I don't see it that way at all. In fact you are the one whom is off topic. Where it's made and how it is made has everything to do with what it is. Be assured Duke already knew it was a Mauser action. Unless I’ve totally misread his post he wanted to know what he would be getting. I’m generally pretty good with English language comprehension. Looking back in this thread snowwolfe I don’t see where you contributed anything until you chimed in to whine about me stepping on a few toes. If you really think business and manufacturing policies have nothing to do with “What is a Remington 798?”. Then you live in a different world than I do. Which is probably the case.
BTW a cracker is one who cracks the whip. In case you were confusing that with saltines.
The op's question was:
"What is a Remington 798?"
Where did you answer any part of his question about what a 798 was?
And if you reread what I posted, I gave my opinion of both a 375 and the 458.
So, if I am off topic for giving my opinion of the 798, after being asked what it is, then I stand corrected. And your dislike of Remington has nothing to do with the 798 as they did not produce it, they imported it.
I'm done, cant fix it
Did they ever come with iron sights? I've been googling that little info that's out there but only saw stock photos of rifles w/o any sights but people's actual photos on which some had iron sights. So am I left wondering whether they had to cut dovetails and put on iron sights themselves.
They did on the dangerous game rifles, I'm not sure of others, they're usually bare of irons. The same rifle with a different stock was the Interarms MkX rifle, most of those did come with iron sights.
Zastava is now selling them in the USA. Looks like they have sights and are up to higher standards than the Remington imports were. I have a Century imported M85 in .223 and love it.
https://zastavaarmsusa.com/products/bolt-action/
Currently casting and loading: .32 Auto, .380 Auto, .38 Special, 9X19, .357 Magnum, .257 Roberts, 6.5 Creedmoor, .30 WCF, .308 WCF, .45-70.
Didn’t Herters market Interarms rifles back in the 60’s?
Remington also imported the model 504 which was a bolt action .22 lr built by Zastava and it had iron sights. The 798's were brought in by Remington along with Bakail combination and over /under shotguns. I think they were trying to expand the menu without any effort on their part and it turned out most of the stuff wasn't very popular. I do remember the 798's were supposed to put the customer into a Remington bolt gun without the price tag of a bdl but very few folks went form them so Remington quit the line.
Remington produced the 504 in the USA. The model 5 was produced by Zavasta..............
"Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut." - Ernest Hemingway
The Remington 798 is a Zastava rifle.
They are very reliable rifles, of robust construction. The action type is that of a Mauser 98.
"When the homeland is in danger, everything is allowed, except not to defend it."
Gral. Don José de San Martin.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |