Rem 798 barreled actions

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18 April 2008, 08:43

ElCaballero

Rem 798 barreled actions

I may be way behind the times here but I noticed that Midway USA is selling these.

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18 April 2008, 08:55

vapodog

Thanks for the lnk....I didn't know this as well....$345 for a Magnum Mauser action isn't totally bad!.....But no actions for the .375 H&H yet.

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18 April 2008, 10:01

kwk

Does anyone have any experience with these? Are they any good?

18 April 2008, 19:46

Fjold

Most of them are "out of stock, no back order" and the few that they have left (7 Mag & 300 Mag) are on "inventory reduction" which usually means that they are gong to stop selling them.

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18 April 2008, 20:40

srtrax

Hey, it's Midway, and even if you dont plan on selling the item...it makes the catalog bigger!

18 April 2008, 23:40

GrandView

quote:
Originally posted by kwk:
Does anyone have any experience with these? Are they any good?

It's a commercial Mauser made by Zastava from Serbia. Same as the old Interarms Mark X, and more recently the Charles Daly Mauser.

It's a true Mauser action. Purists will want a different bolt handle and safety. The model 70 type safety change would necessitate a different bolt shroud. The Zastava has a side safety and a streamlined shroud.

No idea what quality barrel comes with the 798 bbl action.