I have my father’s 1952 Model 721 in .270 Win. When I first got it from him a few years ago, I was just going to keep it in the safe as a family keepsake. But I bought a box of Remington Core Lock just to test it. I mounted a spare cheaper scope on it since it had only been used with the open iron sights. To my surprise, it shot a couple of groups below 1 moa.
I did some load development and I’ve got a 130 grain SST load at 3174 MV, and .415 MOA. I also have a 145 grain ELDX load at 3056 MV, at .510 MOA. So it’s turned out to be a fairly accurate rifle. I’ve kept the wood stock on it, and it’s a backup for my 30.06 and my .280 AI. I really like it.
