OUTSTANDING Remington 722/Remington 700 

I have a 722 in .300 Savage. My Dad had a pump .300 and my first was the bolt! Still looks and shoots amazing! A piece of history, my history !

721 in .270 is one of the best shooting rifles ever. Extremely strong bolt too.

I recently inherited my grandfather's 725 30-06. Glass smoothe action, gorgeous stock, crisp trigger. What a beautiful piece of history.

I have a 722 in 222, 2 721s in 30-06 and 300 H and H. Next to them is my 700s. I prefer the 721 and 722 over any other bolt gun I have. Simple, easy to work on and accurate as hell.

My gunsmith grandfather converted a right hand 721 in '06 for my left handed father. He replaced the stock with a nice hand checkered custom made stock and reblued the barrel and action with the nicest blue job I have ever seen. My dad passed it down to my left-handed youngest brother and it was later stolen. I have always had a soft-spot for the 721/722 series and I wish I could somehow get my dad's 721 back.

The 722, 721 and 788 were very nice for the common man in the day.

Hey it’s me again Mike. Another fine educational and entertaining video that just popped up for me. I’ve had a 722 in 300 Savage on my want list for some time just to have a bolt action 300 Savage to go along with my Savage 99. Also a Savage 20/26 matched pair in 250-3000 and 300 Savage but I’ve put those both on hold for now as my top want at this time is a model 71 348 Winchester. I’d be happy with either the Winchester or Browning edition. I’ve only had one 700; a 700ADL varmint in 22-250. I only shot it 3 times to test it when it was new. Things kept me from being the great coyote hunter I planned on being. It sat for several years until it miraculously turned itself into a Savage 99 in 308 Winchester. Now I’m down to only one Remington rifle. It’s one of my prized possessions. A 721 Deluxe version in 300 H&H. It’s a 1951 model with its original K-4 Weaver scope. Remington shafted themselves and the 257 Roberts when they put it in the 722. The BOB works best in a medium length action like the early Kar. 98 small ring Mauser which allows taking full advantage of the BOB’s case capacity. There can be some feeding problems in the longer full length actions. I think the best cartridges for the 722 are the 222 Remington (got one of those on my list too), 222 Remington Magnum, 300 Savage and 308 Winchester. All of those work fine in a short action. As good as Remington was in their heyday, they made some really dumb moves at various times in their history, especially in the last 20 years before their bankruptcy and ultimate demise. Here’s a little FYI for those who don’t follow Remington. Other than the Model 30, which was a sporterized, fancied up version of the 1917 Enfield, Remington only sold one controlled round, Mauser style action but they didn’t make it. It was the Model 798 and its short action version the 799, basically a modified Mauser 98 action rifle built by Zastava. Charles Daly had it before Remington and didn’t do anything with it. Then Remington got it in a fancier, nicer stocked version but in typical Remington style of the day gave it no marketing support while cheapening up and screwing up the things they made in the U.S. It was only available 2006-2008. I’d buy one because as much as I am a Remington fan, I’m mostly a controlled round feed Mauser style action guy for center fire hunting rifles. Happy hunting boys and girls!😊

What an amazing video for these Remington rifles. THANKS.

Very nice work ( as usual ) on your review, with no nonsense and no music. When I see the two actions in the way you show us, I am amazed that the designer's were able to reduce the actions to such a degree but still have such a marvellous weapon. I know we must move forward but, my hat is off to the folks who started it. May I thank your team and you again from the UK. Regards Frank

I've read and heard all kinds of things about Remington 700 triggers. I have three 700's, all acquired at least 30 years ago. One is in .222, one in .22-250 and one in .375H&H, all of which are excellent rifles and completely free of any trigger issues. Perhaps it's because I've never fiddled with the triggers. They are all crisp, free of creep and break at about three pounds, just fine for hunting rifles. I have a precision Anschutz .22LR Model 64 silhouette rifle with a trigger factory set at 2 ounces. My Ruger 77 6mm Rem. varmint rifle (a genuine tack driver) had an unusually heavy trigger pull for a Varminter, so I got my local gunsmith to set it at 8 ounces. The message here is that only a qualified gunsmith should be adjusting a trigger.

Great video sir, Remington was my favorite manufacturer for many years. Sad to see how low they have fallen in modern times.

Enjoyed this video had a 722 in 222 cal. very acurate keep videos coming thank you !!!!

PLEASE KEEP THE AWESOME VIDEOS COMING !

Great instructional video again!! Thank you! I don't think I ever owned a Remington... Like many other brand hahaha. I'm not much of a shooter anymore, but hunt to feed my family every year!!

Another good video.....Really enjoy it....thank you

The first centerfire rifle I had was my Dad's 721 in 30-06. Bad stock design, kicked like a mule. I have had many 700's since in every thing from 17 Rem to 416 Rem. All have been very accurate, I have never had a feeding problem or an extraction problem. Love them, thanks for the video.

