Author Topic: Can you believe it! (Read 1316 times)

De41mag · « **on:** December 12, 2005, 02:33:14 PM »

A local gun shop was selling the Remington 700 Classic from last year, the 8mm Mauser, for, now get this..... $344.44 New in the box. :shock:
My buddy bought the next to the last one he had left.
Wish I could get the last one he has but I really have no need for it.

Dennis

hellacatcher · « **Reply #1 on:** December 12, 2005, 05:24:38 PM »

Wonder if it will shoot worth a dang

NONYA · « **Reply #2 on:** December 13, 2005, 10:09:04 AM »

What I heard was that this years classic was such a flop that they arnt going to make any more,ever.

beemanbeme · « **Reply #3 on:** December 13, 2005, 12:59:59 PM »

Flop?

yeah, sure, right.
Mine shoots great.

NONYA · « **Reply #4 on:** December 13, 2005, 02:19:41 PM »

it was a flop because they didnt sell as many as they thought they would,thats why they arnt making any next year.

hellacatcher · « **Reply #5 on:** December 18, 2005, 12:44:48 PM »

It shoots dang good. Zeroed it today now to find a deer to try it on.

JPSaxMan · « **Reply #6 on:** December 18, 2005, 03:44:30 PM »

Quote from: hellacatcher

It shoots dang good. Zeroed it today now to find a deer to try it on.

That seems to be the hardest part...and this year I had new bullets and a new scope to field test on, and it never happened

Don Fischer · « **Reply #7 on:** December 19, 2005, 03:50:16 AM »

Quote

Wish I could get the last one he has but I really have no need for it

The obvious question. What has need got to do with it?

? :wink:

beemanbeme · « **Reply #8 on:** December 19, 2005, 04:22:54 AM »

Sorry, the Classic line was scheduled to stop in 2005. And it is also obvious that you don't know how it worked. The orders for the Classic come in before they make the manufacturing run. There is a cut off date. And the units are shipped out in the order that they are received. They have been successful enough (depending on the chambering) that gun shops often order several to keep as stock items.

NONYA · « **Reply #9 on:** December 19, 2005, 12:02:21 PM »

scheduled since when?My father talked to Rem this summer to see if they were going to make the classic in the 8 mag this next year and they said due to lack of intrest they wernt going to continue the clasic line.I guess the Rem rep didnt have your inside info.

JPSaxMan · « **Reply #10 on:** December 19, 2005, 12:28:39 PM »

Remington has ended production of the Classic. No ifs, ands, or buts. This has been discussed numerous times, with the same dissapointing results. So... :eek:

hellacatcher · « **Reply #11 on:** December 24, 2005, 05:53:19 AM »

hellacatcher · « **Reply #12 on:** December 25, 2005, 04:41:53 AM »

no deer but it does very well on coyote

De41mag · « **Reply #13 on:** December 31, 2005, 06:56:37 PM »

Dang, I knew I should have bought the last one he had. :oops:

Dennis

msorenso · « **Reply #14 on:** January 01, 2006, 05:31:28 AM »

WHAT GUN SHOP IS IT PHONE NUMBER??. . I WILL GIVE THEM A CALL!!!

biglmbass · « **Reply #15 on:** January 06, 2006, 09:51:54 AM »

I've got an 8x57 Classic myself, but haven't yet had time to scope it and put it through its paces. I picked up mine in early 2005 when there were a few on GunsAmerica for $379 shipped. FWIW & FYI the December (if memory serves) issue of Handloader has an article on the 8x57 700 Classic, complete with load data. Their results showed the heavier the bullets, the better the accuracy with this caliber.