The aluminum-chassis Rebel weighs only 17 ozs. and measures 4¾" in length (with twist-up eyecups extended) and 5¼" wide (fully opened)—a benefit of the in-line roof-prism design.
A Remington Model 721 bolt-action—forerunner of the Model 700—was the author’s constant companion in Africa. And even though the gun itself is unremarkable, it is the center of stories that are anything but.