Remington Rifles with Mauser Actions

[deerhunter61]

I noticed that Remington is producing rifles with the Mauser actions. has anyone purchased one of these? Do they perform well? Are they as good as the Remington 700s? I am kind of curious as to why Remington woudl start making these when the 700 is such a great gun?

Thanks,

 

[chaim]

What I know about them is they are contracted out of Serbia. Charles Daly used to have the contract (and sold them with lesser stocks but for 10-25% less) but Remington outbid them, put on a different stock, and raised the price. From what I understand, the reputation when they were with Charles Daly was pretty good.

 

[Ash]

The Daly-imported Zastavas were better made.

Ash

 

[Bartkowski]

They are pretty good guns, but don't expect the action to be as smooth as a 700. I held one and it was rough and had some machining marks.

The gun functioned fine though.

 

[Der Verge]

They were better made when under contract to C D. If you want one that will work well, (though the caliber is limited in selection to 8X57IS) get a Yugo M48 off the surplus rack....Same thing

 

[browningguy]

Another great marketing plan by Remington. Take a decent Mauser action, then have them build it down to a price, put the cheapest stock you can have made for it, and raise the price.

Voila, now you have an overpriced Remington Mauser.

My .458 is built on a Daly action, ok, not as well finished as a nice pre-war action but usuable. The new Remmy's look and feel rough in comparison. I think the basic quality is still there, it will just need some additional polishing to make it look better.

 

[Mr_Pale_Horse]

I bought the Zastava Gun Mark X in 7x57, same barreled action, but not the Remington (stock).

Pros: Much cheaper route to get a push feed 98 mauser than anything else on the market. Adjustable trigger. Hinged floorplate. Drilled and tapped for scope or receiver sight. Hunting accuracy (1-2.5" groups with variety of factory and handloads).

Cons: Metal finish inside the action and below the stock lines is "tool marks a plenty"; affects smoothness of action, although improves with use. Brittle screws in adjustable trigger, broke one first time a loosened it. Hunting accuracy (1-2.5" groups with variety of factory and handloads), depending on you point of view, a possible negative. Sliding trigger group safety not as postive as a bolt sleeve design.

I prefer my 1953 M48B Yugo action in 8x57; much smoother and more accurate.