Remington model 721 questions

The model 721 receiver is also drilled bar stock. It was the first in the series introduced after WWII. The previous model 30 was a machined receiver based on the American 1917 Enfield.

Ruger 77 is a casting, not machined from a solid billet.
 
The investment castings Ruger's Pine Tree foundry makes are of superb metallurgy.

I have used those Rugers for a lifetime and they are very well designed and made.
 
The Ruger investment cast receiver is indeed strong and dependable. I think they kept that information sort of close to the vest back in the 1960s when they introduced the Model 77. There was some stigma about casting vs forged receivers, but Ruger has proven to my satisfaction that they will hold up about as well as a forged model. To my mind, the only thing a quality forged receiver has an advantage is that it can be made a bit thinner than a quality cast receiver.

Sort of like multi piece bolts.

The Remington 721, 722, 700 and other products all use a multi piece bolt, but they are brazed together so expertly that you really have to look hard to find the braze line. The bolt parts are all good steel and in no way give up any real strength to a one piece bolt that some seem to think is superior.
 
OOPS! I had the idea that the 721 was to the M1917 as the MDL 70 was to the M98 Mauser. I knew about the MDL 30, thought that it had morphed into the 721.

The Model 30 was supposed to been a popular platform for conversion for wildcatters of that time. Wasn't the 721 offered in magnum length, 300-375H&H? Or am I getting fuzzy on that one too?
 
The 720 was the ultimate American Enfield....the 721 was the first round receiver with the multiple piece bolt.

Remington didn't make many of the 720's. They were the deluxe version of the Model 30 with great wood, a slightly modified bolt handle and the bolt had a guide rib to improve cycling.
They are VERY nice rifles if you have the great luck to have one.

3 models made. The 720A with 22 inch barrel, 720B with 24 inch, and 720R with 20 inch barrel.

Chamberings were 30-06, 270 Winchester and 257 Roberts.

The late model 30 and the 720 were cock on opening whereas the earlier production models were cock on closing.

When you look at those old models, its really a shame to see how the care and craftsmanship has dropped to what we have to choose from now.
 
i know what you mean, but where will we get craftsmen who will work for 1.50-2.50 an hour to build them. even in 1962 a winchester 70 cost 129.00 hard earned dollars and today the new fn winchester 70 cost close to a thousand dollars. eastbank.
 
I do understand the markets and the cost of skilled labor. It would be nice however if there were some small corner of Remington which could build such things in a limited manner. There are custom makers, such as Cooper and others who seem to be doing quite well in their corners.
 
i know what you mean, but where will we get craftsmen who will work for 1.50-2.50 an hour to build them. even in 1962 a winchester 70 cost 129.00 hard earned dollars and today the new fn winchester 70 cost close to a thousand dollars. eastbank.
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An item that sold for $129 in 1962 would cost $1002.62 in todays money. If you're going to make 2015 wages, you can't expect to pay 1962 prices. Relatively speaking guns are less expensive than ever.

http://www.usinflationcalculator.com/

A new Winchester will set you back about $750 and is a better made rifle than a 1962 Winchester.
http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/36_61/products_id/90610

Winchesters quality problems started well before the design change in 1964. We are living in the best times to buy a quality rifle for the dollar right now.
 
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