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UPDATE: June 13- 2025 Remington 721 Iron Sights ...
Early Version of Remington 700 Front And Rear Sights Are Now Here
From what I have come across, the main style of rear sight that was used by Remington for the 721 was a standard v-notch iron sight which used a bridge/elevator to raise and lower the 'leaf spring' for adjusting accuracy.
These sights were shaped in a way that the leading edge of the sight's flared metal tab was folded under itself in order to make the form of a dove-tail.
The 721 barrels had a 'bulge' forged into it whereby this bulge provided a thick portion of the barrel so could be machined with a dove tail slot and then the rear sight's dove tail would slide in and be secured in that manner.
Well, I love original looks and love to keep things as original as I can, at least when it comes to these classic rifles. However this rifle's.375 H&H barrel is not original from the Remington factory and therefore does not have the bulge in the barrel. So a dove tail could not be machined in it for me to add the original iron sight.
The best that I could do was to search the other Remington models coming as close as possible to the 721's era and for the sight having the good ol' fashioned v-notch sight with a bridge.
I ended up coming across sights from the 721's brother, the Model 700 and I'm quite pleased with the looks of them.
So the following pictures are sights that I ordered from a early version of the Model 700, and these sights are just resting on the barrel for now... although my dad is a machinist of 50 years at Timet Metals and we have the know-how to level up the sights and to transfer punch the 4 areas to be drilled and tapped, there's at least a couple reasons why I'm letting my local gunsmith do the job ....
1) Would possibly have to make a special jig to hold the rifle in the milling machine.
2) We dont have the special taps for these gun threads, and right, it wouldnt be too difficult to locate and buy them online.
3) But most importantly, if I make an ooopsie then I am schit out of luck, but if the gunsmith makes the ooopsie then I am to be compensated by him
Early Version of Remington 700 Front And Rear Sights Are Now Here
From what I have come across, the main style of rear sight that was used by Remington for the 721 was a standard v-notch iron sight which used a bridge/elevator to raise and lower the 'leaf spring' for adjusting accuracy.
These sights were shaped in a way that the leading edge of the sight's flared metal tab was folded under itself in order to make the form of a dove-tail.
The 721 barrels had a 'bulge' forged into it whereby this bulge provided a thick portion of the barrel so could be machined with a dove tail slot and then the rear sight's dove tail would slide in and be secured in that manner.
Well, I love original looks and love to keep things as original as I can, at least when it comes to these classic rifles. However this rifle's.375 H&H barrel is not original from the Remington factory and therefore does not have the bulge in the barrel. So a dove tail could not be machined in it for me to add the original iron sight.
The best that I could do was to search the other Remington models coming as close as possible to the 721's era and for the sight having the good ol' fashioned v-notch sight with a bridge.
I ended up coming across sights from the 721's brother, the Model 700 and I'm quite pleased with the looks of them.
So the following pictures are sights that I ordered from a early version of the Model 700, and these sights are just resting on the barrel for now... although my dad is a machinist of 50 years at Timet Metals and we have the know-how to level up the sights and to transfer punch the 4 areas to be drilled and tapped, there's at least a couple reasons why I'm letting my local gunsmith do the job ....
1) Would possibly have to make a special jig to hold the rifle in the milling machine.
2) We dont have the special taps for these gun threads, and right, it wouldnt be too difficult to locate and buy them online.
3) But most importantly, if I make an ooopsie then I am schit out of luck, but if the gunsmith makes the ooopsie then I am to be compensated by him
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And when you do, could you shoot it at a watermelon? They are in season...