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No Ordinary Rifle (Page 4)

For a half-century, a Remington Model 721 in .30-’06 Sprg. proved accurate and rugged, and became one of the most trusted rifles for professional hunter Harry Selby.

By Harry Selby (RSS)

January 31, 2012

It is impossible to ascertain now the number of significant trophies this very standard rifle has accounted for, but it would be a proud accomplishment for any rifle carrying the name of any of the top English gunmakers or, indeed, a very expensive custom piece from one of the well-known American custom rifle builders.

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6 Responses to No Ordinary Rifle (Page 4)

Batholith wrote:
November 11, 2012

What a wonderful article about a delightful workhorse of a rifle. Both I and my '06 721 are grinning.

Bunnyshooter1719 wrote:
June 11, 2012

My friend has his dad's old Rem 722 with a loooong scope. The front scope mount is set into the front sight groove! I remember working the bolt--it was smooth as silk. His rifle is in .222 Remington. Perhaps we will go shoot sometime--he was going to let me shoot it and I let him shoot my Ruger GSR. I would enjoy a Remington 700 in .223 with a steel floorplate.

Jerrold Paul Shelton wrote:
February 26, 2012

The 721 is, indeed, "No Ordinary Rifle." I own and use one in .270 Win. that I bought in N.I.B. condition last year. It is the most accurate bolt action sporter that I have ever shot. It'll put five shots into clusters that average 3/4" at 100 yards. According to the original owner, he won it as a prize at a corporate Christmas party sixty-one years ago and never shot it. When I got it home, I found during cleaning that the bore still had factory rust preventer in it. I mounted a 3 X 9 Leupold to it using domestic Weaver rings and mounts. When I sighted it in, I couldn't believe what I was seeing -most groups formed tight little clusters with all bullet holes touching. "No Ordinary Rifle," indeed. Mr. Selby's piece struck a chord with me, not just because I have the same model of rifle, but because his writing reminded me of the kind of things Finn Aagaard used to have published on those same pages. Selby's was no ordinary story, and I hope to see more of that kind of thing in the pages of American Rifleman in the future.

Chris Cunningham wrote:
February 23, 2012

Wonderful article,but perhaps it should be renamed"NO ORDINARY CALIBER". Mr. Selby and some competent clients literally take hundreds of animals with out of the box 1950's Winchester 180 grain Silvertips. It reaffirms what many rifleman, hunters, and military people have known for years. The 30-06 is suitable for all but the most dangerous situations. Many have been led to believe that grossly expensive firearms and exotic calibers are the way to go. Mr. Selby and Robert Ruark have shown its just not so. Thankyou

lLarry Leighton wrote:
February 20, 2012

I noticed right off that the bolt in Harrys rifle is a model 700s bolt in his 721 There is no mention of this in the article I just assume it was probebly changed when the barrel was. Very , very interesting story as I have an 721 30-06 in excellent condition and I feel the same for a low cost gun ,it is avery accurate and rugged and reliable Rifle . Mine is a 1952 manafactuered gun . I hope to see more about harrys Rifle

Ron M wrote:
February 14, 2012

Nice read about a gun I'm not familiar with.