Great video! I love The 700, all woods and steel please. Such a classic rifle! It may be a humble rifle but introduced such an innovation in bolt actions. Yes there are many other designs, especially Europe but nothing so popular.

I really enjoy your videos. Extremely informative and interesting.

Great video!

Very good videos and excellent job thanks

That’s a nice piece of wood on that Remington...thanks for sharing. New Brunswick Canada 🇨🇦

I was a little busy the last few days so I was late actually watching this one. I have childhood memories (I'm the class of '54) from the late 50s of my dad's 722 in 308 Winchester. I remember him cleaning it, Hoppe's, the leather sling, the contrasting bolt handle and especially scope with that mount that pivoted the scope out of the way so you could flip up the folding rear sight. He's 92 and still has it.

Just bought a 722 in triple deuce, all original. Early Model. What a beautiful rifle. 26 inch barrel, nice patina. I hear they shoot accurate.

I have had at least 6 of these in different calibers over the years. This is one honest rifle and I keep telling the younger generation that these are the sleeper of the future. They are a great value and a great plain old rifle. Remington also made the model 725 (which you mentioned) . If I recall, it was called the Kodiak or the Alaskan and was in the big magnum calibers ( .375 H&H, and .458 Win. Mag.). I think they also had ported barrels. Very hard to find these today. Love 721's and 722's. Good video, Mike!

I’ve got my grandfathers 721 in .270, was the first gun he bought brand new. He had some other great Remington rifles he left me as well. 2-760’s in 270, 600 in 6mm with the vented rib(took my first deer with this one), and a 700 bdl in 6mm. All great old rifles. He surely loved his .270’s and 6mm’s.

These 721, 722 "plain jane" rifles are great, feel solid, and shoot very well...underappreciated gems would be an understatement...tremendous value. Longer barrels than later 700s, for full velocity. Triggers are fine too...keeping mine clean, standard pull weight, and never had a problem.

I have a 722 in 222. It was made in 55 sometime. Wonderful accurate rifle.

I have a 722/222, and it's the most accurate varmint rifle I've shot. BTW, I like the plane Jane minimalist design.

I love my 722 in 222 with a 10x unertl, it shoots 1/2 moa regularly. My brother carries a 721 in 270 that’s had it’s fair share of use but still good enough to put down a deer last year. I’d like to get another 722 or a 721, plain guns, but they work great in my opinion. There were also 721/722 b models with checkering. 222 is a great cartridge, yet under appreciated. Thank you for another great video

Awesome. Hope you can come across a sportsman 78 one day. I love your vids

Great video finally someone who speaks the truth about the Remington 700 I have own several 700 rifles over the years never had a issue with the triggers people who have problems r the people who miss with the gun and have no clue what they are doing and remember those guns the people were accidentally shot with were not pointed in a safe direction because guns don't shoot around corners

Excellent review. Owned several Mod 721's over the last 20 years. My favorite was a 270 with a Mod 725 stock on it. It was beautiful. Again, kicked that can on down the road. I love rifles so much but I just can't get attached to them and that is a real shame lol.

That 722 is Awesome rifle.

Thank you for such an interesting review on the 722. I was lucky enough to get one from my father-in-law in 222mag.

Saw your video about sporterised k98s. Great video. At 3-500 i will definitely add one to my ww2 era guns. First though i have a custom remington 721 now i need to get a 722 in some caliber. 257 roberts if available then ill wildcat it to work with 131 blackjack bullets specifically. Then a 725 then 700 then ill start with non remingtons. (Right after the divorce, lol)

I just got a may 1949 .308 Remington 722 from my grandpa, it’s a beautiful gun. The Mauser style bolt action is my favorite

Great video and great rifles. Interestingly Remington also offered hand checkering on the standard grade rifles listed as the model 721 AC and 722 AC. Then in 1953 they were offered in a special grade with hand checkering and highly figured walnut stock's. Listed as the model 721B and 722B. They are absolutely beautiful rifles. I have 3 of them and it took me year's to find them. A 722B in 257 Roberts and two 721B's. One in 270Winchester and one in 30/06.

Great vid, I had a remington 700 in 22250 a few years back and unfortunately I traded it for a tikka 243 and cannot for the life of me get the same accuracy out of it

My personal target rifle started life as a 722 in 222 Rem. At some point a former owner rechambered it to 223 and it didn't shoot for sower apples ,one in 14 inch twist. and he wrecked the bolt so i acquired a new bolt from a 700 short action, small bolt face. it worked perfectly, no change of headspace! There are refinements in the 700 action but the basic design and dimensions are the same, the trigger groups even interchange. An interesting aside is that the 722 still retained vestiges of a stripper clip slot at the rear of the ejection port. if you take the rear scope mount off of it will be obvious.

