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This Remington 721 in .300 H&H and I go back to the 1980s when I first purchased it....and for a song!!!! But the poor fitting stock wasn't to my liking so I traded it for something alse.....and then as I was visiting Fajen's in Warsaw MO.....I took a detour to the Bishop factory and found a nice stock just for the old work horse.....So I bought it and when I got home the old Remnton 721 was srtill for sale, so I purchased it a second time..this time to restock I used it on two African safaris with the new stock but with 100 % of the metal untouched. It's been a special gun to me but it started to have some problems with case separation and hard bolt opening. So I removed a thread from the barrel and rechambered it .055 to a snug fit on the go-gage and while the barrel was off (that was quite a job!) I polished the metal, removed two inches of barrel to make it a 24" gun and installed new iron sights.....it also got the 11 degree crown I like. The forend and grip cap are walnut root wood that was dug out of a river...it's full of sand and is very hard on saw blades! John Farner (too many tools) did the bluing for me and here it is!         [IMG]https://image.ibb.co/m6629H/IM   G_2869.jpg[/IMG]   /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." Winston Churchill | ||
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You missed your calling, Vapodog. Nice work. | |||
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 Nice lines and clean. Great old cartridge. What game are you targeting?  roger  Old age is a high price to pay for maturity!!! Some never pay and some pay and never reap the reward. Wisdom comes with age! Sometimes age comes alone.. | |||
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it's my elk rifle these days..... /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." Winston Churchill | |||
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One should be able to kill a lot of stuff with that. | |||
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Nothing better than finding an old friend and renewing that friendship. but, "walla"? Frank "I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money." - Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953 NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite | |||
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It's an old expression meaning "and there you have it"....or "cooked just rght" /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." Winston Churchill | |||
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nope.....walla.... /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." Winston Churchill | |||
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 OK....I changed it..... /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." Winston Churchill | |||
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Close enough. And the Brits got- Bob's your uncle. Life itself is a gift. Live it up if you can. | |||
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It looks really nice. I would be afraid dinging it. Did you do the checkering and is that your own pattern? Thanks Dave | |||
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Great looking rifle! I bought one after our last conversation about the 300 HH. Remington 700 Classic! Haven't shot it yet, but soon! | |||
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Very nice 721, and chambered for a classic Old School cartridge. Great combo ... Congrats! All The Best ... | |||
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Yes....my own pattern and I did the checkering. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." Winston Churchill | |||
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Damn nice work Forrest. | |||
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