Today I was in a local gun shop that just opened. The owner is a nice gentleman with a love of guns but who, like myself, does not profess to be even a shade-tree gunsmith.
He had a beautiful Remington 722 chambered in 257 Roberts. The gun was in excellent condition and was topped with a vintage 2x7 Redfield widefield. I checked the bore it was clean. Lands/grooves all distinct and the muzzle showed no wear or erosion as we usually see in the South from guns riding muzzle down in the floorboard Now for the problem which he pointed out to me: you can insert a cartridge into the chamber or cycle one in from the mag, BUT the bolt will not close on it. When you take the cartridge out, the brass show a crimp mark on the neck of the case....the case is actually deformed if you exert too much pressure on it. Without the cartridge, everything locks up, cocks and fires.
This gun was obviously someone's pet. There is a well-fitted, wide trigger shoe installed and the wood is either not original or is a higher grade....too much grain when compared my other 722 which I know to be all factory. He is asking $400 for the gun as is. I would value your input on suggesting what the problem may be and how complicated (translate how much money) to remedy it. My 722 in 300 Savage is one the the best shooting rifles I own, and i would love to add this one to the mix.
Thanks for your time in reading and responding.
He had a beautiful Remington 722 chambered in 257 Roberts. The gun was in excellent condition and was topped with a vintage 2x7 Redfield widefield. I checked the bore it was clean. Lands/grooves all distinct and the muzzle showed no wear or erosion as we usually see in the South from guns riding muzzle down in the floorboard Now for the problem which he pointed out to me: you can insert a cartridge into the chamber or cycle one in from the mag, BUT the bolt will not close on it. When you take the cartridge out, the brass show a crimp mark on the neck of the case....the case is actually deformed if you exert too much pressure on it. Without the cartridge, everything locks up, cocks and fires.
This gun was obviously someone's pet. There is a well-fitted, wide trigger shoe installed and the wood is either not original or is a higher grade....too much grain when compared my other 722 which I know to be all factory. He is asking $400 for the gun as is. I would value your input on suggesting what the problem may be and how complicated (translate how much money) to remedy it. My 722 in 300 Savage is one the the best shooting rifles I own, and i would love to add this one to the mix.
Thanks for your time in reading and responding.