700s are still being made in NY but all rifle production will be coming to Lagrange based on an internal memo earlier this year.
Quality has improved based on the 2 receivers and one SDS 308 I've worked on this year. All 3 receivers were very square. Even back in the "good" days of Remington production you could lap the bolt lugs and barely get 30% contact. All 3 of the receivers I've worked on were 100% contact out of the box. Also the front of the receiver was square to the bolt..friggin perfect. All new 700s come with Timney triggers starting last month. They all have 5R rifling and many changes to barrel twist rates. No word on model 7 production..
I'm excited to see the new Alpha 1 coming later this year. It should be a nice upgrade over the 700 with many improvements.
Quality has improved based on the 2 receivers and one SDS 308 I've worked on this year. All 3 receivers were very square. Even back in the "good" days of Remington production you could lap the bolt lugs and barely get 30% contact. All 3 of the receivers I've worked on were 100% contact out of the box. Also the front of the receiver was square to the bolt..friggin perfect. All new 700s come with Timney triggers starting last month. They all have 5R rifling and many changes to barrel twist rates. No word on model 7 production..
I'm excited to see the new Alpha 1 coming later this year. It should be a nice upgrade over the 700 with many improvements.