Stopped by the Kansas City Cabela’s gun room yesterday, still there. Took a couple bad photos of the Remington #7. Somewhat rough condition, some surface rust on the barrel. Couldn’t look at the bore to see what it looked like. The tang sight appeared to be missing the stem and peep. This is the rifle Yamoon was talking about earlier in this thread.

Richard

Couple more of the area that appears cracked.

I also think the grip cap is suspicious, appears fitted off center to the front, but that may be camera angle.

I shoot at the Mill Creek gun club in Desoto Ks, a burb of KC, so I stop by Cabelas once a month or so, with the price of gas I don’t go as often as I once did. I did buy a Orberndorf B Mauser sporter from them a few years ago. It was in the Sidney Nebraska Cabelas, this was pre Bass Pro Shop days when they would ship in guns for inspection, I watched it for over 2 years, they finally priced it right and with my veterans discount and another discount I got it for a reasonable price.
Mike

Still not as nice as BobW's but neat
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I’ve seen this gun before, I might even have pictures of it.  I would question this even being a #7, I’m betting it was made from a pistol.  It may not be definitive, but it doesn’t have the sliding extractor I see on them, no screw in the front upper left of the frame indicating this extractor.  This is especially suspicious since it is a 22.  And, whats with the two screws and hooks going up over the frame on the left side, definitely not factory.  Is it some sort of improvised extractor stop?  Maybe Tony Maddox will comment, he has had lots of these #7’s through his hands.
Bob

I would agree Vall.  I could be made into a neat gun, saving some features and changing others.

Couple more things that aren’t quite right.  The lower tang is either loose or not fit very well.  The rear sight base makes me uncomfortable, it’s shaped differently from the originals I’ve seen. Then the fat stock just doesn’t seem correct.  The good about the gun is it appears, other than the lower tang, to be pretty well done and fitted.  I don’t like the fat sides, but could live with it.  The white stuff would have to go. The checkering is nice and I think worth saving.  If it were mine, I would plan on replacing the white mounts.  Looking at the extractor, I would maybe add the sliding style, they just work great.  Figure out, and more than likely, make those two screws disappear.  Strip the action and all the parts, case harden and blue them accordingly.  

I was just looking at it again and another thought came to me.  Could it be an early casting set or maybe some one machine one from solid steel. The PA stamping, along with no factory stamping, makes me wonder.

I saw a gun that someone had taken a #2 and tried making a #7, but it had a longer funny look to it and was very obvious, if you knew what you were seeing, it was not a #7.  So, this was not from a #2.
Bob

Three No.7s ...

Top: .22 LR
Center: .22 LR re-barreled by Stevens with new forearm
Bottom: .25-25 Stevens