Remington Model 799 update......

[Herb in Pa]

Thank you for your inquiry. The 799 in 7.62 has a land diameter of .300 with a groove diameter of .311. So, it will shoot .308 & .309 diameter bullets. So we recommend you stick with Remington or domestic ammunition with a .309 bullet diameter. These are due to be manufactured in the 3rd quarter of this year so you should see them out late in the 3rd quarter.

[9.3X62AL]

OK, this thread's title tells me that I need to stay current on what Big Green and the other gunmakers are putting into the culvert these days. Both the 798 and the 799 are nice-looking Mauser turnbolts, and that 22 Hornet might make me try that masochistic chambering once again. I know the CZ-527's are pretty accurate, but the Model 1891-inspired protruding magazine kinda puts me off. The list prices aren't real bad, either. I need another rat gun about like a trout needs a mountain bike, but "need" isn't the issue.

[Bullshop]

Allen
A couple years ago we got some of the CZ 99 22 rf rifles for the shop. Think we got about half a dosen before Charles Dailey and Rem got them and they were just a CZ Mod. 99. I gotta tell ya these things are accurate. I have had a number of accurate 22 rifles like Walthers , Mausers, Rem 37's and the little CZ shoots with the best of them. It shoots the cheap ammo like a match gun. It is perfectly praportioned for the cartridge.
You know I have a shop and guns come and go. The used ones I use while there here and when they go out the door no big deal. I will not part with the CZ. It is very humbling to shoot 100 yard groups with the $9.00 a carton ammo that equal my best cast ammo from the hornet and the cooper. It cant do it in the wind or with as much punch but when its calm head shots on rabbits at 100 yards are no problem at all.
The only thing I did was work the triger. Not like any triger I have ever seen but easy to figure out and make good.
If all thier guns are this good ya cant go wrong.
BIC/BS

[StarMetal]

Allen,

As you now I have the CZ 22 Hornet and one of their All Amercain 30-06 rifles. With jacketed the Hornet shoots five into one 3/8 hole at 100 yards using Hornady's 45 VMax over a healthy charge of WW 296 CONSISTANTLY. The 06 shoots the 165 Hornady under 3/4 inches at 100. Interesting the 06 shoots either the Lyman 311284 or 314299 into a 1/2 hole at 100. The Hornet is real tourch with cast. Somedays it shoots them great, others terrible. Now my 06 has a .309 groove and the Hornet has a tighter then a .224 groove, I believe if I remember correctly it's .221 on mine, it's tight.

By the way that protruding magazine on the Hornet doesn't bother me one bit and you know you're Amigo Senior Buckshot thinks that those protruding magazinzes are racey looking.

Joe

[beagle]

Herb....I been waiting on Remington to make a M700 in 7.62 X 39mm. Looks like this will do. They're advertising a 1-9 1/2 twist. Ought to do all right for cast.

I got loads of boxer brass stashed, dies and moulds. Think I'll jump on this bandwagon./beagle


Thank you for your inquiry. The 799 in 7.62 has a land diameter of .300 with a groove diameter of .311. So, it will shoot .308 & .309 diameter bullets. So we recommend you stick with Remington or domestic ammunition with a .309 bullet diameter. These are due to be manufactured in the 3rd quarter of this year so you should see them out late in the 3rd quarter.

[Herb in Pa]

I've got a Ruger MKII in 7.62x39 that will be looking for a new home come third quarter.

[9.3X62AL]

Joe--

Yeah, Buckshot likes those stick-out magazines a lot. Such things look fine on an SMLE or an 1891, even an AR or an HK-91.......but on a bolt hunting rifle it just rubs me wrong, like a belt-fed levergun. Over-influenced by pre-64 M-70's and Rem 700's, I guess.

[JDL]

I believe it was on the CZ forum, a guy was doing conversions on the 527 to make the mag almost flush and IIRC the capaticy was 2. As for myself, I don't mind the protruding magazine and rather like the smooth feeding from the single column. -JDL

[C A Plater]

I've not seen the one on the CZ forum but this link cz-527 conversion (http://www.rvbprecision.com/articles/11/cz-527_rifle_magazine_conversion) has info on it.