I am trying to take off an old Redfield scope of a family heirloom Remington 700 and upgrade it to some good glass. It appears there is a screw still holding in this base but I have no concept of how to get to it. It appears to be under the front scope ring but again, I have no idea how to get to it in order to remove the base. I am probably having a short bus moment. Any help would be appreciated.
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Help with scope base removal on old Remington 700
- Thread starter TheHebrewHammer
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That's an extended rotary dovetail ring. Take an adjustable wrench and turn it 90° either way and it'll come off.
Great rifle BTW. Flat safety and a serial number in the 200k's. I am guessing late 60's build date? I have two ADL's in the same age range. An 06 my Dad bought new in 1964 and a 270 I bought in like new condition in 1994. Happy shooting!
I didnt pay any attention to the s/n, but if it is indeed a pre 1972 beware that there is supposedly a bridge height difference between pre and post '72 Remington 700's...or so I've read.
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It looks like a P to me. That would make it a 1967 Assembly date. FWIW I have used Std bases (Leupold) on my 270 (1965) and have not had any problems with zeroing to scopes I have installed. I have never seen a reference to Year of MFG for 700 bases either. Not at all saying Lange Carabine is incorrect I have just never noted any functional issues YMMV. Great looking classic!
Supposedly there's only .017" difference in height, IIRC.
That may not even be enough difference to make any difference, idk.
My source of this information is The Military and Police Sniper by Mike Lau of Texas Brigade Armory fame. I think it's in the chapter on how he builds his M40awhatever clones.
I will have to look that book up. It would be interesting to know if it was plus .017" or minus as it relates to the receiver by the recoil lug. It would effectively give you some gain or loss on scope range much like a 20MOA rail. Long actions might be more tolerant of it just due to the extra length of the receiver
. I enjoy learning these particulars. Thank for sharing it. Down the rabbit hole I go.........
One easy step to alleviate any stresses in your new picatinny scope base that may not be so easy to see. A little shoe polish on the action as a release agent and jb weld will float any inconsistencies out. 20 minute job not including the drying time.
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I was wrong, it was 1974, not 1972, that Remington made the changes.View attachment 7673371View attachment 7673372
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Interesting. That would calculate into roughly -15MOA using an older base on a newer receiver. Obviously it would be +15MOA going the other way. I have never had any indication of scope stress on mine but it might be worth looking again. Thanks for posting the page!
Great information, damn good to know. The only difference that I remembered had something to do with slightly different bolts.
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