OT Remington 799 Mini Mauser

[TedH]

Being a Mauser fan, I've had some interest in these little guys for a while. Knowing they are not real Remingtons, but an import with Remington's name on them had me a little leery of jumping right in to one. A fellow was shooting one in 223 at the range the other day and was punching some pretty respectable groups with factory ammo. I'm thinking of parting with my heavy barrel 22-250 and getting one of these little guys to take it's place. I rarely take 22-250 Mauser into the field due to its long heavy barrel and fat benchrest type stock. While it would be ideal for sitting on a prairie dog field, it's quite cumbersome for a coyote rifle. So does anyone have any experience with the 799?

[awp101]

I don't have any experience with one, but they are built by Zastava IIRC. Dig around http://www.mausercentral.com/forum/index.php as I believe there's been some discussion on them over there.

[cessnapilot]

Being a Mauser fan, I've had some interest in these little guys for a while. Knowing they are not real Remingtons, but an import with Remington's name on them had me a little leery of jumping right in to one. A fellow was shooting one in 223 at the range the other day and was punching some pretty respectable groups with factory ammo. I'm thinking of parting with my heavy barrel 22-250 and getting one of these little guys to take it's place. I rarely take 22-250 Mauser into the field due to its long heavy barrel and fat benchrest type stock. While it would be ideal for sitting on a prairie dog field, it's quite cumbersome for a coyote rifle. So does anyone have any experience with the 799?

I have one, I like it pretty well I think. Sticky bolt, terrible trigger. Bolt itself is a little on the small side. Best group I've done with it was a 5 shot 1.5 inch group with one flyer at 100yds (factory ammo) Most of my groups are in the 3 inch range. Wrestling with that awful trigger, might be part of the reason I'm not grouping that great. I have excellent glass on that rifle ( 3x9 Minox) It's a nice light gun, took a while to get used to it. If I had to do it over again I probablly wouldn't buy it. If you could be more specific about the size of the groups you saw that guy shoot at the range that would be appreicated.

A few months after I bought that gun I found a Remington 5R in .223, now that's a whole different story. Five shot one inch groups with no flyers at 100 yards are no problem with that rifle.

Hope that information helps.

[JReed]

For a nice walking yote gun have you looked at the Stevens or Savage Axis? I have a 200 in .223 and it is a tack driver and only weighs 8lbs with the scope on it. As an up side they are made here in the U.S.

http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/models/


Here is mine with a touch of Krylon in .223

[TedH]

I had forgot about those little Stevens. Looks like a guy could get his hands on one of them for well under $350. Hmmm.......

[JReed]

I'll tell ya it is a nice gun to trek up and down ridges out west with. There are a ton of accessories out there for them as it is just a pre-accutrigger Savage. Darn thing has been accurate for me with 50-62gr bullets lots of folks shoot heavier in theirs with good results.

[TedH]

Been looking at some on GB. There's a couple 22-250's with a BIN for $299! Have you ever tried any 40 gr. bullets in yours?

[JReed]

No I haven't but a friend of mine shoots a 45gr (cant recall which) and shoots bug hole groups with his. He named his gun Ground Squirrel Slayer. Don't let the 1:9 twist fool you these guns seem to shoot about anything well if you do the load development.

[horsesoldier03]

For a nice walking yote gun have you looked at the Stevens or Savage Axis? I have a 200 in .223 and it is a tack driver and only weighs 8lbs with the scope on it. As an up side they are made here in the U.S.

http://www.savagearms.com/firearms/models/


Here is mine with a touch of Krylon in .223

Nice CAMO Job! Curious if you did it, and what type of finish? Is it krylon?

[firefuzz]

I've got one in .22 Hornet, my bud has one in 7.62x39. The comment about the bolt being too small mirrors my opinion. The trigger is easily adjustable. The bedding consisted of a chamber pad only, causes the receiver to torque badly when tightening the action down....it's got to be re-bedded. Bob's 7.62 shoots sub 2" groups with junky military ammo, I'm sure it will do better with the good stuff. The scope I put on mine went south so I really don't know how it shoots yet. I've always wanted a bolt-action repeater in .22 Hornet. Over all there's nothing about the gun I can't fix, and would probably re-do the bedding on any factory rifle, but I wish I'd have spent the extra on a CZ.

PLEASE READ: These guns were only imported for two years under the Remington name. I wanted an extra magazine, the .22H is the only one with a detachable box, and Remington no longer services these guns. They will refer you to Interarms, who doesn't have parts either. The guns are the same as the Interarms and Charles Daily Mini-Mausers so hopefully parts are somewhere. Numrich is parting out the mags at horrendous prices.

Rob

[TedH]

Thanks for the opinions. Sounds like I'll pass on the 799 unless a smoking deal presents itself.

[JReed]

Nice CAMO Job! Curious if you did it, and what type of finish? Is it krylon?

Yes I did it my self first attempt at painting a gun. I used Krylon cammo. It is starting to get shiny in spots now from handling and I will be repainting it this spring.

