721 722 725 dates of mfg

[woollybugger]

FYI, i believe mine has screw in rear sights as they do not look like any sort of dovetail. the fronts are dovetail of course. please explain this barrel hump so i can determine if my gun is a transition gun, or would you kow from the info given?

[Rem725]

Woolly
If still original, your 4203xx 270 is a Transition type. Has screw mounted rear barrel sight with no hump and dovetail. 22" barrel. Great gun.

[Rem725]

Sounds like it could be original. They did make a 721 264 24" stainless barrel (blackened color). Screw on rear barrel sight. If it says 721 on the receiver and 264 on the barrel, you should be good to go. See the first page post here to note the serial number range you should find on it.

[Rem725]

Thanks. I see the serial number is outside on the front receiver ring. I have posted it in our list by the serial number.

Is the rear receiver ring tapped on top for a scope base?

[Rem725]

Found your list helpful. Thank you.
1273xx 721-300 H&H OWW 7/50

Early Magnum. Thanks.

[Rem725]

Have a 722 Ser. # 206xxx .257 Roberts stamped E YY That doesn't seem to match the listing I see here.

Any chance the YY is a poorly stamped XX ?

[Rem725]

339xxx would fit nicely right between

3360xx 722 308 E ZZ 10/53
346xxx 721-270 X ZZ 12/53

I bet the letters are E ZZ

[Rem725]

Sounds doctored. Shortened barrel. Stock could be "B" grade. Pictures?

[John Gyde]

[quote="restosteve"][quote="Rem725"]339xxx would fit nicely right between

3360xx 722 308 E ZZ 10/53
346xxx 721-270 X ZZ 12/53

I bet the letters are E ZZ[/quote]

Thank you for the quik reply. That makes me happy, it's a little older than I thought.

I was a little worried about the number "44" stamped on it. I've read that a 4 stamping meant that it was a damaged gun that remington returned as unrepairable.

Can you tell me what the "44" signifies?[/quote]
The 44 is a probably an internal inspector/proof, etc stamp. If it has a date code attached it simply means that it was returned for whatever reason. A "3" (service section received)means it went back to the factory and was repaired.

[ron725]

#1733xx 721 270 c xx apr.51
1845xx 721 300hh p xx jun 51
2219xx 721 300hh c yy apr. 52
2524xx 721 06 o yy jul. 52
438xx 722 300 sav. r tt nov. 48
3725xx 722 244 e b oct. 55
4379xx 722 243 w g aug. 60 no hump barrel
7011xx 725 06 L e feb 58
7025xx 725 06 c e apr 58
7037xx 725 rebarrel 25.06
7031xx 725 280 k e may 58
7045xx 725 06 o e jul 58
7101xx 725 270 k f may 59
7102xx 725 222 p f jun 59
7104xx 725 222 r f nov 59
7140xx 725 280 c e apr 58
7183xx 725 244 c h apr 61

706709 725 270 cal. stolen Dec. 1973 not recovered to date !

[700_classic]

Hi Guys,

Long time member and lurker - First post but had to share this... I came across a rare one at the Wanenmacher show in Tulsa a couple of weeks ago. I found a model 721 in the back rack at a table full of non-Remingtons and reached for it to see if it was the usual 06 or .270. But it took a lot to stay composed when I saw that the barrel read .264 Win. Mag.! It was already going to go back to PA with me at that point - it was only a matter of how many Franklins I was going to need to part with to make it happen. I paid far less than a new 700 CDL would cost and walked all of 50 feet before a guy at another table asked to see it and offered me exactly twice what I'd just spent moments before. Unfortunately for him, he couldn't have written a check large enough that day. I'd been scouring gun shows for a LONG time looking for one of those!

Serial number 448160 was manufactured in September, 1961 (D H barrel code). It has the 24" stainless barrel, but is not marked as such. I only know for certain because there is one very small spot of blue missing about 1/8" in diameter that sort of flaked off and would not take any type of cold blue touch up at all. I assume that the ferous material that they plated the barrel with prior to blueing "left go" in that spot and exposed the stainless. The rest of the barrel and receiver are about 99.5% and all matches perfectly in color.

Now if I could only come up with that 721 in .280...

Thanks,

Chris

[700_classic]

Thought I'd add the rest of my 721's and 722's...

26411X 721 30-06 D YY 9/52
28629X 721 300 H&H B ZZ 1/53

10583X 722 257 L WW 2/50
35667X 722 222 A B 3/55
36237X 722 308 K B 5/55
38690X 722 244 P C 6/56
41488X 722 222RM C E 4/58

Chris

[Rem725]

It sits between these serial numbers from 1952

2658xx 722-300S D YY 9/52
266xxx
2683xx 721-06 E YY 10/52

YY means 1952
D means the 9th month
E means the 10th month

[Rem725]

Yours hints of after market all the way. I believe the side of the receiver would have a mark added like a "D" after the model number ( MODEL 721 D)
The stock reeks aftermarket. I think the receiver would have engraving too. One curious thing - the barrel boss does not show a dovetail cut for the sight. Was this filled with a blank?

[Rem725]

Just found the new lowest serial number 722 reported to our list.

297xx 722 300 Savage
C TT date code for 4/1948

This is a very clean gun. Rust free. Rear ring has been tapped. The barrel sights are not original. The trigger has been expertly adjusted and the screws resealed with stick shelac. All the metal is still nicely blued inside and out. The stock sports non original swivels and a "Jostam" recoil pad. Pad is pretty hard, but not dried out. The stock appears to be reoiled but is not blemished in any other way. Over all this is a very clean rifle.