Remington 700

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The Model 700 series of firearms are hunting rifles manufactured by Remington Arms.

The company has produced the rifle since 1962. All are based on the same receiver; they use centerfire bolt action, have a 3, 4 or 5-round internal magazine, and can accept third-party telescopic sights and rifle stocks (companies like McMillan and Choate Machine and Tool manufacture tactical rifle stocks for the Remington Model 700 rifle). Some variants can mount bipods, slings and other accessories. Some Model 700 rifles are made with detachable magazines, for faster reloading.

Both the U.S. Army's M24 SWS and U.S. Marine Corps' M40 sniper rifles are built from the Remington Model 700 rifle, in different degrees of modification. Around 90% of the police sharpshooter rifles in the United States, as well as in a number of countries outside of the United States, are based on Model 700s, specifically the 700PSS model (now known as the 700P).^{[citation needed]}

Remington also markets the 700 to military forces and law-enforcement agencies under the Remington Law Enforcement and Remington Military banner, with the military/law enforcement 700s being called the Model 700P ("Police"). The 700P series appears to have been influenced by the designs, features, and success of the M24 SWS and the M40 series, with one feature of the Model 700P series rifles being the heavier and thicker barrel standard with the Model 700P rifles (a feature copied from the M24, M40, and the various Model 700 rifles used by police sharpshooters around the world before the Model 700P came into existence). There are two main models of the 700P — the standard 700P and the 700P Light Tactical Rifle (LTR). Both rifles also come in a Tactical Weapons System (TWS) package, complete with telescopic sights, bipods, and carrying cases.

The Police versions of the 700 are very popular with civilian shooters and hunters who like the "government issue" appearance as well as the handling and accuracy. Remington also markets the to military forces, law-enforcement agencies, and civilian rifle shooters and hunters. Remington also sells the standard, U.S. Army-issue Leupold Mark IV M3 10 x 40 mm telescopic sight used by the Army's M24 as an optional feature.

Many civilian rifle shooters who own Model 700s have been known to modify their rifles to resemble the appearance of Marine M40s, right down to the 10x Unertl telescopic sight and the rifle stocks, especially the McMillan A4 tactical rifle stock the M40A3 sniper rifle utilises.