The 783 Compact is Remington's shorter-stocked bolt action in .243 Winchester, built around a 20-inch button-rifled carbon steel barrel that floats free inside a dual-pillar bedded synthetic stock. It weighs 7.25 pounds, measures 38.63 inches overall and feeds from a detachable four-round steel magazine for 4+1 capacity. The receiver is drilled and tapped for a scope, the CrossFire trigger adjusts for pull weight, and the metal wears a blued finish. It is a right-hand action with a manual safety.

The reduced stock length suits smaller-framed Oregon hunters and anyone working brushy ground or a blind, and .243 Winchester satisfies both ODFW minimums: centerfire .22 or larger for deer, and .24 or larger for elk. That puts it in play for the western Oregon general buck season, October 3 to November 6, 2026, and for an elk tag in November. As a bolt action it is unaffected by the five-round limit the rules place on semi-automatic rifles.

Key features

• .243 Winchester bolt action, 20-inch button-rifled barrel
• 7.25 pounds, 38.63 inches overall
• Detachable 4-round steel magazine, 4+1
• Adjustable CrossFire trigger
• Drilled and tapped receiver, free-floated barrel

The rifle ships to the Oregon FFL dealer you name at checkout, and you collect it there once the Oregon State Police check clears.