The Remington Model 798?
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Haven't seen the 798 but I did buy a 799 about 4 months ago in 22 Hornet, overall pretty nice, stock is a bit on the clubby side and the clip fits loosely and seems cheaply made, I had ordered this quite some time previous but if I had viewed it first definately would have passed in favour of an older Brno or CZ. The Mini Mauser action looks good though. Like so many others in my cabinet haven't had the time to try it out yet so can't say how its going to shoot.
handled a 798 a few months ago and was very unimpressed...sloppy bolt, poorly fitted stock, goofy cut out in the stock for the safety lever, like something you'd see on a bubba sporterized job.....poor bluing....I'd pass on it....if you want a Mauser style action buy an old Husquvarna or something like that...even a Parker-Hale would be better than these...or get a new Brno.
These are not Remington 700's. You guys talking about a sloppy bolt obviously don't understand Mauser actions. Their designed that way to function when others will bind. I used to own a Zastava made Interarms MKX .270 Winchester. This was one of my all time most accurate rifles. It was around in my days before handloading. On a bad day, with the wrong ammo, the worst I could do was 1.5 inch groups. It shot others very well. 1/2-3/4" was the norm with Winchester's 150 grain power point, or federals 130 grain soft point. Ballistic silvertips also followed suit. The rifle was clubby, and heavy. (The reason I sold it) But not once did I have any substanciated complaints about it. It was built as solid as a brick s#!t house, was accurate, had a nice feel off hand, and was at home off a sandbag. But again, it wasn't so nice to carry afield, nor was it easy to go from a sling to shooting position. These new stocks in my opinion are ugly, and they should have stuck to the plain wood of the interarms, or the synthetic of the Charles Daly. If it were not for that stock, I would have considered one. In the mean time, I'll keep kicking myself for letting that .270 get away. Oh, and my trigger was adjustable, so i would only assume these are as well.
No one said it was like Rem 700, it's just that Remington makes the 700 a brand name, and now there making or marketing a M98? The CZ's bolts are much tighter than the conventional M98's. My husky 1600 bolt is loose, while my CZ is tighter in the receiver (that is when the bolts are open).
Pete
Pete
I think Remington decided that since the controlled round feed model 70 was toast, they would get their hand in there. It was right about the same time anyways. And again, the 98 is supposed to feel that way.
I just bought the 798 in 7mm RM. Typical Mauser slack - pour in a handful of sand and it will still work - the trigger is adjustable so I'm still feeling it out. I found the stock/metal fit OK but the wood had not been sealed in the bottom of the barrel channel. Easy fix. I'm going to glass bed it anyways. Apparently Rem inports the barreled actions then stocks with synthetics or laminates from a USA supplier.The 798 stainless 375H&H looks neat.
Bill
Bill
Those are refined actions. Grab an original Mauser. One that has survived use for a hundred years. They were never designed to appeal to sportsmen fine tastes. They were designed to keep soldiers alive.
The 798 isn't exactly a military arm...
I understand what your saying about military mausers and agree with you, but this doesnt change the fact that the remington (IMO) is overpriced for the quality of the firearm. Im not paying for a gnarly old war horse, I am paying 700 for a sporting rifle and I would expect it to be nice and slick, rather than blocky and rough. Peronally I would rather buy an old husky for much cheaper, and maybe fix it up a little. Much classier as well.
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