Remington 40x Single shot

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A friend of mine has a friend who's father apparently has a Remington 40x, wood stocked in 25/06 which seemed like a bit of an odd calibre, he may be interested in selling it, but with my limited knowledge I'm not sure what I should offer, and what something like this is worth. It's a single shot model with the laminate thumbhole stock. A good looking rifle, but I'm at a loss as to what I should pay and what it's worth. Anyone help me out? I would score it very good to excellent shape. Missing one of the scope mounts but that should be a non issue.

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Buckmastr said:
As far as I know it's a short action. Desirable rifles and in great shape are 1500$+
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My understanding is its a short action, but I know what I saw and it was stamped 25-06 on the barrel. I've found one listing in the US with one chambered in 25-06 as well.. That's one of the biggest reasons I'm asking. Anyone else with some info?
 
AFAIR 40Xes are all short actions - even for the long case lengths ( 7RM , 300Win Mag, 30-06, 25-06 etc) One of the pitfalls, if the shot is aborted and the cartridge needs extracting is that it may need to be plucked off the loading tray as the live round may not eject due to the OAL being too long for the port.
If the subject rifle is in an original factory thumbhole stock it may be an International model which might be quite a find.
 
I was looking at this rifle yesterday, it is a blued action with a heavy stainless barrel. I would hazard a guess that it has been rebarreled due to lack of markings on the barrel other than caliber which is 25-06
 
Caliber is just a rebarrelling job away. 40X actions and Remington 700 actions all come off the same production line. The only difference is QC. The actions with the tighter tolerances are then selected to become 40X models for the Remington Custom shop. At one time (not sure if they still do) these action were then engraved with the Remington logo, model and serial number. The actions that kept going down the line to become Remington 700 actions were roll stamped with the Remington logo and model number.
Some 40X actions that were made into repeater action had a stripper clip cut out for shooting the US style cross the course type of shooting. Other single shot actions did not have this cut out. Every 40X action that I have seen also have 2 mounting holes on the side of the action for a mounting plate for iron sights.
 
maynard said:
Caliber is just a rebarrelling job away. 40X actions and Remington 700 actions all come off the same production line. The only difference is QC. The actions with the tighter tolerances are then selected to become 40X models for the Remington Custom shop. At one time (not sure if they still do) these action were then engraved with the Remington logo, model and serial number. The actions that kept going down the line to become Remington 700 actions were roll stamped with the Remington logo and model number.
Some 40X actions that were made into repeater action had a stripper clip cut out for shooting the US style cross the course type of shooting. Other single shot actions did not have this cut out. Every 40X action that I have seen also have 2 mounting holes on the side of the action for a mounting plate for iron sights.
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The actions with the tighter tolerances are then selected to become 40X models for the Remington Custom shop.

How do you know this? I believe that to be a myth.

I can't see a factory setting up and measuring tolerances on individual actions... it would take far too long.

.. and the cut out on some older actions ... Remington told me they do not know why that cut out was done... it does not actually fit any stripper clip.
 
The 40X actions (solid bottom) were in demand by the target crowd years ago, they still had to be trued up.
40X in good condition 1000-1200. I wouldn't want one chambered in a case longer than the 308 win.
 
The very first target rifle that I had built was on a 40X Rangemaster repeater action. The gunsmith made it into a single shot, put an Obermeyer barrel on it and put it into a McMillan prone stock. I shot that rifle for years and at least two other barrels on it. Sadly I traded it off a few years after I had a new rifle built on a Millennium action. Wish I would have kept it. So if anyone has my old 40X in a brown McMillan prone stock, let's talk.
 
dead meat said:
I was looking at this rifle yesterday, it is a blued action with a heavy stainless barrel. I would hazard a guess that it has been rebarreled due to lack of markings on the barrel other than caliber which is 25-06
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I have a 40X Rangemaster 243 win Single shot that the Remington custom shop built for me in the mid seventies the barrel is marked 243win and nothing else and it is 27/1/4 inch long . I waited 16 months and paid $250 Canadian for it back then things have changed .
 
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from my research they made about 12,000 XB's and all were hand made, versus the what almost 2 million Rem 700's that are now out there
 
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