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Post by superkirby on Dec 27, 2022 10:58:39 GMT -5
I recently inherited a Rem 700 from my grandfather. He picked it up at a gun show towards the end of his hunting years and used it to take his last couple deer and antelope. As my Dad was telling me about it he acknowledged that I live in a shotgun/muzzleloader only area so it came with the blessing to convert it or do whatever I wanted to in order to shoot it. My original plan was to convert it to a muzzleloader, probably just a Remmage barrel but a good hunting rifle overall. The more I lead about it, I’m not sure. As it’s still two states away I won’t have it in my hands until closer to spring. Here’s what I know- It was made in 1982. I believe it started as a 700 classic and was originally chambered in I think 257 Roberts. I emailed Remington with the serial number and was told likely 1982 was the extent of the information they could give me. The barrel doesn’t have the standard factory marks leading me to believe it’s been rebarreled and not just rechambered. It’s engraved with .257 Ack Imp. On the bottom it’s marked Vic Olson, Gunmaker. Google revealed little except that he was at some point a gunsmith for Browning before leaving and starting his own business in 1983. It sounds like he made some nice rifles and I found a few pictures of some at auctions with the same stamp. Nice rifles with fancy stocks. This one I have appears to be in the original stock. I guess I was just wondering if anyone might have any further insight? Is it a bad idea to convert it? I can leave it and reload for it but never reloaded for anything that has to be fireformed or anything like that. Pretty basic reloading experience here. My uncle does have an extra set of dies for it if I want to reload for it instead. Thoughts from the experts?
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Post by billc on Dec 27, 2022 12:42:10 GMT -5
Not an expert by any stretch of the imagination. Reloading 257 Roberts AI is a piece of cake -- load and shoot. I did my load workup while fire forming the brass. I did not notice any difference in POI while fire forming and after fire forming. I would recommend annealing the brass after fire forming to extend the life of your brass. 257 brass can be hard to find so extending the life span is useful.
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Post by joelmoney on Dec 27, 2022 13:17:50 GMT -5
No reason you can’t use it as a SML and later spin the “custom barrel back on.
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Post by Ice on Dec 27, 2022 15:16:27 GMT -5
I agree in that you can spin on/off and it’s good to go. I like guns given to me far more than I like my “others”.
Side note, I was given my father’s REM 7400 in .270. I enjoy heading to the mountains to hunt with it like we did when I was a kid….special connection for sure. However, I did modify it. Hunting in the mountains, Dad had bought into the idea that he could use roll away scope mounts. I never liked them and for good reason. While he was in Saudi Arabia, his best friend and my mentor took me on a deer hunt. At some point the scope was knocked and didn’t snap back on the base. After the first miss on a good buck, he said shoot again. This continued after each of the next 10 shoots. Never did I come close. 2 hours later I shot 4 more times at a doe. He said shoot again. My reply was I can’t. I’m out of bullets🤣. Needless to say when the rifle became mine, I scapped the mounts!
Enjoy the treasure.
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