Editing Remington Model 700 (section)

===Design===
The Remington 700 is a [[Bolt action|manually operated bolt-action rifle]] with two forward dual-opposed lugs. The bolt face is recessed, fully enclosing the base of the [[Cartridge (firearms)|cartridge]]. The [[Extractor (firearms)|extractor]] is a C-clip sitting within the bolt face. The ejector is a plunger on the bolt face actuated by a [[coil spring]]. The bolt is of three-piece construction (head, body, and bolt handle), brazed together. The receiver is milled from round cross-section steel.<ref name="Haas">de Haas, pp. 249–251</ref>

The Remington 700 is available in numerous variants. 

* The [[symmetry|symmetrical]] two-lug bolt body has a {{convert|.695|in|mm|2|abbr=on}} diameter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Remington 700 Action Lengths |url=https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.nz/f15/remington-700-action-lengths-26531/ |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.nz}}</ref> 
* The long action — designed for full-length cartridges up to {{convert|3.340|in|mm|2}} in overall length, such as the [[.30-06 Springfield]], and [[List of Magnum cartridges|magnum cartridges]], such as the [[7mm Remington Magnum]] and [[.300 Winchester Magnum]] — has a lock time of 3.0 to 3.2 [[millisecond]]s. 
* The short action designed for cartridges having an overall length of {{convert|2.750|in|mm|2}} or less, such as the [[.308 Winchester]]/7.62×51mm NATO, has a lock time of 2.6 milliseconds.<ref>van Zwoll, p. 58</ref><ref name="wakeman">[http://www.chuckhawks.com/locktime.htm Locktime by Randy Wakeman]</ref>

The rifles are designed to accept different magazine configurations — a blind magazine without a floor-plate, a conventional magazine with a detachable floor-plate, and a detachable box magazine. There are standard consumer versions as well as versions designed for military and police use. Some variants also have [[bipod]]s, [[Sling (firearms)|sling]]s and other accessories.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Remington 700 Bipod {{!}} ON SALE |url=https://www.mountsplus.com/remington-700-bipods.html |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=www.mountsplus.com}}</ref>