jamesb
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Has anyone had any experience with the remington 799. I am thinking of getting one in 22 hornet. They are made by zastava for remington and previously for charles daly.
Remington 799 mini mauser
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MMCSRET
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And prior to Charles Daly they were made for and marketed by Interarms as the Interarms Mark X Mini Mauser.
rbernie
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They're decent enough rifles that can be interesting if you like Mauser-style actions. My principal complaints with them have been tiny, toy-like bolt handles and the slow (1:12") twist rates in their 223 offering.
The Remington units are generally several hundred dollars more expensive than the equivilent Daly/Interarms imported units.
The Remington units are generally several hundred dollars more expensive than the equivilent Daly/Interarms imported units.
hardluk1
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Back in the interarms days they were very good rifles.
TheGrimReaper
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I have a Interarms MARK X Mini-Mauser in 7.62x39....I love the little booger. Sweet shooting rifle.
jimmyraythomason
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They are well built rifles on a proven action. They do not have the claw extractor that Mausers are famous for tbut hat doesn't seem to be a drawback. Remington uses a nicer looking stock than the previous manufacturers/importers. The stocks I've seen are laminated walnut(I put one on one of my Mauser sporters). IIRC, Remington made the barrels with a 1:12 twist and they seem to work well with 40-55 grn. bullets. They are nice rifles,a little over priced, IMO.
jimmyraythomason
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That's the one I want,GrimReaper.
dirtyjim
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i picked up one in .223 for a project rifle when bass pro shops had them on sale for $385.
remington has discontinued them. the factory trigger on mine was a little rough but a little stone work fixed it up.
i'm doing mine in the prewar british style, kinda like a mickey mouse safari rifle.
i've started reworking the stock to use as a pattern for the duplicator. the grip has been swept back, i added a little bit of cast off & a lot of drop since its going to be open sight rifle. i cut the trigger gaurd in half right in front of the trigger bow & raised the trigger bow .150" to give it the appearance of a drop box, then made a new front section to replace the side latch with an in the bow release. i still have to cut the slot for the release & rework the back part of the floorplate into a straddle type. i replaced the factory trigger with a sako trigger that matches the shape of the triggergaurd. the safety will be moved into an extended rear tang. i'm going to put banded front & rear sights on it that wikll be scaled to fit the rifle & i have a oberndorf style bolt handle for it thats also scaled to fit the rifle that i need to weld on. it will get a charger hump & stripper clip slot & possibly a single rear square bridge. i've cut the side of the receiver for the thumb cut & will do a g33/40 style cut on the left rail to get rid of the lettering & give it a little more mauser style.
i'm going to get another on in .22 hornet for a scaled down version of the rigby style .303 mauser i'm building, a big-n-little matching set.
remington has discontinued them. the factory trigger on mine was a little rough but a little stone work fixed it up.
i'm doing mine in the prewar british style, kinda like a mickey mouse safari rifle.
i've started reworking the stock to use as a pattern for the duplicator. the grip has been swept back, i added a little bit of cast off & a lot of drop since its going to be open sight rifle. i cut the trigger gaurd in half right in front of the trigger bow & raised the trigger bow .150" to give it the appearance of a drop box, then made a new front section to replace the side latch with an in the bow release. i still have to cut the slot for the release & rework the back part of the floorplate into a straddle type. i replaced the factory trigger with a sako trigger that matches the shape of the triggergaurd. the safety will be moved into an extended rear tang. i'm going to put banded front & rear sights on it that wikll be scaled to fit the rifle & i have a oberndorf style bolt handle for it thats also scaled to fit the rifle that i need to weld on. it will get a charger hump & stripper clip slot & possibly a single rear square bridge. i've cut the side of the receiver for the thumb cut & will do a g33/40 style cut on the left rail to get rid of the lettering & give it a little more mauser style.
i'm going to get another on in .22 hornet for a scaled down version of the rigby style .303 mauser i'm building, a big-n-little matching set.
litman252
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There are 2 in a local shop, 7.62x39 & 22 Hornet I believe. Kinda on the rough side for metal work IMO........
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