Remington 700

Summary
This weapon is great for picking off zombies at long ranges, but you have to be careful when using this at a mid or close range. It's very hard to deal with bunny hopping zombies, so it's best to generally avoid close quarters. Bringing a reliable secondary to deal with zombies at close range is recommended. It's high ammo pool and decent firerate makes it a formidable foe in gamemodes such as Free For All.

This is a sniper, so headshots are a one shot on most zombies, so try to aim for those.

Background Story
This bolt-action rifle was popular with many hunters before the SANI Virus took over. To avoid attacking zombies from only close range, some sharpshooting survivors began to equip this rifle to snipe down zombies with a single shot. The Remington 700 is favoured for its incredible accuracy, the damage of the .30-06 Caliber bullet, and nothing but a decent range and a satisfying firing sound.

Recent improvements in bullet manufacturing have been found to greatly improve the damage this weapon outputs.

Tips

 * Bringing a reliable secondary is a good idea. Virtually all secondaries couple well with the Remington, aside from the M202 which does not have enough ammo to act as a suitable backup weapon.
 * Make sure you can hit or kill a zombie with your shots. Try to make shots count to conserve ammo.
 * Most headshots will be an instakill.
 * A Ticker and a Digger will die with two headshots.
 * Using it to fight a Brute isn't the best idea you can get, as you have to constantly reload.
 * The Remington 700, Barrett 50 Cal, and the Dragunov are an Edgar's worst enemy, so keep that in mind.
 * It is recommended to use first-person and ADS with this weapon.
 * Using the Vortex 30mm Scope gives the Remington 700 even more accuracy.
 * Using the LP Hawkview grants night vision (when scoping in) and a small amount of accuracy.
 * On Party Deathmatch, it can perform admirably since players don't have any extra health.
 * On Free For All, this weapon can be devastating due to its high damage output for its ammunition.
 * Use armors such as the Tactical I to get large amounts of extra ammunition.

Pros

 * Cheap
 * High Damage
 * High Range
 * High Accuracy
 * Low Ranked

Cons

 * Low DPS
 * Low Magazine Ammo

Updates

 * Accuracy changed from 100 to 200 in v0.9.4.
 * Price changed from 6,000$ to 4,500$ in v0.7.0.
 * Price further decreased from 4,500$ to 1,500$ in v0.9.5.
 * Range changed from 90 to 140 in v0.6.0.
 * Range further increased from 140 to 200 in v0.6.5.
 * Rank changed from 2 to 1 in v1.1.3.
 * Reloading sound and animations added in v0.5.8.
 * Changed from CSG to mesh in v0.7.9.
 * Damage changed from 90 to 140 except in Team Deathmatch in v1.1.8.
 * Damaged changed from 90 to 140 in Team Deathmatch in v1.2.7.
 * Ammo changed from 1/12 to 5/2 in v1.3.1.
 * Rate of Fire changed from ~1s to ~0.8s in v1.3.1.
 * New animations such as idle, reloading and shooting were introduced in v1.3.1.


 * The first sniper rifle to be ever added in R2DA.
 * This is referred in-game as the "R700".
 * The Dragunov and the AK-47 share the firing sound of this gun, while the FATAL5 shares the reload sound.
 * One of the six weapons to be converted from CSG.
 * An old Remington animation gif can be found here.