot you probably want to factor in barrel life to your decision as well as budget for reloading or at least factor in round cost so that you're not sweating the cost of shooting. I've spent far more on shooting my guns than they actually cost especially the LR stuff...

If you're looking to shoot super long range you might want a long action 6.5 prc or 300 win mag, but be aware that this might not be the best thing for something like shooting PRS or just basic normal long range shooting say 300-900 yards. Maybe you're like me and you want both so just plan on 2 rifles (or 3).... Most PRS guns are short action - wildcat 6mm or 6mm creedmoor for less recoil from what I've seen with a solid showing of 6.5 creedmoor and even 308 (I'm not a PRS shooter but have done some research). Either way, not a long action, and definitely not a magnum, hence my second and third LR rifles coming into existence..

With regards to PRS if you intend on shooting production you might be better off with a complete rifle like the tikka tac1, ruger RPR, Bergara, Savage etc so you're not shooting in open category against 10k guns.

Are you going to work on your own guns? If not you can probably get whatever you want but since I work on my guns I try to factor in tools, so have stayed with the 700 platform so far as much as possible.

There are some really good recommendations in the /r/longrange reddit here on all of this stuff too if you haven't read it yet:

https://www.reddit.com/r/longrange/wiki/index

Not sure where you're located but might be worth checking out a match in your area. Check out practiscore.com and search for something local if you can. So far every shooting match I've been to people have been super cool and welcoming to noobs like me so definitely recommend.

Hope this all helps... BTW I started with a remington 700 ADL but have swapped everything out at this point aside from the action, so can only recommend not doing what I did

[Fjold]

What do you want to shoot? How far?

Do you want to shoot bug holes at the 100 yard line or snipe elephants at 1,000 yards?

[ThatGuyLALO]

Not sure how far I want to take it but all these things interest me. But I have to start realistically and that will most likely be at my local outdoor range(Burro Canyon). I just figured I didn't want to be cheap about it. Thought it would be good to start with a solid rig.

[Tasty]

My 5r and Sendero ii have both been great rifles. Whatever you do, don't cheap out on the glass. I've got Nightforce glass on the 5r and the Sendero has Vortex glass on it.

I was initially hesitant on the Vortex, it seemed too good to be true for the price. Any doubts I had were laid to rest when I was getting hits at 1200+ yards with it.

[Juniork5]

I have a Remington 700 CDL with a fluted barrel and a monarch scope shoots great very happy with it