New Rem 700 CDL Stainless Fluted, 270 Win.

Picher · February 6, 2015, 05:14 PM

Just got this rifle in today. Came from Bud's Gun Shop, through my FFL guy. It's exactly what I was looking for in a stock...dark stain, plain sawn, with good figure.

hooligan1 · February 6, 2015, 05:41 PM

I like that one Picher thats nice.

joed · February 6, 2015, 09:32 PM

You got a nice one, and I really like the stock. You should be very happy with that rifle.

Picher · February 7, 2015, 12:16 PM

I'm very happy with the rifle, especially lucky with the wood.

Now, I'll order a Timney for it.

Picher

DaleA · February 7, 2015, 05:15 PM

Congratulations!!!

Remington and .270...two of my favorite rifle words.

Looking forward to a range report.

Seems like there are many folk finding stuff they've been looking for out there. This is good news. (A nice change from the gloom and doom unsatisfied shooters out there.)

joed · February 7, 2015, 05:28 PM

Good move on the Timney. I've started replacing all my Remington triggers with Timneys, even the ones that have been reworked.

Picher · February 7, 2015, 09:41 PM

The original trigger in this rifle won't adjust to less than 4 lbs. and the pull is not consistent. The information that came with the rifle said it was set at 3 lbs. at the factory and it could be adjusted about a pound either way. Yeah, right.

Four pounds wouldn't be all that bad for a cold weather rifle, but I don't want it to be four, than 5, then 3.5, or whatever. Timney is the same ALL the time, and there's no screw sticking out of the trigger face.

Picher · February 10, 2015, 07:32 AM

I pillar-bedded/free-floated the new 700 CDL Stainless Sunday-Monday. It came out very well and, after the scope arrives this week, am hoping to catch a break in the weather and the several feet of snow to be able to shoot it. (Sorry, but I didn't take any pictures of the work.)

The barrel had been pressing against the left side of the pressure pad, so when it free-floated, I only had to remove 1/16" from that side of the channel to equalize the gap.

The Timney will take at least two weeks to get here. Apparently, they're very busy. (I wonder why. LOL)

AllenJ · February 10, 2015, 10:08 AM

Trigger pull consistency is the reason I replaced my sons XMark with a Timney.

What scope/mounts do you plan on putting on it?

Picher · February 10, 2015, 10:22 AM

The new scope is a matte black, Leupold VX2, 3-9x, wide duplex. I like the greater width of the fine crosshairs that it offers.

I'm using my old standby, four-screw Weaver matte rings with weaver bases. The four screws prevent torque on the tube, common with two-screw rings. (The rings were back-ordered, so used a new pair of the two-screw, high rings that I had.) I bore-sighted the scope as close as I could, compared with my other .270, so I'll try to shoot it today and see how close it is on paper.

I thought of getting fancy mounts, but think a lot of them are bulkier and way more expensive. Why mess with success? I've used them on my rifles and customers' rifles, even on my benchrest scopes for over 55 years and they've never failed me. I can't say that about other systems that look like Weavers.

Other good news is that reloads fit both of my Rem .270s.

Picher · February 14, 2015, 02:54 PM

Finally shot the 700 CDL a few minutes ago, in light snow and variable wind, from my B&D Workmate in the bed of the pickup. Had to use an extra 1" bag under the rear bag and two gloves on top of that to bring the rifle to bear on the targets, first at 50 yards and the other at 100.

Used snowshoes to get to place the targets behind the house. There's about two feet of snow in the field.

The rest was less than ideal, but the rifle managed to shoot under an inch at 100 yards, using a light, 90 grain Sierra load worked up for my other rifle. It's hitting about an inch high at 100, but may be very close to zero at 200. Close enough for further ammo testing when weather improves.

At 50 yards, the first shot from the bore-sighting (based on my other 270's zero with other hunting loads) was only 2" from where the other rifle is shooting at that distance.

Picher · February 19, 2015, 06:25 PM

Timney trigger arrived and installed this afternoon. It now has a "perfect" hunting 3 lb. pull. It would be nice to shoot the rifle at the range Sunday, but there's a Daytona Party to attend at noon. May have to wait several days for the weather to moderate...stay tuned.

Picher · February 20, 2015, 08:54 AM

The Timney is installed and adjusted to what my trigger pull gauge says is 3 lbs., but it, like another one I have measured 1/4 lb heavier than what Timney said they were. Regardless, I like triggers that are set according to my scale, which I did to this one.

Unfortunately, the CDL Stainless probably won't get me many deer or other game. It's so pretty, I fear that I'll be staring at the rifle instead of looking for deer. It's a terrible situation!!!

