fifth rem 721-722, second in 721 in 3006

I, too have a 722 in .257 Roberts. It was my grandfathers, he left it to me in his will (Along with a Lefever sxs 16 ga and a Model 12 16 Ga) about 20 years ago. Fun caliber, great gun!

Your rescue sure turned out well, nice save.

Stay safe!

Does anyone remember which Remington bolt rifle came before the M-721? It was the 720, which was made only for a short while in early 1940's before being discontinued because of WWII, never to be made again. Only a few were made so they are seldom seen or even heard about. Here's what they look like...

Offfhand said:

Does anyone remember which Remington bolt rifle came before the M-721? It was the 720, which was made only for a short while in early 1940's before being discontinued because of WWII, never to be made again. Only a few were made so they are seldom seen or even heard about. Here's what they look like...
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That looks a lot like a commercialized 1917... Or maybe they just had some leftover parts... Interesting. Hadn't seen one of these before.

adcoch1 said:

That looks a lot like a commercialized 1917... Or maybe they just had some leftover parts... Interesting. Hadn't seen one of these before.

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The Model 720, as well as the earlier Models 30 and 30S, were, in fact, derived from the 1917 Enfield. As adcoch1 surmised, Remington was left "holding a huge inventory of completely and semi-finished parts" following WWI, probably enough to build many more thousands of rifles. To salvage something from this huge stock of parts, they apparently decided to make use of them and began producing sporterized versions of the Model 1917, starting with the Model 30 in 1921; followed by the improved Model 30S in 1932 and finally, the even more improved Model 720 "at the start of WWII."

720 still has a stripper clip guide. Interesting.

Looks like only 2,500 were made, the Navy got 1,000 in 1942, almost destroyed them in 1963, but subsequently awarded them as trophies. No wonder I have never seen one in the wild.

This is my 722 222 that I bought from my father in 1993. She’s a great shooter but with that stock she is bit heavy. I had an older 6x Lyman scope on it but it got so fogged up. I threw a cheap scope on it for now until I can afford something better. Of all the 722 I’ve seen, I have never seen a stock like mine, so if anyone has information on the stock that would be great.

My father has a 722 in 308, my brother has one in 244 rem and my brother in law has one in 222 as well. They are all jealous of my Monte Carlo stock. These guns are great shooters for my family. Love this thread.

eastbank said:

the stock is not original to that 722. the good news is 722 factory stocks are out there you just have to look for them.

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Mr. Eastbank is right about original 721 and 722 stocks being available. I often see them listed on ebay but you have to be careful when buying because they often were modified and hogging out the barrel channel to float the barrel was common.

Thanks, I didn’t think it was. My dad got the rifle in the early 80’s for chuck hunting. He was told it came that way from the factory. That rifle is a great shooter and responsible for the demise of many a woodchuck. It will be with my family for a good many more years.

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Mr. Eastbank is right about original 721 and 722 stocks being available. I often see them listed on ebay but you have to be careful when buying because they often were modified and hogging out the barrel channel to float the barrel was common.

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Yeah, and sometimes they are the short action version (722?) advertised as a 721...

Great thread guys! Thanks for sharing the photos.

Geno