Re: It's not a $#*&@^#$ sniper rifle
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sub2.908cm/100m</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 421EME</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Lizzardking308</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kahlendrrari</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Alright, i know full and damn well that my remington 700p, even though it has the "P" designator in the name is no sniper rifle. </div></div>
Does anyone know what the "P" stands for in 700P
Hint - it's not police (this was from a remington rep also) </div></div>
P officially from Remington stands for - Parkerised. Never ever meant police as it's so often mistaken for! Got this right from the LEO division head at Remington. This is the BS that is holding up shipments of these across the border up here. Seems you're state dept has a bee in their bonnet about the evil rem700p. </div></div>
Ok, guys are visual creatures right? I wonder if a few photo's will dissuade my friend from the great frozen north from the statement "Never ever meant police as it's so often mistaken for!"?
These are scans of the box end labels for 2 different 20 year old <span style="font-weight: bold">"MODEL 700TM POLICE PSS"</span> rifles I personally bought brand new.
Not convinced? How about the hang tags for the same 2 <span style="font-weight: bold">"MODEL 700TM POLICE PSS"</span> rifles?
Ok, this'll have to do it. Copy of "Instruction Book Model 700 Bolt Action, Center Fire Rifle", "Model 700 - Parts List". Parts are listed as "Basic 30-06", then "Additional Calibers" and finally specific 700 Models; "Model 700 Varmint", "Model 700 "Classic"", "Model 700 Mountain Rifle", "Model 700 Left Hand" and YES, <span style="font-weight: bold">"Model 700 POLICE"</span>. There are no other listings, nope, no Model 700 Parkerized.
Now this is a 20 year old Instruction Book, but if you go to the Remington LE website (posted coincidently by another friend from the great frozen north who also apparently believes 700P stands for Parkerized, but who also believes it first stood for Police-are ya'll related?) and look up the variants of the Model 700, you'll find the following; "All our standard Model 700 Police rifles have heavy, free-floating 26" barrels crowned at the muzzle for unparalleled accuracy and stability.". When you select 700P you'll notice a complete absence of 700P as in Parkerized, but as already pointed out you will find the 700P still listed, 20 years later, specifically as the <span style="font-weight: bold">"Model 700 Police"</span>.
Fair enough?
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This is hilarious. Anyone with two eyes can see you used a sharpie to cover up the word "parkerized" on those labels, and photoshopped it out on the other. This entire debate has been good fun. I have seen the word obsession in some posts but I really had no idea. My opinion is that if you have ever seen a rifle in your life, or known someone in law enforcement or the military, or watched a movie about a rifle or someone that used it, you are a sniper, and if someone were to ask you I think you should just admit it.