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Came across this piece BUT it has a 22" barrel (not 24-26"), both front/rear open sights, with factory walnut laminated stock, really dark and smooth bluing. Never fired but no box. Nice looking for a Charles Daly clone. Asking $900 for it... Thoughts (Y/N)? Homesteader

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Cdnn blew those out, in 458 and 375, for around 500 bucks. I hesitated too long and missed out. I see them unfired for prices like you state. Good chance this is one of those, see if you can do better, but, what is it worth to you?

I should have bought about 50 of those with my IRA funds. Would have beat the heck out of the stock market! I only bought one 375.

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You can say that again brother. Kinda like when I could have bought an unopened case of SKS's for a few bills. Then
they had real value 6-7 years ago. Instead I bought the occasional pre-garcia Sako. They didn't appreciate as well as a freaking SKS?

you should be able to pick up up a good Whitworth 458 for that kind of money


IMO the Remingtons were decent but not in anyway finished as well as the Whitworths , nor having near the quality of sights or stocks.....

The 798 with a Laminate stock and a 22" barrel is the Safari Grade.


Model 798 Safari Grade – The time-proven Mauser action is famous for its performance on the world’s toughest game and now we offer an affordable, factory-built version for your next African safari. The action is fit into our RealWood® “B” Grade Walnut laminate stock. The Safari Grade stock features Realwood construction, a process that bonds two pieces of high grade walnut and one piece of maple with carbon fiber reinforcement. The result is a handsome, extremely durable wood stock. The compact 22-inch rifled sighted barrel is ready for those up close encounters or with the receiver drilled and tapped, adding a scope is easy. Available in 375 H&H Mag and 458 Win Mag. Suggested retail price: $1141 - $1213

I have a 798 in .458, mine doesn't have a laminate stock, but it does have the open sites and barrel band on it. Don't remember what I bought it for, but I'd consider letting it go if you are interested in it. I don't have an exact round count on it, but I would imagine it's no more than a box of 20. I might even still have the original box, but can't promise that.

Slider1 - Thanks for the input. I don't own the 798 (sorry for the confusion I may have caused) but based upon the other 798's I've seen i.e. longer barrel, laminated stock etc. I'd not heard of the "Safari" model until now. Figured no harm in asking around about it. Homesteader

If it's the one on ART, I know the owner...good guy. He just lowered it to $725 shipped for anyone interested.

Biebs - thanks for this info. The rifle mentioned in my original post recently sold for $850 per its owner. Question - what is ART you mentioned? Homesteader

Oops, I meant AR....Accurate Reloading.

I have a Rem 798 Safari in 375 H&H. Nice gun except for the recoil. Installing a mercury recoil reducer in the butt fixed that problem

idahoguy101 - "... Rem 798 Safari in 375 H&H. Nice gun except for the RECOIL..." Amen...don't you just hate that aspect - LOL
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