Colorado Redneck · February 21, 2015, 07:46 PM

Scratch the wood. That's just me--

Once I get that over with then I can use the heck out of a new gun.

upstate81 · February 21, 2015, 08:30 PM

Very nice set up sir. Im a 700 fan myself, you have good taste. I have to agree ^^^^^^^id hunt this rig as well.

Picher · February 22, 2015, 05:45 AM

It will get 'honest' scratches during use. Today, she'll follow me to the range to do a few groups and confirm zero.

I need to sight-in a neighbor's new rifle also...a pink camo "Savage" in .223 Rem...her daughter's rifle. I hope nobody else is at the range. LOL

From the factory, the scope was off-kilter, so the dealer straightened it out, but torqued the rear screw so tightly that the power ring wouldn't turn. The plastic magazine "locks" into the plastic stock, and was hard to get it to snap in, but a few strokes with a file took care of it. It's got an accutrigger and pillars, but the bolt stop release is a plastic button ahead of the trigger guard. Both trigger and release must be pulled for it to work.

I ran a few patches and a bronze brush through the bore and it sounded/felt like the bore had very fine, milled rings the whole length. Anyone had that experience?

With my luck, the "girly" rifle will outshoot mine.

Picher · February 25, 2015, 06:56 PM

Got to the range and found it had some walked-in paths to 100 yards, but hadn't been used since before the 8" snowfall the night before. I sank down a foot or so ever once in a while, as there's about 30" of snow on the range.

In my haste and extra rifle to bring, I forgot my good ammo, so had to shoot some old stuff that was set up for my other .270. Darn! I managed to sight it in and hit the 200 meter gong, after finding zero at 100 yds. I like the rifle more every time I shoot it!

Now I need to pop a few varmints, so it will know what it's lot in life has become. LOL

Just heard that Maine had the coldest and snowiest February ever. Boo! I haven't been down the woods road behind the house since late January. The powdery snow makes travel by snowshoes, X-country skis, and snowmobiles quite difficult.

zach_ · February 25, 2015, 08:35 PM

Very nice rifle. Hope your weather clears up and the snow melt isn't too dramatic. I have family up there in NH. They are about tired of winter.

Picher · February 26, 2015, 07:53 AM

Thanks ZACH.

I'm worried that we may have one heck of a flood when all this snow melts in September! LOL

Meanwhile, the deer and other animals are having a very tough winter.

AllenJ · February 26, 2015, 09:30 AM

Hopefully your weather improves soon so you can educate that rifle on it's job in life! It sounds like the rifle is going to be a good shooter, congrats.

Picher · February 27, 2015, 07:16 AM

Thanks AllenJ.

Yean, the rifle keeps following me around the house, whining to go shooting.

We're due for some warmer temps in the next week, so I'll load up some batches of ammo with varied seating depth and maybe will find the sweet spot.

I really like 90 grain Sierras for range use and varmints out to about 200 yards. Velocity is only about 3,050 for the 48.0 grains of IMR 4895 and CCI standard primers. It's the lowest recommended load in the Lyman manual, one that I used for turkey/running deer shoots and it's quite accurate in my other rifle. The nicest thing is that, in that other 700, it shoots to the same POI as my hunting loads.

stagpanther · February 27, 2015, 07:47 AM

What parts o Maine you at Picher? I live on Mt Desert; we keep getting pounded over and over by those coastal storms. I was hiking in the woods a couple days ago (actually within Acadia National Park and using frozen marshes/ponds as trails) and someone opened fire very nearby. I know they weren't target shooting nor is anything in season.

Picher · February 27, 2015, 05:45 PM

Stagpanther: I'm in the Waterville/Augusta area, so it wasn't me who fired. LOL

Actually, there are lots of critters in season, rabbits, crows, red squirrels, porquepine, coyotes, beaver and maybe even bobcat (don't have my book in front of me). Of course, that doesn't mean that the shooter was legally hunting.

JungleBoogey · February 27, 2015, 07:29 PM

Inherited with my father's passing in 1995

Still shoots like a youngster...
Sorry I couldn't get the details a little larger, still learning this photo posting

stagpanther · February 27, 2015, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Stagpanther: I'm in the Waterville/Augusta area, so it wasn't me who fired. LOL

Actually, there are lots of critters in season, rabbits, crows, red squirrels, porquepine, coyotes, beaver and maybe even bobcat (don't have my book in front of me). Of course, that doesn't mean that the shooter was legally hunting.

