I have a Remington Model 30 that my Grandpa bought, I think in 1950. I looked it up and found that it was built in 1933. It is still in very good original condition with the original Lyman sights. It is chambered in 7mm Mauser. I don't call it 7x57 because it says right on the rifle "7mm Mauser". I don't think my Grandpa ever fired it as it still had the tag attached to it from where he bought it. He paid $150 for it. So, last year I took it to the range and ran 10 rounds through it. It hit the steel plate 100 yards away each and every time.

Hi Mike, Great review as always. The Remington 30 is the last bolt action Remington made that was built up to a standard and not down to a price. Great rifle!!

A beautiful rifle in every aspect.

Oh how far Remington has fallen. THAT was a rifle!

I drooled on my tablet......NICE !

Would love to get my hands on a Remington Model 30. Appears to be a fine rifle for it's era.

I had one of these once. It was converted to 7mm mag. Got it for 250. Wish I still had it, but hindsight is 20/20

That's gorgeous!

Great rifle! I never minded that it was heavy. I've never experienced that front sight and think that I have missed out.

Too bad Remington doesn't make a rifle on that level these days! 🤔 Heck, you've got to blow through some real cash before you get a rifle with as much class as the Model 30.

we enjoyed viewing your museum quality rifle .

Really Nice 👍🏼😀😊😎👍🏼 Rifle USOG

Thanks for sharing! Not many people really talk about these rifles, it seems. I collect the rifles of the P13 legacy (P14 and M1917). I've amassed a decent reference collection thus far but I'd love an M30 to be a sort of bookend to the collection

I love how well researched your videos are. You are the Bob Ross of guns.

I read up on these previously, I love the rifle. Thanks for showing this beautiful example.

Another beautiful rifle, and wow, I love those sights, thanks for sharing!

What a beautifully made rifle! Thanks for the video.

Another great video by USOG with a lot of history. Keep up the good work!

Thank you so much for sharing. Cheers

My dad has an excellent Remington model 30 with no scuffs of scratches with a free floating barrel and it has got to be one of the coolest guns in our collection along with an original Remington 1917 made in 1918 which also in excellent condition I’m so glad he got those guns before the price sky rocketed

Great video! Now I want a 30!

Hey USOG just wanna say I appreciate your videos and your attitude when it comes to how you view the guns and see your viewers. Seems to me your really appreciated our audience. Thank you and have a good day.

Another superb video. I just acquired a magnificent Remington Sporterized Enfield Model P-14 in .303 British. The serial number in the 57,000 range. It fitted with a vintage Lyman peep sight. As I said it was sporterized with a beautiful dark walnut Fajen stock from Missouri with hand checkering. That Remington Enfield action is built like a tank! The Enfield actions left over from WWI & WWII were used as you said for the Remington Model 30 Express. If I get a mild day in mid January here I'll take it out to the range and zero in that Lyman peep sight. Thanks again for a well made and informational video.

Yes the Remington model 30 was made in 35remington. A very slick brush gun package. I look forward to having one in my collection.

That front target sight is crazy cools. Definitely would search for one

Sorry, I forgot to thank you for a great post!

They took off the rear sight ears and the thumb slot but kept the stripper clip mortise, go figure. The M722 had a clip mortise as well. That front sight looks like a variant of the Lyman 17A. I never loved the dog leg bolt handle but it came back on the M660. I always felt the 1914- 1917 and model 30 were clunky rifles from a company trying to reenter the civilian market. I live 12 miles from the plant in Ilion N.Y.

I should have known you'd have a model 30 video! Made my day! I've found one locally and have absolutely fallen for it however at $800 it's just a little too steep for me at this time. Either way the seeds been planted, thanks for another excellent review!

The Model 30 is a civilian version of the M1917 used in WW1 by US doughboys in that conflict a lot of surplus stocks were sold to the public and Remington took advantage of this and created one of the first quality hunting rifles to hit the market.

Hey USOG, seeing as it’s hunting season and all - would you consider doing another Winchester Model 70 video? I’m sure you’ve got a few, and I’d love to see an in depth comparison of different iterations and how to identify and date certain components..

