Remington 700 carbine

[kix]

 Good morning all!  I recently acquired a Remington 700 30/06 s.n. 1102xx w/"p l" on the barrel so I assume it was made in June, 1964. It has a 20" barrel and (as far as I can tell) the factory open sights that it came with. It certainly does not look like a cut-down with added on sights. The front sight has no hood and the rifle is the adl model. Do any Remington experts know the production history of such a rifle? I recently saw a .270 carbine on GB so I guess they exist. Anyway. I will greatly appreciate any info that I receive.  Kix

[dw06]

They exist in many calibers,My dad left me his 30-06 carbine that was made in 62 when they first came out and I'm used it the last 8 years.Makes a great rifle overall and is my favorite.He hunted with it from 62 to 97 and got his biggest deer with it,and as luck would have it I got 3 of my biggest derr in the last 4 years with it.I saw something on here about the year code onr time,so I'm sure someone with more info will post.

[Aardvark]

You may find this helpful.
http://www.remingtonsociety.com/rsa/questions/barrelcodes

[Siskiyou]

As I recall a friend purchased a new Remington 700 in .280 Remington with a 20-inch barrel in the mid to late 1960's.

[Lone Star]

For a time Remington made standard M700s with 20" barrels.  My guess is this was penance for selling the ungodly M722s with 26" barrels and stocks that looked like railroad ties.......


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[TLARbb]

For a time Remington made standard M700s with 20" barrels.  My guess is this was penance for selling the ungodly M722s with 26" barrels and stocks that looked like railroad ties.......


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And the 721 with the long action was even worse.  Like wielding a Pennsylvania muzzle-loader in the woods!.

All the 700's I have now have 24" barrels except the .270 and it has a 22" I believe.  The VLS has a 26".  What a chunk of iron that is!

EJ

[xtratoy]

I was informed By Remington about 15 years ago about the model 700 carbines. They said that they were made during the first two years of production of the 700. They also told me that less than 5% of total production in all calibers were carbines with the 20" barrel. I didn't notice anybody mention that the barrels were more slender than a regular rifle. Sort of like a lightweight mountain rifle barrel.

[Rangr44]

My first centerfire rifle was a .243 Remington 700ADL 20" carbine w/iron sights.

I bought it, used, in Massachussets when I got discharged from the service in 1966, for $95 in excellent condition.

I ended up adding a contrasting wood forend tip & PG cap, in the style of the day, and installing a BDL floorplate/magazine after ordering the parts from Remington's Parts Dept..