Remington Model 700 Police (USA)
Caliber: .308 Win.(7.62x51mm NATO)Operation:
Bolt, Action Feed: 4-Round internal magazine, Weight: 9lbs(4.08kg) empty without
scope, Length: 65in(1662mm)Sights: variable scope. Barrel: 26in(660mm)Stock:
HS Precision Max. Effective Range: 732 yards(800 meters) Expected Accuracy: 1MOA
with M118 (Ammo is limiting factor)
Remington model 700 Police *
This rifle is perhaps one most widely used across
the USA as a bolt action tactical rifle. This rifle traces its ancestry
back to the British P14/US model 1917 Enfield. Starting with model 700BDL
action, Remington adds a stainless steel barrel and a carbon fiber stock,
then tunes the rifle for one-minute-of-angle accuracy using match grade
ammo. This rifle design was (and is) a basis for many custom build tactical
sniper rifles. The USMC (Marine Corps) was among the first to make model
700 action the basis for a precision sniper rifle. The original USMC M40
bolt action sniper rifle used in Vietnam and into the late 1970s was built
on a Remington Model 700BDL action. In fact, today's M40A1s are still being
rebuilt on these same actions. Lather, when the US Army decided to switch
from a semi-automatic to a bolt action rifle, the Remington Model 700 action
was chosen for the M24.