Remington 721

[skeet]

Yep you are right. The model 30 sure does have the Enfield safety..mainly cause it is a sporterized Enfield. The 725 also has that safety and my 722 300 Savage shoots ok too. Nice trigger pull in fact

[Pre-64]

Critch,
I have a 721 in .270 made in 48 . Still shoots a 140 gr. Hornady B.T. with the best of them. There is no way in this world that Remmy will get their hands on mine! As stated before, she breaks at a clean 3.2 pounds with absolutely no creep. Show me anything that Remmy offers that will do that now. As you can tell by my handle, I also am an avid fan and owner of a few old C.R.F. Winny's. I have never had an ejection problem with the 721. To be quite honest, some of the stuff I have read on this thread really amazed me. I always thought the 721 had one of the strongest actions ever produced. To read some of this, you would have to think they are total junkBe careful, control the muzzle while unloading and enjoy a piece of history.

[skeet]

Originally Posted by Pre-64

Critch,
. To be quite honest, some of the stuff I have read on this thread really amazed me. I always thought the 721 had one of the strongest actions ever produced. To read some of this, you would have to think they are total junkBe careful, control the muzzle while unloading and enjoy a piece of history.

Pre..

every rifle has a few problems from time to time. the 7xx series among them. The 721 and 722 had a much better trigger than the newer 700 series. And as far as being strong the 721 and 722 are among the stongest of the contemporary rifles. Much better than the highly touted Springfield. Course the 03 was engineered in the late 19th century and early 20th...and it was a copy of another military rifle of it's day. The breeching of the 7xx series of rifles is thought to be a stronger action type than any of the coned breech rifles..including our much loved M-70. The only weakness in the 700 based actions as far as military thoughts would be the little ring extractor..which ocassionally does need to be replaced.. I actually like the 721 and 722 almost as much as my M-70s. In fact am looking for a nice 722 in 222 Rem or 222 Rem mag. Prefer the 222 as I have 20 boxes of factory ammo and at least 600 rounds of new primed brass. In a moment of idiocy I sold my extremely accurate 788 222 Rem. What comes over us every now and then??

[Pre-64]

Skeet,
What would you say if I told you that I have exactly what you are looking for. A 722 in 222 Rem in damn good shape?

[skeet]

I would say you are a very lucky person. Then I would ask when you aren't gonna be home so I can send Vinnie from Philly to steal it for me. How do it shoot? And do it be fer sale? Actually they aren't the prettiest guns...but they usually shoot well. Need a nice 10 ga?? BTW my 722 300 Savage shoots well too. And it ain't pretty either. Those old guns just seemed to get the job done

[Pre-64]

Skeet,
I left you a P.M.

[skeet]

Got it and replied.. Thanks

[Pre-64]

O.k. left one for you. Your turn