Buying a Rifle on Family Vacation - Another Remington 721

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Just got back from a whirlwind seven-day family vacation. In seven days, we visited;

• The Narrows in Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon National Park Utah
• Elkhorn Hot Springs in Montana’s Pioneer Mountains
• My fathers Grave in Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls in Idaho
• Multnomah Falls, Lava River Cave, and Lava Lands in Oregon
• The ghost town Bodie State Historic Park in California
• Lastly, before returning home Keough’s Hot Springs near Bishop, California.

All in All, we drove 3,559 miles.

While in Idaho I stopped in a local gun store. They had a Remington Model 721 in 30-06 sitting on the shelf. I could not pass it up for $240.00.

They also have a really nice 1903 Sporter, it has a high gloss blue so this is not one that would be a candidate for restoration. But for the price, $250.00 it would make a nice shooter. I didn't buy it only because the gas cost in the RV killed my bank account.

The Remington 721 I bought has what I think is a Herter’s stock with a really short length of pull The stock looks to have been cut down for a Jr. shooter. I'm going to look for a factory stock to put back on the rifle as the one on it has zero appeal.

The bolt and follower are both jeweled which is interesting. The blue is near 100% and the bore is fantastic.

I think the most interesting part of this rifle is the Leupold scope. The Leupold Mountaineer is different in that it only has a elevation adjustment. The windage is dialed in using the Leupold Adjusto-mounts.

In all of the old catalogs and even doing a web search, I was only able to fine Leupold Mountaineer scopes that have both elevation and windage. I find that odd and interesting that the Leupold Mountaineer that came with this rifle has only the elevation adjustment.

If anyone has any AD’s or documentation on this version of the scope I would be grateful if you shared it.

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