Info Needed-Remington 700/25-06

[NVG]

I'm needing some info on a rifle my son may be trading for. The gun in question is a late 80's Remington 700 25-06 caliber. Blued barrel with no rust/pitting seen. Solid wood stock in excellent shape. 5 round internal mag. I've done some digging around on interweb and seen good and some bad reviews. I was wondering if any of you guys(gals) have had any direct/indirect experience with one of these? If so, what are your opinions? What ballpark price is this worth going off my description?
Thanks,
NVG

 

[Leadeye]

I had one back in the early 80s, nail driver for accuracy, but sold it to somebody who wanted it more.

 

[Tactically Fat]

Can you inspect the barrel for wear?

.25-'06 is known to be a "barrel burner". Exterior condition can't always be a reliable indicator of barrel life.

 

[ChrisK1977]

For the price of .25-06 ammo and available mostly online only until last year or so I would say he won't have to worry much about the barrel wear.

 

[NVG]

Thank you to all who replied. I have noticed the cost and availability of ammo would keep this rifle in safe quite often if he decides on trading.
TF, I have no way of checking bore for wear. I will keep your input in mind if this pans out.

 

[two70]

Can you inspect the barrel for wear?

.25-'06 is known to be a "barrel burner". Exterior condition can't always be a reliable indicator of barrel life.

I guess the .25-06 could be considered to be a barrel burner but less so than a .270 win or .30-06 which are not normally considered to be barrel burners. Unless a rifle is used for high volume varmint shooting or target shooting, both doubtful in a .25-06, it likely has only seen a small fraction of the number of shots necessary for severe barrel wear.

 

[halfmileharry]

Thank you to all who replied. I have noticed the cost and availability of ammo would keep this rifle in safe quite often if he decides on trading.
TF, I have no way of checking bore for wear. I will keep your input in mind if this pans out.

I have bought "3 high speed rifles with the barrels worn out".
I used some MAGIC Sweets copper solvent and it Magically brought the burnt out barrels back to life.
Before you give up on a barrel make sure it's cleaned properly.
I had to learn how to get the gunk out of the grooves. Sometimes it's not an easy process.

 

[woody131]

A 75 grain Vmax out of 25-06 is a wonderful thing. Unless you hand load or it's the only rifle you have to shoot it will hard to shoot out the barrel. It's a Excellent flat shooting caliber. I have a 700 in 25-06 and so do a lot of my friends it's definitely a great rifle in my opinion. BDL versions bring more money than the ADL. Typically about $100 difference. 700 actions by themselves around $400 new. I try not to pay more than that for any ADL rifle but popularity of caliber will dictate the price. I looked for a used one for about a year and ended up buying a new laminated stainless from gun broker cheaper than I could by a used one locally.

 

[Leadeye]

I have bought "3 high speed rifles with the barrels worn out".
I used some MAGIC Sweets copper solvent and it Magically brought the burnt out barrels back to life.
Before you give up on a barrel make sure it's cleaned properly.
I had to learn how to get the gunk out of the grooves. Sometimes it's not an easy process.

Solid advice.

 

[2in1evtime]

I have a savage in 25 06 and it is a tack driver with my hand loads as to a lot of the cheaper factory ammo not so.