I have three model 700s. One 5R in .308, and two BDLs in .30-06 and .270. All are recently manufactured guns. And they are excellent. Whatever may have happened to Remington, my three guns are top notch. With respect to the BDLs, I am "simple minded", too. I've left them completely stock, with the exception of applying to some clear urethane to some of the inletting that appeared to be bare wood. Otherwise, I've found no need to glass or pillar bed them. Some simple scope mounts, a decent scope, and a sling is all these guns need.

I didn't realize that Remington didn't make the Mauser 98 action in the 798 until i saw this, looked it up and yep, Zastava. Thanks for the video.

I hope your channel gets huge boss. I am a new gun collector also. I'm poor and even worse off because of the event of covid so my collection Has not grown much and tends to be lower end. I recently got my Remington 721 on layaway and a base model Ruger 10/22 sporter. I'm up to 9 after that. My focus is moving to older significant bolt actions now.

my grand dads Rem 722 257 roberts was made in 1943, love it, called Rem to get the details on the rifle, nice to know the history

I bought one from a gun store maybe a year ago because it looked cool. Got for 150 or so. The previous owner did NOT clean it at all.. or not very well at least. I got her all cleaned up and it shoots amazing. Probably my favorite "why the hell not" purchase in the last few years.

I've looked at 700's over the past year or so, but never bought one ,.....yet. I'd like to have another rifle in .223/5.56 so I'll start looking again now. The stock on that 700 BDL of your sure looks nice.

function over form. simplicity has a beauty of its own.

700 triggers thru C prefix left stock were perfect triggers. Why anyone would adjust them is beyond me? Don’t forget the 788 once thought of as junk also. They have gone up drastically. Great rifles also.

Great video again. As far as action sizes go remember Winchester in the pre-64 Model 70 used the same action size for everything from .22 Hornet to .375H&H length cases.

Mike, your comments about the 257 Roberts being placed in a short action when Winchester offered it in a long action instead were correct. Remington 257's don't allow hand loaders to do much except load for the minimum for the 257 Roberts. On the other hand, Winchester's long action 257 Roberts allows for more options when hand loading. Rumor has it that Remington has decided to address their last few decades of little QC. The 700 was a great rifle when it was released in '62, especially in the 7mm RM, but the Freedom Group has really trashed Remington's reputation since they acquired them. I hope Remington's new CEO can reintroduce QC to their standard 700's, not just the Custom Shop 40X models. This was another great video, full of great information; thanks for sharing your thoughts!

Remington just upped the anty Limited life Time warranty on firearms purchased since 2016

Another great video - thank You very much. That is such a beauty of a stock I like the subtle black and white decorations together with the dark color of the wallnut wood. I wish I could have such a stock. Does anywon know where to buy one (international shipping cause I`m from Germany mates)?

I have a Remington 722 in 244 Cal. and I'm looking for a new stock for it. Can I use a Remington 700 stock?

Hello, I know you have had battles monetizing your videos. I do often also. Do you know what keywords, content, or spoken words set off their algorithms? It's very frustrating any tips? I'm trying to learn why some videos that don't violate policy are not eligible for ads. It always seems to be the high view count best videos.

I recently bought a Remington 722 in .222 cal. It was made in 1954. It has a chrome trigger guard and shell plate. Would this feature been stock from the factory?

788/722 over a 700 any way any day ! Thanks for the video !

In the late 60s I was stationed in Alaska and bought a used 721 in 300 H&H. Never got a chance at moose but it took care of several caribou. Wish I still had it but I let it go when I was transferred to Greece. You probably should have mentioned the 725 which was added to the line shortly before the 700 came out. A 721/722 with a checkered monte carlo stock and hinged floor plate.

The Remington bolt guns are excellent firearms all the ones I have had have been excellent shooters.

I kind of agree about messing with a rifle, I recently sold a rifle that was not working for me, there are a lot of options to modify that rifle, but I thought I would leave it alone, sell it in original condition, and I am OK with that. I wish the new owner the best! I also have this thing about selling firearms that might be unsafe... if I know anything that is unsafe about the rifle I would make a statement to that effect, I would not want anyone hurt over a few dollars!

Thanks for that information I live in Kitchener ON

Savage axis I believe is made in one long action but accommodates short action round by using a spacer for the magazine channel... I am used to long and short actions and am skeptical of these newer designs with on action fits all but hey maybe they are good for longevity

Nice job, would you have any presentation on Browning X bolt white gold medallion rifles

Very nice review. I have a 722 in 257 Roberts. My Dad bought it in the early 50's I believe. How can I find out the date it was manufactured? Thanks again.

