Remington Model Seven
One of the old originals in 7-08 sold recently on the auction side for $2475 (+ tax, fees, shipping)! Those are cute little rifles but that seems like a lot to me. Are they actually worth anything like that? The losing bidder was an (NR) so maybe that had something to do with it? I bought mine at a gun show in '04 for $500. I bought two at that show; the other one was a .308 for $400.
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Seems awfully high to me.
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They are nice rifles. I bought my son one in a laminated stock in 243 around 2003 I think. He has taken several deer with it. That being said there is no way I would bid anything close to that on one.
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WOW. An older one sold in Nov. for $1775, it had a Leupold scope and was in Ca. Yeah, $2475+ is high. Years ago I bought one from a neighbor for $300 and didn't think it had even doubled.
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I was gifted one in .308 15 years ago sweet rifle, no way I'd pay even half that.
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7-08 is a rather rare one so I suspect that is the issue. Beautiful rifles.
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link? must have been a low number?
I can say thats alot but no amount would buy my first deer rifle Rem Model 7 in ss black Stock. Shot first , last, and most deer inbetween with that gun.
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I wonder what my .260 is worth. Since they came in late in production, there can't be too many of those.
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I always wanted a Model 7 in 7-08. At today's prices, I'll probably never have one. Although, I did buy a 1981 Model 70 Featherweight in .270 a few years ago (which I had always wanted). Maybe someday I'll run across a Model 7 in 7-08.
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Thanks for this post. I had never paid much attention to them over the years. I always figured they were some cheaped out model 700
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I've had a Model 7 Stainless Synthetic in 243 since the 1980's.......I think.
I loaded 55BT's at about 3900fps(?).........for a nice coyote pickup rifle.👍
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The original Sevens, of course, were 18.5" barrels w/sights, walnut schnable stocks: These are the ones I'm posting about. Some might even call them classics. Later on, Remington used that action to build variations--bigger rifles. I have one of those, too, 22" barrel, blue steel, laminated stock, 7 SAUM. It's a nice rifle but not nearly as "cute" as the first little carbines. I suspect that, since the originals were discontinued in 1999, the price has escalated like the 600's & 660's (which nobody wanted at the time).
The Sevens were built on the XP100/600/660 receivers. The first Seven I saw, like the 600's, did not have the bolt release tab--you had to use a small tool to reach into the left lug race-way and press down the bolt stop the remove the bolt (I have a BSA that requires similar antics!).
Since federal law prohibits making a pistol from a rifle action, it is my understanding that Remington made enough modifications to the 700 action to qualify as a "new" action and then could build a pistol (XP700) on that. No rule against making a rifle from a pistol so the 600/660/Seven followed.
And, Horse Plains Drifter, the"cheaped out model 700" is the model 78; I have one of those, too.
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