I would like to see the updated version of the Model 30, the Model 720. I don't think they made many of them but they looked clean and modern. Thanks for sharing!

My middle son and his wife have both gone to Christensen rifles as the medium rifles, both .300 Win, hers has a carbon fiber wrapped bbl. They both love their Remingtons as well.

Looks very much like my Remington O3A3 that came out of Camp Perry. Same Lyman peep sights.

As always I enjoyed the video. That said, my pride has prevented me for a long time from asking a certain question that somehow will likely put my ignorance on display. I've wracked by brain trying to figure it out and have failed. So.....what does USOG stand for? There, I've said it!

I like pre 90s Remingtons. Just got a Remington 700 varmint special 220 swift first production. It looks as though it’s been unfired. I need to mount a good varmint scope on it. That’s an early Lyman sight on the rear. It’s a shame there not as popular as they used to be. I believe that is a Lyman globe front sight. Perfect match for the rear. Could also be a marbles but it’s a target style. You usually see the globes on heavy barrel .22s. Non the less a very neat and all time period rifle, I like to keep rifles period as possible. Looks like it’s missing the rear peep, although if I remember right Jack o Connor said to remove them to give better sight picture

Quality .... quality..... those were pretty good 👍

Very nice. You must have good taste. I've got an beautiful version just like this in 30-06 only it's a Winchester. Someone must have taken the 1917 action and sporterized mine, but it's an analog of what you have. I've also got an old, perfect M1917 mil surp in perfect condition that was one of Elmer Keith's rifles.

As a fan of walnut stocks and boltaction rifles this is most impressive. The P17 action is very strong from what I've heard. This piece plays second fiddle to nothing. Such a classic Remington.

You have a head full of knowledge about firearms. I thought I was pretty well versed on the subject? I now think otherwise. Thanks for the video!

Neat stock, excellent sights complete with snabel ! What more does one need for hunting? One of the most beautiful American rifles I have seen,the Model 30!

Great video and information as always! Is the front sight know as a Lyman Globe sight?

beautiful piece if history. I do think the fore sight is called a globe sight also made by lyman. Your videos are great , Love to watch and learn a few thing . thanks .

Following along with my "In praise of older cartridges" motif, one of my top searches is for a Remington Model 30 in 7mm Mauser. Also known as the 7X57 and the .275 Rigby (trust the Brits to rename a fantastic German cartridge). Paul Mauser's brainchild first appeared as a military cartridge in 1892. Almost 130 years later, it is still a superb hunting cartridge, capable of taking most big game in North America and is a long standing favourite for African plains game. I wouldn't recommend it but the great African hunter W. D. M. "Karamojo" Bell used a 7X57 to take hundreds of elephants using standard military 172 gr. ball ammunition. I don't know of any evidence to suggest he ever used or even saw a Remington Model 30 but I'm sure he would have approved. He valued small bore bolt actions over heavy, large bore double rifles, demanded utmost reliability and prized accuracy. The Remington Model 30 had it all.

Just came up for me. I’ve kept .30Rem and .25Rem Bullets I’ve come across over the years. Always wanted a rifle Indi the one!

Worth noting that they decided to move ahead with a publicly offered sporting rifle because they had hundreds of thousands of parts to utilize after the gov't contract ended following WW I. I happen to own one of the original series with an Eddystone stamped barrel. Great vid.

Later version of Model 30 was cock on opening and added a guide rib to smooth it out, much like next Model 720. Thanks for the video!

I have one in 30/06 but it's the plain model with the finger grove stock. I like yours better. Lol

You are infinitely more fortunate than I. Your Model 30 has a flat butt plate. Mine has a curved butt plate and it is ingloriously hurtful to shoot in any position other than standing!

I had a Eddystone 1917 sporterized to .270. It was a very "clunky" gun that felt like you were shooting a pole. I also like shooting recoil reduced cartridges.

That Remington 30 is a beautiful. I find a simple bolt action with a aperture sight to be just beautiful. What cartridge? You probably said it but I missed. . Thank you

Mine is a 30 "SR" Express in 30-06 and came from Remington with a Redfield 4x scope. It has the custom 22" barrel and has been shot less than 100 times, (Grandfather's deer rifle.) It is not checkered and has a plain stock with a white line bakelite grip cap. It is a sweet shooting rifle and needs nothing. Cocks on opening, standard trigger = 4#. Year is about 1931; mid range 5 digit serial # = 18,xxx. About 90% or better.