Forgot about those--plus on the island they're a bit funny about hunting in general. I hunted down in your neck of the woods last fall a couple of times during the expanded archery season. I'll be back this fall.

February 6, 2015, 05:41 PM	#2
hooligan1 Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2010 Location: Independence Missouri Posts: 4,585	I like that one Picher thats nice. __________________ Keep your Axe sharp and your powder dry.

February 10, 2015, 10:22 AM	#10
Picher Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Maine Posts: 3,694	The new scope is a matte black, Leupold VX2, 3-9x, wide duplex. I like the greater width of the fine crosshairs that it offers. I'm using my old standby, four-screw Weaver matte rings with weaver bases. The four screws prevent torque on the tube, common with two-screw rings. (The rings were back-ordered, so used a new pair of the two-screw, high rings that I had.) I bore-sighted the scope as close as I could, compared with my other .270, so I'll try to shoot it today and see how close it is on paper. I thought of getting fancy mounts, but think a lot of them are bulkier and way more expensive. Why mess with success? I've used them on my rifles and customers' rifles, even on my benchrest scopes for over 55 years and they've never failed me. I can't say that about other systems that look like Weavers. Other good news is that reloads fit both of my Rem .270s. Last edited by Picher; February 12, 2015 at 07:03 AM.

February 21, 2015, 07:46 PM	#14
Colorado Redneck Senior Member Join Date: January 6, 2008 Location: Northeast Colorado Posts: 1,993	First thing for a new rifle Scratch the wood. That's just me-- Once I get that over with then I can use the heck out of a new gun.

February 25, 2015, 08:35 PM	#18
zach_ Senior Member Join Date: February 21, 2014 Location: DFW north Posts: 377	Very nice rifle. Hope your weather clears up and the snow melt isn't too dramatic. I have family up there in NH. They are about tired of winter. __________________ Z

February 6, 2015, 09:32 PM	#3
joed Senior Member Join Date: November 28, 2014 Posts: 442	You got a nice one, and I really like the stock. You should be very happy with that rifle.

February 7, 2015, 12:16 PM	#4
Picher Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Maine Posts: 3,694	I'm very happy with the rifle, especially lucky with the wood. Now, I'll order a Timney for it. Picher

February 7, 2015, 05:15 PM	#5
DaleA Senior Member Join Date: September 12, 2002 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 5,313	Congratulations!!! Remington and .270...two of my favorite rifle words. Looking forward to a range report. Seems like there are many folk finding stuff they've been looking for out there. This is good news. (A nice change from the gloom and doom unsatisfied shooters out there.)

February 7, 2015, 05:28 PM	#6
joed Senior Member Join Date: November 28, 2014 Posts: 442	Good move on the Timney. I've started replacing all my Remington triggers with Timneys, even the ones that have been reworked.

February 10, 2015, 07:32 AM	#8
Picher Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Maine Posts: 3,694	I pillar-bedded/free-floated the new 700 CDL Stainless Sunday-Monday. It came out very well and, after the scope arrives this week, am hoping to catch a break in the weather and the several feet of snow to be able to shoot it. (Sorry, but I didn't take any pictures of the work.) The barrel had been pressing against the left side of the pressure pad, so when it free-floated, I only had to remove 1/16" from that side of the channel to equalize the gap. The Timney will take at least two weeks to get here. Apparently, they're very busy. (I wonder why. LOL)

February 10, 2015, 10:08 AM	#9
AllenJ Senior Member Join Date: December 11, 2009 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,766	Trigger pull consistency is the reason I replaced my sons XMark with a Timney. What scope/mounts do you plan on putting on it?

February 14, 2015, 02:54 PM	#11
Picher Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Maine Posts: 3,694	Finally shot the 700 CDL a few minutes ago, in light snow and variable wind, from my B&D Workmate in the bed of the pickup. Had to use an extra 1" bag under the rear bag and two gloves on top of that to bring the rifle to bear on the targets, first at 50 yards and the other at 100. Used snowshoes to get to place the targets behind the house. There's about two feet of snow in the field. The rest was less than ideal, but the rifle managed to shoot under an inch at 100 yards, using a light, 90 grain Sierra load worked up for my other rifle. It's hitting about an inch high at 100, but may be very close to zero at 200. Close enough for further ammo testing when weather improves. At 50 yards, the first shot from the bore-sighting (based on my other 270's zero with other hunting loads) was only 2" from where the other rifle is shooting at that distance.

February 19, 2015, 06:25 PM	#12
Picher Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Maine Posts: 3,694	Timney trigger arrived and installed this afternoon. It now has a "perfect" hunting 3 lb. pull. It would be nice to shoot the rifle at the range Sunday, but there's a Daytona Party to attend at noon. May have to wait several days for the weather to moderate...stay tuned.

