Old .30-06 & Ammo

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Just got an old Remington Model 721 from my father. It was his Uncle's and got passed down around 24yrs ago (give or take a year). Was wondering I can find out exactly how old this gun is and what it's worth. My local gunsmith looked it over and said its in excellent condition.

I'm planning on using it for Deer & Antelope and need to get a scope for it. Also need to get to a rifle range to shoot it. In the soft case with the gun were two boxes of ammo (14 rounds each). Both boxes are Remington 150grain Core-Lokt ammo. My dad never shot the gun while he had it and doesnt trust the ammo to shoot it. Is this ammo still good ? I figure the worst that could happen is it doesn't fire.
 
As long as the ammo isn't corroded or doesn't show signs of abuse (dents, dings, etc). If it looks like good ammo it usually is. The worst that can happen is it will misfire. If if misfires, let your rifle sit, pointed downrange, for a few minutes to make sure it doesn't cook off, before extracting the round.
 
mapanggulo...

"Was wondering I can find out exactly how old this gun is and what it's worth."

"http://www.remington.com/default"

Try to above link. If your rifle has a serial number, they can tell you when it was made. As far as what it is worth, you might want to look in the Blue Book of Gun Values, that will give you a starting point.
 
The 721 is the forerunner to the 700. Remington's well-publicized "acid test" was a a .30-'06 with a case full of (IIRC) DuPont 4064 and four (yes, 4) 220-grain bullets. The gun didn't blow up.

They're sorta plain-Jane, but good shooters. Just not part of collector-mania...

Art
 
I have the 722, the short action version of this rifle, in .300 Savage.

God forbid if you break the extractor. It's hard as hell to find a new one.

Good little rifle.

I'm going to guess and say that the ammo is in the old Green and Red box. That puts it at sometime prior to the early to mid 1960s, IIRC. It should still be fine if, as has been said, it's not showing signs of corrosion or other kinds of damage.
 
My Remington 721 in .30-06 was purchased in 1953. SN is 253xxx and I presume the manufacture year is at or near 1953. Check your SN and maybe you can zero in on an approximate mfg. date.
 
hmm...the SN on my 721 is 64533, looked on Remingtons site but couldn't find the place to try researching the age. Not to worry about the value, its got a senimental value...which I won't be able to put a price on.
 
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