22 caliber bolt action seemed a tad out of place along the edges of Dzedo’s cornfield. On permanent loan from my Mother’s brother, Neal, the little single-shot. 410 single-shot, a similar single in 20-gauge, and a Fox B Grade, also in 20-gauge.īut despite this wealth of wonderful weaponry, all of which performed quite admirably on sparrows, as well as the occasional starling, crow, and passing pigeon, I had quite the unusual favorite field gun unusual, at least many would think, for the task at hand. I took my avian eradication responsibilities very seriously, a task made much simpler due to the fact that thanks to my father, Mick, I had access to quite the arsenal of English sparrow-sized firearms, including such fine pieces as a Harrington & Richardson. “M.D.,” he told me often, “you’re in charge of keeping the birds out of the corn, especially those damned sparrows.” Always the farmer, Dzedo, Slovak for grandfather, put the back 14 acres into sweet corn, with a huge family garden on the side. WHEN I WAS 13 or 14 – NOTE: For you mathematicians, the years would have been 1977 or ’78 – my Slovak grandparents moved from the family farm, which like many in northeastern Ohio had been swallowed by progress, onto a much smaller parcel some 10 miles to the north and west. Johnson reviews the Remington Model 514, a sweet little. If you need to know any other information about them, you can just refer to what is talked about with the 700 because it is basically the same information.The sparrow slayer of the author’s youth gets a second look with the eyes of experience.
The Model Seven and 673 model are less popular Remington rifles than the 700. You won’t find extensive information on these two models but you will find parts lists and diagrams showing where the parts are located on each weapon.
You may notice the Remington 700 manual also contains quick information about two other Remington rifles the Model Seven and the 673 model. In fact, the 700 model is the preferred rifle of top military snipers in the United States. Its receiver is made of three rings of steel to ensure its reliability when using it. Part of the reason for this popularity is in its durability and strength. Within that timeframe, no other bolt action rifle has been purchased as much as the Remington 700. The 700 model has been in existence for more than 50 years. In fact, another name for the Remington 700 is the Remington Bolt Action Centerfire Rifle. The biggest difference between the Remington 700 and other Remington weapons is its bolt action feature. These are the parts that may be located in slightly different places than they are in other weapons made by Remington.
Although you may be familiar with basic parts like the stock, muzzle, barrel, and trigger, it is important to familiarize yourself with the bolt handle, bolt assembly, safety mechanism, receiver, and ejection port. Otherwise, skip ahead and read about the various parts of the Remington 700.
If you are a newbie at operating firearms, then you may want to read this section to become familiar with how to stay safe with the rifle. In the beginning, the manual goes through the ten commandments of firearm safety.
If you’ve read a lot of Remington owner’s manuals for other weapons of theirs before, then a lot of the literature will look the same in this one.
It comes in a PDF file which you can read for free with Adobe Acrobat Reader. But if you don’t have the manual for whatever reason, you can download the digital version from the Remington website or using the link in the end of this post. If you purchased a Remington 700 rifle new, then it should have come with an owner’s manual in paper format.
The Remington 700 owner’s manual contains all the information you’d ever want to know about the Remington 700 rifle.