REM 722 .300 Savage
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Greg Palman
REM 722 .300 Savage
Can someone tell me the approximate number of 722's made in this caliber? I can't put my hands on info in that detail. Thanks --Greg
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The Rifleman
Remington Made the Model 722 from 1948 - 1962.
Remington manufactured about 117,751 722 rifles between 1948 and 1961
in .257 Roberts and .300 Savage.
http://www.remington.com/library/histor ... el_722.asp
Remington manufactured about 117,751 722 rifles between 1948 and 1961
in .257 Roberts and .300 Savage.
http://www.remington.com/library/histor ... el_722.asp
Adding up the 1951-1960 yearly numbers in the Lacy book = 16756 outside of the "not available" early numbers.
1948-1950 - na
51 - 7422
52 - 4903
53 - 3832
54 - 213
55 - 149
56 - 94
57 - 75
58 - 33
59 - 33
60 - 2
True to form with the overall rifle totals, the 300S totals for years after 1953 dropped like a rock.
The newly offered calibres like 222 in 1955 held their own, but for existing calibres, and overall, the numbers in the Lacy book drop in 1954.
Any one know why 1954 and later totals were so much smaller?
1948-1950 - na
51 - 7422
52 - 4903
53 - 3832
54 - 213
55 - 149
56 - 94
57 - 75
58 - 33
59 - 33
60 - 2
True to form with the overall rifle totals, the 300S totals for years after 1953 dropped like a rock.
The newly offered calibres like 222 in 1955 held their own, but for existing calibres, and overall, the numbers in the Lacy book drop in 1954.
Any one know why 1954 and later totals were so much smaller?
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The Rifleman
There was a mild depression back in 1957 - 59 that slowed the economy.
All gun manufacturers suffered.
Not to mention that the market was saturated with them after that time.
Gun shops only ordered what was selling.
WWII vets came home and wanted the .30 / 06 because they were familiar with that caliber when they served the country.
1950 saw the emergence of the Korean War and the introduction of the .308 Winchester. A caliber on par with the old '06 with less weight per a cartridge and less powder with the same basic ballistics.
When people came home from the war, they wanted the .308 because they were familiar with it and it worked.
After 1964 - the Vietnam Conflict erupted and the soldiers were introduced to the .223 Probably the only reason why so many AR 15 - M 16's has been sold since then.
If you look at the history of the rifle, you will see that there isn't that much difference between the 30 govt. - 30/40 Krag. There isn't much difference between the 30 govt. and the .308! There is a lot of difference between the .308 and the .243!
There is an even greater difference between the .243 and the .223!
Old timers knew the .300 Savage and the .250 Savage and the mating of the .250 Savage into the .22 caliber - 22/250
After a time people wanted something new, something different. The magazine writers all told of awesome performance from the magnum cartridges and all the new wildcats that came out from that.
It killed all the good old calibers like the 7x57 and the .300 Savage, which were deemed too small to adequately take large game such as bears and elk.
Now people are getting smaller in size because of genetics and don't want all that power or are just looking for a little bit of nostalgia and wants the old time calibers again. The old calibers are starting to sell again.
Probably the most popular of them all was the .30/30 Winchester that has been in production for more than 100 years.
All gun manufacturers suffered.
Not to mention that the market was saturated with them after that time.
Gun shops only ordered what was selling.
WWII vets came home and wanted the .30 / 06 because they were familiar with that caliber when they served the country.
1950 saw the emergence of the Korean War and the introduction of the .308 Winchester. A caliber on par with the old '06 with less weight per a cartridge and less powder with the same basic ballistics.
When people came home from the war, they wanted the .308 because they were familiar with it and it worked.
After 1964 - the Vietnam Conflict erupted and the soldiers were introduced to the .223 Probably the only reason why so many AR 15 - M 16's has been sold since then.
If you look at the history of the rifle, you will see that there isn't that much difference between the 30 govt. - 30/40 Krag. There isn't much difference between the 30 govt. and the .308! There is a lot of difference between the .308 and the .243!
There is an even greater difference between the .243 and the .223!
Old timers knew the .300 Savage and the .250 Savage and the mating of the .250 Savage into the .22 caliber - 22/250
After a time people wanted something new, something different. The magazine writers all told of awesome performance from the magnum cartridges and all the new wildcats that came out from that.
It killed all the good old calibers like the 7x57 and the .300 Savage, which were deemed too small to adequately take large game such as bears and elk.
Now people are getting smaller in size because of genetics and don't want all that power or are just looking for a little bit of nostalgia and wants the old time calibers again. The old calibers are starting to sell again.
Probably the most popular of them all was the .30/30 Winchester that has been in production for more than 100 years.