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Re: Convincing myself I need another gun I would definately get them. Both Rifles you mentioned the 700LSS and the 700 Stainless fluted Sendero have been discontinued this year. You said there was some place that had some of the Fluted Senderos in stock at a good price. Would $759.00 be a good price on one of these?

Re: Headspace Question? Thanks everyone for taking the time to answer my questions. AJ, I am taking your advise and taking the rifle to a local gunsmith.

Re: Headspace Question? I bought the gun in 2000. As far as I can remember, the bolt has been hard to close from day 1. I keep all of my guns clean and in like new condition. I said earlier, with the bolt from a friends rifle the problem doesn't exist. I have heard that this is not an accurate test of headspace problem. I was told that each bolt is matched for headspace for the particular rifle in which it came in. Is this the case? If not maybe I could get Remington to sell me another bolt. Remington wants me to take my scope off and send the rifle to one of their repair centers. I will have to pay all frieight and for all repairs. I guess I should have took this step before the 2 year warrnty run out.

Re: Headspace Question? I do not use reloads. These are Remington Factory loads that I am using. Could the problem possibly be with the extractor? I am not sure, does the extractor lock around the case rim as soon as the cartridge stops or on the down stroke of the bolt?

I have a Remington 700 300 Ultra Mag. When I chamber a round, the bolt is hard to close at first. After the round is chambered, I can lift the bolt and close it over and over and it is easy to close. I tried the bolt out of a friends Model 700 300 Ultra Mag, and his bolt closes easy in my rifle. I have fired around 100 rounds through the rifle, and there have been no signs of excessive pressure. The bolt is easy to open after each shot. The bolt is only hard to close when first chambering a round, It does this with a live round and an empty shell. Do I have a Headspace problem or is my bolt the problem?

Re: Rem 700 ADL, discontinued? The Model 700 SPS is replacing the older ADL. The SPS has a newer stock design and a hinged floorplate. There is also an SPS with a detachable clip. The SPS Stainless is replacing the older 700 BDL Stainless Synthetic. The new stocks on these rifles have rubber molded into the grip and forearm instead of checkering, and they also come with the Limbsaver R-3 recoil pad. The new 700 XCR(Xtreme conditions rifle) has the same stock as the SPS, It has Stainless Steel metal coated with Plasma Vapor Deposition. This new coating is supposed to make the metal rust proof and more scratch resistant. I also noticed that Remington did not list the Model 700 Stainless Fluted Sendero rifle anymore. I wonder what will replace it?

Re: 30-06 Set Up?????????? I have a Leupold Vari-XII 3x9x40 on my Remington 700 BDL SS. I zero my 30-06 to hit dead on at 225 yards with Hornady Custom 150 grain Interbonds. This load hits 2.5" high at 100 yds. and only drops around 6 inches at 300 yards. Depending on how my nerves are acting when I shoot, I can get 3" three shot groups at 300 Yards. Thats MOA accuracy from an out of the box factory rifle with no tweaking what so ever. Great caliber and Great Rifle/Scope combo.