Author Topic: List of past Remington Classics (Read 30905 times)

Graybeard · « **on:** February 14, 2005, 11:54:27 AM »

This one just keeps coming up. So let's just sticky it here for future reference.

http://www.remington.com/firearms/centerfire/700clpst.htm

JPSaxMan · « **Reply #1 on:** February 14, 2005, 05:30:11 PM »

Excellent. Too bad I didn't think of it :roll: .

cal sibley · « **Reply #2 on:** July 27, 2005, 12:14:26 PM »

I understand this is the last year of the Remington Classic. Can anyone confirm this? It has become my favorite Remington model in recent years. I'll really be sorry to see it fall by the wayside. Best wishes.

Cal - Montreal :cry:

Graybeard · « **Reply #3 on:** July 27, 2005, 04:12:54 PM »

That is correct. The info is on Remington's site, 2005 and the .308 Win. end it.

338xcr · « **Reply #4 on:** November 30, 2006, 01:44:19 PM »

It was due to happen. They were really fishing for calibers the last 7-8 years. .221 Fireball...............8MM Mauser?
Not knocking those two particularly, but they had already done the best classic calibers, .375 H&H, .280 Rem. .350 Mag, .300 Weatherby, I believe, .300 Savage, .222......you get the picture. I mean what was next the .30-06? And the quality had slipped, I had a .223 briefly, but the metal was not a subtle matte type , but was mostly semi-finished, rough, and dull. The stock was a piece of balsa wood, and the forearm was thin and rounded on the left side of the barrel, and thick and squarish on the right side. This is viewed from the top, looking out past the receiver ring. Only Remington I ever got rid of for lack of quality.
Then along come the CDL...........

88comingup · « **Reply #5 on:** March 10, 2007, 02:19:26 PM »

Quote from: Graybeard on February 14, 2005, 11:54:27 AM

This one just keeps coming up. So let's just sticky it here for future reference.

http://www.remington.com/firearms/centerfire/700clpst.htm

all i get is a 404 error for the link greybeard

Graybeard · « **Reply #6 on:** March 10, 2007, 06:10:10 PM »

Yup, looks like they've dumped it. That's the problem with listing a link rather than the info, folks change their site up and the link dies. As far as I know I didn't record the info anywhere just the link.

Rangr44 · « **Reply #7 on:** August 07, 2007, 04:02:23 PM »

17 Rem (1999)
220 Swift (1992)
221 Fireball (2002)
222 Rem Mag (1993)
223 Rem (2000)
25-06 (1990)
250 Savage (1984)
257 Roberts (1982)
6.5x55 Swedish (1994)
264 Win Mag (1986)
280 Rem (1997)
7mm-08 Rem (2001)
7mm Wby Mag (1991)
7x57 Mauser (1981)
300 Savage (2003)
308 Win (2005)
300 Win Mag (1995)
300 Wby Mag (1989)
300 H&H Mag (1983)
8mm Rem Mag (1998)
8mm Mauser (2004)
338 Win Mag (1987)
35 Whelan (1988)
350 Rem Mag (1985)
375 H&H Mag(1996)

[source: http://www.remington.com/library/history/firearm_models/centerfire/model_700.asp ]

charles p · « **Reply #8 on:** August 08, 2007, 04:09:49 AM »

When was the Classic first offered? In the very first years, it was made is several calibers. I have an 06 receiver that came off one before they began making just one caliber per year.

hawkenman · « **Reply #9 on:** August 10, 2007, 04:11:49 PM »

I found a list of almost every gun that was made. Go to Google, type in Wikipedia List of Firearms. I've never seen so many guns listed with a narritive about each one.

zasxcd · « **Reply #10 on:** December 22, 2007, 08:01:08 AM »

Does anyone know if there is a tally of how many were made in each caliber? Thanks.

1longshot · « **Reply #11 on:** December 24, 2007, 05:43:14 PM »

I believe the new classic is now the CDL-SF. I just received a magazine with Remington's 2008 new products. In it Remington is offering the .260 Remington with a 24 inch Fluted stainless barrel. 2007 was the 17 fireball and 2006 was the 30-06 centennial. Might have to get one if quality control has improved.

Underclocked · « **Reply #12 on:** January 25, 2008, 07:26:11 PM »

I wonder why they do not list the .270 Winchester? I used to own one. 700 Classic and it came with iron sights.

Rangr44 · « **Reply #13 on:** February 20, 2008, 03:11:02 PM »

It's curious.

I listed every caliber from the Remington 700 list, that was notated as having been a Classic caliber, along with the year Remington says it was - yet some obvious calibers and years are missing.

The Remington site says: "Classic ( 1978 – Present)", and yet no calibers listed as "Classic" are earlier than 1981, and both the .30-06 & .270 are missing the "Classic" annotation on Remington's Model 700 caliber list.

charles p · « **Reply #14 on:** February 21, 2008, 10:47:26 AM »

Classics were made in several calibers each year when first introduced. I had one in 30-06. I'm certain the 270 was offered then as well. Later Remington went to one caliber per year for the Classic.