[olyinaz]

Thanks for the opinions. Sounds like I'll pass on the 799 unless a smoking deal presents itself.

That's been the only draw to me. A few places have had them on sale for really low prices but honestly there are just too many 1" rifles out there for not a lot of dough to be drawn in I think.

If you can spend a bit more Ruger makes a lightweight .223 on their improved Hawkeye action (I think it's called the Compact) that is simply lovely. You literally have to hold one to appreciate how nice these little buggers are.

Cheers,
Oly

[BenT]

I picked up a Stevens 200 for $249 in 22-250 this spring as the local shop was moving them to make way for the new edge (now Axis) . The trigger could be better,but I cleaned it up good. I bought it for a coyote gun. The 223 are hard to find. If I wanted something with more eye apeal I would look at the Ruger, the CZ is cool with the set trigger but the price is too high.

[cessnapilot]

I've got one in .22 Hornet, my bud has one in 7.62x39. The comment about the bolt being too small mirrors my opinion. The trigger is easily adjustable. The bedding consisted of a chamber pad only, causes the receiver to torque badly when tightening the action down....it's got to be re-bedded. Bob's 7.62 shoots sub 2" groups with junky military ammo, I'm sure it will do better with the good stuff. The scope I put on mine went south so I really don't know how it shoots yet. I've always wanted a bolt-action repeater in .22 Hornet. Over all there's nothing about the gun I can't fix, and would probably re-do the bedding on any factory rifle, but I wish I'd have spent the extra on a CZ.

PLEASE READ: These guns were only imported for two years under the Remington name. I wanted an extra magazine, the .22H is the only one with a detachable box, and Remington no longer services these guns. They will refer you to Interarms, who doesn't have parts either. The guns are the same as the Interarms and Charles Daily Mini-Mausers so hopefully parts are somewhere. Numrich is parting out the mags at horrendous prices.

Rob

I've heard that parts aren't available for those rifles. I was thinking about buying the 7.62x39 but decided to go with the .223. I can't say I average 2' groups at 100 yds with that gun. Usually, I'm under three inches, I haven't had anyone adjust the trigger, it's pretty bad, probablly close to 10 lbs with a lot of creep. I have to get back to the range with that gun, just haven't had any time lately. From what I understand the CZ has a similar sticky bolt, the adjustable trigger is much nicer though.

[firefuzz]

I've heard that parts aren't available for those rifles. I was thinking about buying the 7.62x39 but decided to go with the .223. I can't say I average 2' groups at 100 yds with that gun. Usually, I'm under three inches, I haven't had anyone adjust the trigger, it's pretty bad, probablly close to 10 lbs with a lot of creep. I have to get back to the range with that gun, just haven't had any time lately. From what I understand the CZ has a similar sticky bolt, the adjustable trigger is much nicer though.

Bob's gun responded well to glass bedding and both needed to be free-floated badly. The Hornet with it's detachable box mag is very touchy as far as the interface between bottom and top so the bedding is going to be a little trickier. The trigger is easy to adjust, if you've adjusted triggers before...if not it's a simple one for a smith to work with.

I think the gun's are okay, I'll admitt I fully expected to bed and float them...I do most bolt guns. But I do wish the bolt was more substancial and the lack of parts support is something I wish I had known about going in. I expressed my displeasure about not being able to purchase a simple replacement mag to both Remington and Interarms...for all the good it did, I still don't have a spare mag.

Rob

[wm]

I recall CDNN had some at what I thought was a very good price ($250 IIRC) and if you bought 3 or more they would drop the price down to $200 each. But that was several months ago and I may not be recalling the prices exactly right.

I tried to talk my nephews into buying rifles with me but we could not quite pull it all together and the matter eventually just faded. You might check and see if they still have them. Perhaps you could buy one for yourself, give a second as a gift and sell the thrid?

Wm

[cessnapilot]

I recall CDNN had some at what I thought was a very good price ($250 IIRC) and if you bought 3 or more they would drop the price down to $200 each. But that was several months ago and I may not be recalling the prices exactly right.

I tried to talk my nephews into buying rifles with me but we could not quite pull it all together and the matter eventually just faded. You might check and see if they still have them. Perhaps you could buy one for yourself, give a second as a gift and sell the thrid?

Wm

Whoa........Never saw one that cheap, that would be a give away. Mine was close to 500.00 after shipping and FFL fee. For 250.00 I'd buy another in 7.62X39.

[wm]

I just looked on CDNN's website and they have them for $399. I would have sworn it was either $250 or $300 early this year but I am probably not recalling it correctly.

Upper left hand corner of page 40 of theri PDF flyer.

Wm

[olyinaz]

I just looked on CDNN's website and they have them for $399. I would have sworn it was either $250 or $300 early this year but I am probably not recalling it correctly.

No I think you're right because I remember being sorely tempted at the time.

Cheers,
Oly