You probably already are aware of this but the Danish SIRIUS Patrol used the M1917 for a good while in their duties patrolling Greenland. They are primarily a recon and enforcement patrol having presence on the ground (ice) in eastern Greenland. It's probably also used as polar bear repellant as well. Riflechair had a really good video of one of these rifles on his channel.

I'll have to keep an eye out for one of these! Wouldn't the Winchester corollary be the Model 54? I think it was more closely based on the Springfield Model 1903. Kind of a shocker seeing that you restocked that Model 700 into a plastic stock, I expect you will put it back into that nice walnut stock soon...

You may know that Grancil Fitz took all of the North American big game with a Griffen and Howe stocked Model 30 in 30-06. I have to admire a guy who stuck with one rifle and cartridge. I've always felt some of the early stock makers like Minar, Linden and G&H made some of the best designed stocks. I've never understood, at a time when scopes were getting more popular, Remington and Winchester continued to make stocks that were oversized?

I like rem model 30. I hold steady with 8-10 lb rifle.

you didn't mention the very rare 720. Would love to hear your thoughts on it

wow. that is very interesting. everyone knows the 700, but literally no one knows the history of it.

The competitor to the remington 30 was the winchester model 54 not the pre 64.

Hello Mike. What is today's value for a completable Remington 30 in all original condition with the factory sights? I really do love this rifle. How is the eye alignment with this stock and aperture sight? I think the problem with a lot of the newer rifles is the stocks are all designed for scopes and I'm just not really a scope guy I would much rather use the aperture sight. Thank you Mike

I have one and haven’t been fired in 25 years.

I found one of these model 30 rifles but its missing the sight. What kind of sight is that and where can one be found?

Can you do the 30s rival, winchester 54?

I own a 721, so I wonder how it could be improved on.

I have two Model 30 rifles. They are both Express models, one in 270 Win and one in .30-06. I have been looking for an original stock for the 270 Win rifle. Seems all but impossible.

LOL I have a sporterized P-17 that looks almost identical to that gun . Funny thing it was made by Winchester.

my grandpa owns one to

That was made when Remington was Remington. Sad to say that cannot be said with the new Remington's now days. Of course do not know what article to believe on this. Depending on what article you read on this they said Sergeant York from WW1 actually used a Remington bolt action or it was a Springfield, from that famous battle that York done to be awarded the medal of honor, in France during WW1. Then it was the Remington model 8 in the 35 Remington is what Texas Ranger Frank Hammer went after Bonnie and Clyde with, before Frank Hammer changed his plan to fight fire with fire and decided to go after Bonnie and Clyde with Browning BAR, besides starting to drive the same Ford car that Bonnie and Clyde was noted to steal etc.... and at the end Hammer used a Browning BAR like Bonnie and Clyde was using.

I have a custom 1917 Remington in 300wm with everything done, tinney, cock on close, shilling darrel blue print action. Sub moa rifle. I regularly shoot 1k plus with it super accurate.

I have a Remington Model 30 Express. Do you know anything about it? It was made in 1934 I think.

Where can I buy those rear sights?

I much prefer cock on closing actions since I don't have to cock the hammer AND start the extraction of the fire cartridge. I work the bolt like a bolt is supposed to be worked and never even notice. Not only that if I DO want to chamber a round slowly and quietly I like how it kinda stops, I push harder, and since everything is under tension there are no clicks and clacks. I think most people hate them because they aren't as "American" since most of our guns were based on a German design haha.

What? Really? Hey check out my video on this rifle. I think the 30's started out as U.S. Rifle Cal .30 M 1917. And reworked as a sporting rifle. To get out from under the rifles there were stuck with after the war. It gave them a rifle they can sell in the depression. When high end sporting rifles were not selling well. As a history note* The 30 was the rifle Melvin Purvis used to kill Babyface Nelson.

same action as the 1917 enfield and eddystones

I think Remington is in financial trouble again. :(

FYI your stock is not original.