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Remington model 722

William A HarlandWilliam A Harland Member Posts: 350 ✭✭✭
edited November 2007 in Ask the Experts
I have a Remington model 722 in a .300 Savage caliber, and dont know a thing about this rifle is there any one out there that could tell me if this was a good caliber to shoot and when was it build ser#74850 two letters on the right side u w was it a very popula cartridge to load and what would be a very accurate load out to 100yards. Thank You drpepper
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  • William A HarlandWilliam A Harland Member Posts: 350 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Did they make a Model 722 with a steel hinged floor plate (similar to the current 700's)?
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  • savage170savage170 Member Posts: 37,569 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    300 savage is good rd it will almost do anything the 308 will the 300 savage was the inspiration for 308 when it was being developed by win. good med range rd for deer up to elk my rifle likes imr 4064 41.5 grains hornaday150 grain sp with remington brass
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  • reddnekreddnek Member Posts: 1,552 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I can't speak to the .300 savage cartridge having never owned one, I am familiar with the Rem 722. My dad had a varmint rifle built on this action in .244 Remington, it was deadly out to 500 yards on woodchucks.
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  • charliemeyer007charliemeyer007 Member Posts: 6,572 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The Blue Book of Gun Values says they discontinued the 300 Sav in 1959. They must have made a lot as the value for them is 10% less than other except for add 20% for 257 Roberts and 308 Win. and 25% for 222 Mag and 243 Win.. Other cals are 222 and 244 Rem. 722 was produced 1948 - 1962. Made in A, ADL, BDL. The 300 Sav short neck makes for harder reloading. I would say its good way past 100 yards. Very close to a 308 with 165 gr bullet.
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  • dennis53dennis53 Member Posts: 86 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I like 37.5gr IMR 3031 with 150 gr btsp. Book says start at 34gr; do not exceed 40. 37.5 gr gives about 2500 fps in my auto loader.

    Your date codes do not seem valid. They are usually found on the left side. You may have to remove the stock to see them.

    Great cartridge. Very accurate, low recoil. Have fun.

    Dennis53
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  • sandwarriorsandwarrior Member Posts: 5,453 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Here is a spot you may want to look at. I would also look again at your codes as maybe you are missing another letter or something.

    http://www.remingtonsociety.com/rsa/questions/barrelcodes

    The .300 Savage is a fine cartridge. With lighter bullets it will do keep right up with the .308. Long before magnums came out the saying used to go when asked what caliber someone was carrying they replied "a 300". As if to say 'nuff said'. That was well said in the day, and I believe it today. Loaded in a good firearm like the Remington 722, the .300 Savage will produce velocities required for deer hunting as far out as the average hunter may shoot.

    What Savage170 said about the .300 being the inspiration for the .308 is true too. Post WWI the military started looking for a lighter round than the 30-06. Along came WWII and then Korea and finally in 1957 the modified 300 savage, T65E3(?)( a 30-06'erized version)was adopted by the military. Although the .308 was initially released in 1952.
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