The 798’s are good rifles, I’ve had a couple 7 mags, plenty accurate, I like the laminated stocks.
Would the barrelled action be a good place to start for a build? I'm not familiar with these rifles....are they similar to the VZ24?
Q1:Yes.
Q:2 Only in that it is a Standard Length Large Ring 98 action.
The VZ24 was a military action designed for open sights and for rapid reloading by use of stripper clips, hence the half moon shaped cutout in the left receiver wall and the stripper clip hump (Charger Guide) on the rear bridge.
The Zastava Commercial action was designed from the onset for sporting rifle use and is factory drilled and tapped for scope base mounting holes, has a scope friendly bolt handle, and scope friendly safety. Additionally, it is made from a high carbon alloy steel rather than a low carbon steel like the VZ24.
I've built a ton of custom rifles on VZ24 actions but they do require a good deal more work than a Commercial action like the Zastava does. Both are great actions, you just have to decide what you want your build to consist of.