Rangr44 · « **Reply #15 on:** March 02, 2008, 02:38:00 AM »

There is, for the fist time, Remington Classic rifle information consolidated in one place by a writer who researched Remington's records/factory codes, and several other sources (quoted in the article).

The information is in the 2008 Gun Digest, in the article " The Remington 700" by Steve Gash.
It's actually two separate articles, "Part I" being about history and production details, "Part II" about each caliber- and both cover the Model 700 Classic in detail, going back to the 1917 Enfield.

It seems there are the early M-700 Classics, and then there were the later M-700 Limited Edition (LE) Classics - and that distinction is what is missed by many, adding to the confusion about the model.

The "regular production" 700 Classic debuted in 1978 in 7 calibers: .22-250,.243, 6mm,.270,.280, 7mm Mag, & .30-06 - and was just another model, ala ADL/BDL/Mountain/etc.
Of these, only the .280 was later made in the Limited Edition Classic.

The LE Classic series was started in 1981, and ran for 25 years as a one-caliber-per-year model, but it turns out that some rifles were shipped both before and after the year of their production - again, adding confusion.
example: 1982 - Besides the .257R, that year's caliber, one 7x57was also shipped; in 1987, besides the .338 Win Mag, there were three .35 Whelan's (1988) shipped, plus 42 more in 1989.

Additionally, each year/caliber in the LE series was supposed to have a certain production total, but in fact the production totals varied widely, from 1,479 .308's (1985) to 10,779 .300 Weatherby's (1989) - with no two years being the same.

Here's the published LE Classic production table, simplified by me - as there lots more info in it:

Date code - Year - Caliber - Production Total

B - 1981 - 7x57, 2018 made
C - 1982 - 257R, 6561
D - 1983 - 300 H&H, 5846
E - 1984 - 250 Sav, 5742
F - 1985 - 350 Rem Mag, 5756
G - 1986 - 264 Win Mag, 3468
H - 1987 - 338 Win Mag, 4792
I - 1988 - 35 Whelan, 8805
J - 1989 - 300 Weatherby, 10,779
K - 1990 - 25-06, 6935
L - 1991 - 7mm Weatherby, 3092
M - 1992 - 220 Swift, 7594
N - 1993 - 222 Rem, 2021
O - 1994 - 6.5x55, 3858
P - 1995 - 300 Win Mag, 4232
Q - 1996 - 375 H&H, 3102
R - 1997 - 280, 1917
S - 1998 - 8mm Rem Mag, 2133
T - 1999 - 17 Rem, 3022
U - 2000 - 223, 3570
W - 2001 - 7mm-08, 2682
X - 2002 - 221 Fireball, 3567
Y - 2003 - 300 Sav, 4036
Z - 2004 - 8x57, 2248
A - 2005 - 308, 1479

Cumulative 25 year total: 105,981

Month Code: B-L-A-C-K-P-O-W-D-E-R-X, Jan = B, Feb = L, Mar = A, etc, etc.

olsingleshot · « **Reply #16 on:** April 10, 2008, 02:19:09 AM »

I do not know if this is meant to take place of the Classics but they have a "Special Edition" 700 CDL SF out in .260. I have had one for a few days and it is a beautiful rifle. After a quick sight in, it shot 1/2 inch groups with reloads. With the long 24 inch barrel being fluted, the weight has been kept down. In my opinion this is very close to the ideal Texas whitetail rifle. The only problem is the "lawyer" 4lbs 12oz. trigger.

mauser98us · « **Reply #17 on:** March 19, 2009, 06:40:06 PM »

I beleive I had one in classic configuration in 6MM remington

Lloyd Smale · « **Reply #18 on:** November 07, 2010, 01:07:08 AM »

I still have a classic in 6mm. It was made before they became limited run guns. Id dearly like to find a 257 roberts but when i find them for sale the owners seem to be pretty proud of them.

Quote from: mauser98us on March 19, 2009, 06:40:06 PM

I beleive I had one in classic configuration in 6MM remington

NYH1 · « **Reply #19 on:** August 16, 2011, 02:28:42 PM »

Remington model 700 Classic's are my favorite rifles, I absolutely love them! I bought my first 700 Classic in 1990 it was a 25-06 Rem. I traded it in 1997 for a 280 Classic which is my favorite rifle of all time. . . . .great rifle in a great cartridge. I had a chance to buy a 1994 6.5x55, but ended up being the middle man when one of my friends bought it through me from another friend. It was new in the box for $400. I kick myself every time I think of that. Someday I hope to get a nice used 700 Classic in 308 Win. and 35 Whelen. Maybe even another 25-06 Rem. I like the 700 CDL's too, they're growing on me. I like the nice clean plain wood!

charles p · « **Reply #20 on:** August 16, 2011, 03:39:42 PM »

I have an old 30-06 from the days when the Classic was first produced in about six calibers. Was a great rifle, but one day it would not shoot a good group. Gunsmith pulled the barrel and made me a 280 Ackley Improved. It now has a 26" Shilen match barrel, blueprinted, trigger work, all the accuracy stuff, and is too heavy to carry. Went from a great rifle, to a safe queen with an additional cost.
Wish I still had my Rem Classic.