February 20, 2015, 08:54 AM	#13
Picher Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Maine Posts: 3,694	The Timney is installed and adjusted to what my trigger pull gauge says is 3 lbs., but it, like another one I have measured 1/4 lb heavier than what Timney said they were. Regardless, I like triggers that are set according to my scale, which I did to this one. Unfortunately, the CDL Stainless probably won't get me many deer or other game. It's so pretty, I fear that I'll be staring at the rifle instead of looking for deer. It's a terrible situation!!!

February 21, 2015, 08:30 PM	#15
upstate81 Senior Member Join Date: October 20, 2011 Location: NY Posts: 801	Very nice set up sir. Im a 700 fan myself, you have good taste. I have to agree ^^^^^^^id hunt this rig as well.

February 22, 2015, 05:45 AM	#16
Picher Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Maine Posts: 3,694	It will get 'honest' scratches during use. Today, she'll follow me to the range to do a few groups and confirm zero. I need to sight-in a neighbor's new rifle also...a pink camo "Savage" in .223 Rem...her daughter's rifle. I hope nobody else is at the range. LOL From the factory, the scope was off-kilter, so the dealer straightened it out, but torqued the rear screw so tightly that the power ring wouldn't turn. The plastic magazine "locks" into the plastic stock, and was hard to get it to snap in, but a few strokes with a file took care of it. It's got an accutrigger and pillars, but the bolt stop release is a plastic button ahead of the trigger guard. Both trigger and release must be pulled for it to work. I ran a few patches and a bronze brush through the bore and it sounded/felt like the bore had very fine, milled rings the whole length. Anyone had that experience? With my luck, the "girly" rifle will outshoot mine.

February 25, 2015, 06:56 PM	#17
Picher Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Maine Posts: 3,694	Got to the range and found it had some walked-in paths to 100 yards, but hadn't been used since before the 8" snowfall the night before. I sank down a foot or so ever once in a while, as there's about 30" of snow on the range. In my haste and extra rifle to bring, I forgot my good ammo, so had to shoot some old stuff that was set up for my other .270. Darn! I managed to sight it in and hit the 200 meter gong, after finding zero at 100 yds. I like the rifle more every time I shoot it! Now I need to pop a few varmints, so it will know what it's lot in life has become. LOL Just heard that Maine had the coldest and snowiest February ever. Boo! I haven't been down the woods road behind the house since late January. The powdery snow makes travel by snowshoes, X-country skis, and snowmobiles quite difficult.

February 26, 2015, 07:53 AM	#19
Picher Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Maine Posts: 3,694	Thanks ZACH. I'm worried that we may have one heck of a flood when all this snow melts in September! LOL Meanwhile, the deer and other animals are having a very tough winter.

February 26, 2015, 09:30 AM	#20
AllenJ Senior Member Join Date: December 11, 2009 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,766	Hopefully your weather improves soon so you can educate that rifle on it's job in life! It sounds like the rifle is going to be a good shooter, congrats.

February 27, 2015, 07:16 AM	#21
Picher Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Maine Posts: 3,694	Thanks AllenJ. Yean, the rifle keeps following me around the house, whining to go shooting. We're due for some warmer temps in the next week, so I'll load up some batches of ammo with varied seating depth and maybe will find the sweet spot. I really like 90 grain Sierras for range use and varmints out to about 200 yards. Velocity is only about 3,050 for the 48.0 grains of IMR 4895 and CCI standard primers. It's the lowest recommended load in the Lyman manual, one that I used for turkey/running deer shoots and it's quite accurate in my other rifle. The nicest thing is that, in that other 700, it shoots to the same POI as my hunting loads.

February 27, 2015, 07:47 AM	#22
stagpanther Senior Member Join Date: March 2, 2014 Posts: 11,784	What parts o Maine you at Picher? I live on Mt Desert; we keep getting pounded over and over by those coastal storms. I was hiking in the woods a couple days ago (actually within Acadia National Park and using frozen marshes/ponds as trails) and someone opened fire very nearby. I know they weren't target shooting nor is anything in season.

February 27, 2015, 05:45 PM	#23
Picher Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Maine Posts: 3,694	Stagpanther: I'm in the Waterville/Augusta area, so it wasn't me who fired. LOL Actually, there are lots of critters in season, rabbits, crows, red squirrels, porquepine, coyotes, beaver and maybe even bobcat (don't have my book in front of me). Of course, that doesn't mean that the shooter was legally hunting.