I went by the Greensboro, NC Gander Mountain Store and asked to see a "new Remington 798 Mauser". The clerk went back and got the only one in the store. He opened the box in my presence. The dark stained laminate stock was obviously checkered by a CNC laser checkering machine. The inlay was obviously also done by a mechanical or CNC duplicator. The tang, bolt well, looked like shit. There were gaping holes between the metal and the wood. One would think if they were going to take the time and expense to checker they would inlet it to a custom fit.
As with all the Remington products I see a continuing fall in quality control at Remington. It is sad when they go to importing sub quality firearms and put their name on them too. One would think with the multitude of new CNC machined customs that clone the Remington 700 footprint that Remington would step up in their quality to compete. I am just about convinced that the management at Remington has diversified the company so much that the firearms side has lost their focus of business.
They wonder why sales have fallen off. Most gun buyers who spend more than $500.00 for a firearm
are buying them for their lifetime. Why would they not want to spend an extra few bucks and get a custom firearm that is quality made.
Longshot

The one I saw last week looked the same way. The barrel angled across the inletting. Tight on one side. Big gap on the other. For less money they had a 98% early MKX in a nice stock. Would have been my choice without a doubt.

It sort of irks me that Remington took this import from Charles Daly. When C/D imported them, the stocks were done by Zastava, and while they were glossy and had white line spacers, they fit pretty good. Now the stocks are done by Remington, and they fit poorly. But they cost more. And they stopped the importation of left-handed actions.

Steve

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Originally posted by skl1:
It sort of irks me that Remington took this import from Charles Daly. When C/D imported them, the stocks were done by Zastava, and while they were glossy and had white line spacers, they fit pretty good. Now the stocks are done by Remington, and they fit poorly. But they cost more. And they stopped the importation of left-handed actions.

Steve

Are they (Remington) or Zastava even selling actions alone?

I have a Charles Daly M98 I bought about 4 years ago and the quality on it is as good as any commercial rifle, in my opinion. I suspect that Remington has done to this rifle what Garcia did to Sako back in the early 1970s. Thanks...Bill.

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Are they (Remington) or Zastava even selling actions alone?

I haven't seen one. But, I miss a lot.

I read a report that they shot an average 2" group at 100 yards, hardly steller preformance out of an essentaly good action. It cost too much to buy one and work it up. for that price I want something that shoots and looks pretty good, like the pre64 Mod 70 30-06 at a local store (Mark's Outdoors) for $699.00. (metal 90%, wood 70% condition)I was only the 10th too slow buyer on that one. LOL
Judge Sharpe

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I read a report that they shot an average 2" group at 100 yards, hardly steller preformance out of an essentaly good action. It cost too much to buy one and work it up.

When they become a bit more available a 30-06 or 270 retailing for $599 (per Remington's website) can be bought for $440 cash plus local sales tax.

I'd lay odds that a bit of epoxy bedding, free floating and careful reloading will have any of these under 1.25"

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It sort of irks me that Remington took this import from Charles Daly. When C/D imported them, the stocks were done by Zastava, and while they were glossy and had white line spacers, they fit pretty good. Now the stocks are done by Remington, and they fit poorly. But they cost more. And they stopped the importation of left-handed actions.

The fact they took the import rights after CD spent so much time and effort to get importation approved, then increased the price AND have strangled supply, only trickling a few onto the market as with the Bakail doubles... IT STINKS!!! I think this is more an expensive move to keep demand for their own product artificilly inflated than to supply decent "entry level" guns. CD and EAA were doing that, Remington is not. I predict Remington will soon follow Winchester into history.

I've only handled one, and it didn't take me long to put it back on the rack--ditto on the stock fit, metal finish, and a very rough action. Anything short of one of the single-shot Handi-rifles would be better IMO.

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Originally posted by skl1:
It sort of irks me that Remington took this import from Charles Daly. When C/D imported them, the stocks were done by Zastava, and while they were glossy and had white line spacers, they fit pretty good. Now the stocks are done by Remington, and they fit poorly. But they cost more. And they stopped the importation of left-handed actions.

Steve

Are they (Remington) or Zastava even selling actions alone?

Vapo,

Sorry, didn't see this question earlier. No, Remington's not selling the actions alone. Nor any of the left-handed actions or rifles that CD brought in.