Remington Model 725 280 Rem

Found one of these recently and it's in near mint condition with a nice straight-grained stock. Any thoughts and value approximations appreciated.
Fred

While I can't shed any light on the value, I can tell you that .280 is a pretty rare chambering in the M/725 most you'll encounter are .30-06.

Would love to see photos. I really like those guns.

DF

I used to have one in .270...really nice rifles but don't remember seeing one in 280 for sale. Wasn't it Don Lewis in Fur Fish & Game that used to occasionally write about his? As I recall, he was very partial to it for whitetails here in Wisconsin.

Originally Posted by Dirtfarmer

Would love to see photos. I really like those guns.

DF

DF, I forgot to take photos, but the owner is going to take a few. I'll post soon as they arrive.

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Scope included?

DF

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Nice! My .260SA is one of my favorites, rebarreled from .244.

Originally Posted by Dirtfarmer

Scope included?

DF

Ya, he wants to sell it together.

Which Zeiss is it?

DF

Conquest HD5 2-10x42

For some reason, when I was a kid, I thought thse were the bees knees, maybe because there was an exploded drawing in The Complete Book of Rifles and Shotguns. Not sure I've ever seen one in the flesh.

A 725 in 280?! Does the haystack come with that needle?

That combo is worth a few bucks...

Hope you get it right.

DF

Originally Posted by Reloder28

A 725 in 280?! Does the haystack come with that needle?

Looks like there is one on GB but someone put a pad on it.

Originally Posted by Dirtfarmer

That combo is worth a few bucks...

Hope you get it right.

DF

Thanks....he's definitely not giving it away.

That's one of my favorite classic deer rifles.

And what is the asking price?

Originally Posted by gunswizard

And what is the asking price?

OP may not want to say. That's a unique gun and an expensive scope.

It's worth whatever he's willing to pay and the seller is willing to take.

Not gonna be cheap, nor should it be.

DF

I think he wants $1800

Originally Posted by kroo88

I think he wants $1800

IMO, that would be full price.

The scope sells for around $800 or so on Ebay.

Blue Book shows .280 as the highest priced Rem 725, listed for $800 in prime condition. Blue Book is historically behind the market, OK in a static market, but a moving market will find Blue Book values lagging. So, is the 725 market static or beginning to move? I don't know. Based on price, I'd say .280 is in most demand, probably based on numbers produced.

So, it depends on how bad the OP wants that gun.

$1,600 would be my offer.

DF