I picked up a Remington 798 in 458 win mag today. Walnut stock, iron sights, very nice shape. It has only been shot 14 times. What should something like that go for?? thanks

$13

I think they sold new for about $700

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Originally posted by Biebs:
$13

$3 too much !!! LOL

Seriously, why such low opinions of it???

Dunno its just a Remington imported Zastavia with some work to smooth it up and getting it 100% shouldnt be any snickering.They orginally retailed for 999 then went down to 899 799 now they run 550-700 depending on where you look but if you want a larger gain and sell it quicker have it punched out to lott.

cleaqrenced out on cdnn for 499 .. these are the worst contact spec from zastava

I all ready have 3 guns in 458 lott. I know that they will shoot the 458 win mag too. I just picked this up relatively cheap and it looked like a nice gun.

Ken, just busting ya!

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Originally posted by Biebs:
Ken, just busting ya!

So was I - to a point.

They were the worst spec'd Zastava's I'd seen - not sure if that was Rem or just Zastava quality control.

I just didn't like them.

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i've seen them in the $600-$700 range. enjoy your new rifle

i sent you a pm awhile back... dont know if you got it. drop me a line sometime!

I paid $530 last winter for one on a laminate stock. It is a project gun. Jeffe is getting me the 458AccRel reamer as we speak.

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Originally posted by bigdoggy700:
I all ready have 3 guns in 458 lott. I know that they will shoot the 458 win mag too. I just picked this up relatively cheap and it looked like a nice gun.

bigdoggy,

There's nothing wrong with them at all. I have a Rem 798 in green laminate I picked up from CDNN in .375 H&H that I had Mark Penrod re-chamber to .375 Wby and do a trigger job on. I relieved the barrel channel and glassed it and it was a little rough so I put some JB bore paste on the rails and sat in front of the TV and worked the bolt back and forth a few hundred times and it smoothed right up. It shoots sub-MOA, the action is now very slick, and it feeds flawlessly.

I own own or have owned everything from cheap rifles to customs to doubles and I will say this is now one of my favorite rifles. It's not fancy or pretty but it's damn accurate and reliable and is one rifle I will never part with. Slick up the action, do a trigger job, and correct the bedding and you will have a damn nice reliable and rugged rifle. I believe the .458s also came with a 26" which to me is a plus.

The value estimates you have been given are pretty spot on.

thanks will do.

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Originally posted by bigdoggy700:
thanks will do.

Give it a chance, I'll bet you'll like it.

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Originally posted by Dan416:
I paid $530 last winter for one on a laminate stock. It is a project gun. Jeffe is getting me the 458AccRel reamer as we speak.

hoping to get reamer out this week!