Vintage Build-DON'T BOUNCE OFF NOTHIN'

.300 H&H. REMINGTON 721. WEAVER K6

JULY BUILD OF THE MONTH

In the 1950's very few hunters carried large calibers. In fact, a .300 was almost unheard of in normal hunting circles, making a .300 H&H a rare find in a Remington 721. This month we built a period-correct combination that would not often have seen the deer woods, but may well have been built for a western or northern moose, bear or elk hunt.

We started the build with classic 1950's Remington 721 in great condition and in the now highly desirable .300 H&H. Knowing that we would be complimenting the simple, clean line of the 721 with similarly simple and clean Weaver optics, we opted for a brand new pair of vintage Weaver bases and would add a set of early, large knob, all-steel Weaver detachable top mount rings.

For optics on our vintage build .300 H&H we chose a near mint Weaver K6 with fine crosshair. A post crosshair was considered given that it could be used in low light conditions and on dark bodies like moose or bear, but we opted for the fine crosshair because this combination will lend itself to tack driving accuracy and at good distances. In fact, the builder of this gun back in the 1950's would have probably built it for that once in a lifetime moose or bear hunt but after learning that it was actually a better shooter than his 30.06, we think he would have come home from a successful moose hunt and made it his primary deer gun. And when the guys at deer camp asked him why he needed a 300 H&H he probably would have responded with "cause it don't bounce of nothin".

We connected the scope with a set of low Weaver rings to keep the profile sleek and so the shooter could really get down on this rifle for longer range and more precise shooting than he would probably have ever done.