Can anyone educate me on this Remington 721?

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Picked this old 30/06 up yesterday for a price too good to pass up

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I dislike 30/06s because they make it hard to justify any other cartridges and I've always been a Mauser guy, but it sat on the rack for at least a week and figured I hadn't made a bad choice in a while. With a competent shooter, the iron sights are right on with 180gr Power Points...with me, they're minute of deer ;)

Did a little poking around and it doesn't look like all 721s were checkered?

This is the date code on a Remington? I believe it's a 1957 rifle from the D? Serial 403###
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Needs a little love and cleaning up, and it pains me to say it, but it seems like a okay little rifle. My initial thought is to rebarrel it something cooler...

Cory
 
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Great old rifle with that low stock (similar to pre 64 model 70's) works well with iron sights... the extractor is different than the 700 but the internals of the trigger can be updated with older 700 parts.
 
That look pretty good, I mean if the price was that great than it looks even better! I know 30-06 is kind of boring, but make it a dedicated 200-220grain gun!
 
IIUC ... The checkered 721s are the rarer BDL that also came with sling swivels. I have one the same in 300H&H.

That's a nice find that should serve you well if you decide to.keep it.
 
Nice find! I would rebarrel it to a 280 or 25-06 Remington; it will cost you more than what you paid for the entire rifle.
 
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Yea, I think you're right, it would be a shame. Maybe just clean-it-up with a fresh hot blue bath and some TLC on the wood.
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I had mine bedded and the bolt handle polished a bit. The checkering could use some work to sharpen it up a bit but like to see a bit of honest use on an old rifle.
 
I suspect that you will have to decide, first, if it functions fine - then, do you want a "new" looking rifle from 50 years ago, or do you want a 50 year old rifle that looks like it has been used for 50 years. Each person will have different preferences - if it comes time to sell it, then you will need to find someone who agrees with your choice - whatever that might be.

I just received an elderly BSA rifle that was proof tested in 1955 - there is some functional issues that I want to sort out, first, but I have no intention to alter or re-finish it at all - is going to stay about exactly like I received it - although, the "white line" spacers might go away - a well looked after 68 year old rifle that had been carried and used a fair bit - "well looked after" as far as the bore goes - was decades of crap in the trigger unit when I dismantled it - to the extent that the bolt could not be dependably removed from the rifle - I am hoping that was all because of the grunge in the trigger unit, or perhaps the "adjustable" trigger had been adjusted so far, as to negate the bolt release function.
 
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