Remington 721

[Brithunter]

Originally Posted by Mike Moss

Critch,

I would return the rifle to where you got it.

The Rem. 721/722's are not a good design for hunting what with the safety problem, the brazed on bolt handle, the weak extractor and plunger ejector. They also don't have CRF.

There are much better guns.

Oh dear what a load of utter tosh

just because a rifle does not have CRF does nto mean it's no good. How many times have you had to reload a rifle upside down?

I cannot comment of the bolt handles as I don't know how they're made never having seen a 721 let alone handled one.

As for the safety issue it's a not issue as the only safety needed is the one in your head. I rarely use a safety at all the rifle is either unloaded and in safe consdition or it's loaded and simple

Mike I suggest you get rid of all your old rifles and either replace them with Blaser's or the new Mauser 03 as they have to be cocked before they will fire. How safe is that? If the firing pin is not under spring tension it cannot drive forwards and fire can it .