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by pintopete
Tue Jun 09, 2009 8:38 am
Forum: RR / Post - 1898
Topic: 721 722 725 dates of mfg
Replies: 300
Views: 337118

Re: 721 722 725 dates of mfg

Food for thought...I sent both those rifles back to Remington for their trigger service update and one for an accuracy check. At the time I only recorded the rifles serial number and was not overly interested in the date codes. I am now wondering if they stamped the barrels indicating the factory se...
by pintopete
Mon Jun 08, 2009 5:26 pm
Forum: RR / Post - 1898
Topic: 721 722 725 dates of mfg
Replies: 300
Views: 337118

Re: 721 722 725 dates of mfg

The confusion is that by the conversion chart it appears that my 244 has a repair code DA3 that pre-dates the manufacture date of the rifle OB 8! The 3 indicates they went to the factory but perhaps the A in the repair code is from the alpha series referring to 1980 or 2006. Perhaps it must be. Do t...
by pintopete
Mon Jun 08, 2009 7:18 am
Forum: RR / Post - 1898
Topic: 721 722 725 dates of mfg
Replies: 300
Views: 337118

Re: 721 722 725 dates of mfg

Here's some more: 1601XX 722-222 L XX 02/51 also KA3 05/54 which is right? 3668XX 722-244 O B 8 7/55 also DA3 09/54 which is right? 3699XX 722-222 P C 6/56 I'm confused on the 244. I wonder if there was some sort of recall or service bulletin in 1954 - 1955? I am not too far from Ilion so it would h...
by pintopete
Wed Jun 21, 2006 6:30 pm
Forum: RR / Post - 1898
Topic: Remington 722 Replacement Barrel
Replies: 2
Views: 2220

Remington 722 Replacement Barrel

Who makes a replacement barrel for a 722 with the original contour, bump and all? Thanks, Peter.
by pintopete
Fri May 19, 2006 2:10 pm
Forum: RR / Post - 1898
Topic: 244 Handloading for a 722
Replies: 0
Views: 1162

244 Handloading for a 722

Do any of you guys have pet loads for your 722 in .244. I just bought one and have started to collect materials to handload some target/varmint loads. I just love those 722's! Thanks, Peter.