Hooray! I have a .300 Savage 722 inherited from my Blessed dad. He used it to hunt deer in PA and mule deer out west. I used it for black bear on Ontario. Absolutely my favorite rifle among all others. Thank you for bringing back some fine memories. And also one of the best ever and efficient cartridges when considering grains powder/feet per second. The 722 and Savage 99 in .300 Savage are a pair that you can't beat with a full house!

Hello again my friend. Two more beautiful rifles! There wouldn't be too much around my area youd be able to hunt with those but they'd still be fun at the range! The biggest animal we have here are coyotes/coywolf hybrids. And the rules specify .22 caliber or smaller 👎

I have my Grandfathers 721 in 7 rem mag. He gifted it to me when he could not hunt deer anymore. I knew that he had a Shilen barrel installed and I guessed that the original barrel was 7mag also, until I looked into the 721 history and realized that they did not offer them in magnum calibers. My father thought that it was originally chambered in 30-06 but could not remember for sure because it was rebarreled before he and my grandfather (his father in law) had met. The 7mag was my grandfather's favorite caliber. He hunted whitetails at home, here in Ks, and Mule deer in Colorado. He often spoke of the 7mag's flat shooting and it's accuracy. I have to say that it shoots fantastic still today! Thanks for you're fantastic videos!

Thank you for your discussion of the Remington action. I don't understand the legal action against Remington. I never had problems. I do remember Remington having cautions about adjusting the trigger. Maybe that was the source of issues that led to legal problems.

It has a small problem in the the bolt stop spring. I never found it.

I appreciate your videos. Did Remington 700 have a problem with broken ejectors? I lived in Alaska, in the bush for many years. I somehow have a memory of the guides not allowing a Remington 700 for bear hunts. I am getting older and I might be mistaken.

They made the 722 in a Deluxe model also it was the same stock just with checkering I have a 257 Roberts in a Deluxe seen a few 222 mag. In the 722

I have to say that it looks to me like you had good fortune on the 700 BDL stock. That stock in my opinion has some good figure in a nice color. The tinkering of guns that you mention is something that I just don't understand. If a gun comes from the factory and is a good shooter why does it need to be tinkered with? To me a gun that shoots well is a gun that should be left alone. It is easy to turn a good shooting gun into a poor shooting one by screwing up the bedding job, turning a safe trigger into a dangerous trigger, and the list of negative things that can be done to a gun go on and on. If a hunting rifle works well then it will be just fine for hunting.

Hey Mike, does the 722/721 have a one piece bolt handle?

@USOG Yes, you're correct. Remington "crippled" the "Bob" by chambering it in short action. Winchester chambered in long. The box in Remington is too short for loads at maximum overall length with heavy bullets. This controversy is explained well by Gunblue490 in one of his videos. Apparently, there was bias toward promoting the 25-06 quarter bore over the "Bob".

The 721/722 are revolutionary in that they introduced cost cutting manufacturing methods that enhanced the the features of the gun (eg. a stronger receiver, more accurate) whereas most of today's cost cutting measures make the guns worse (eg. the overly large receiver on the Tikka T3). Jim Carmichael has an excellent write up on these developments in his classic Book of the Rifle.

Got a Rem 721 in 300 H&H ugly stock but dime size groups!

I have one in 222. One of the reasons I am attracted to it is because it's "plain jane". It appeals to my minimalistic ways. Walnut with no checkering. Ahhh

hy nice to see the video..can tell me which bullet's are required to use these two...I have those both original Made by USA Remington...if admin require I will show a review...

I just picked up a 721 in 30-06 for 25 dollars. It's at a smith getting the trigger fixed. I really didn't want to send it in and have it replaced.

Hi I got Browning X bolt white gold medallion caliber 270. Thanks for replying me.

What bdl stock is this? Awesome color..

Too bad, no mention of the Remington Model 725. This was the transition gun, to the Model 700. The 725 had a nice Monte Carlo walnut stock, that was checkered. An oversized three position safety (different mechanism than 721/722), hinged floor pan, unique hooded front sight and lacked that barrel bulge/band, of the 721/722s. Another unique feature of the 725, is it was only made in a long action, as it was chambered in .222 Rem,, .243 Win and .244 Rem, which are short action calibers. I find all three models to be fine shooting rifles, as I have a 721 in .270 Win & .300 H&H, 722 in .222 Rem & .244 Rem (that has faster twist rate) and 725 in .280 Rem & 30/06 Springfield.

Don't forget the .244 which is now called 6mm. The twist rate was changed to handle heavier bullets.

Soooooo Mike...want to part ways with that Type 66 action?

I had a 700 BDL in leftie that I bought back in 2000. I went with it as my friends had 700’s... 30-06 all of them... it was a beauty. It shot great... I never had a trigger issue. My buddies gun was from the 80’s. Never a trigger issue. His dads rifle from ‘64. Never a trigger issue. All great shooters. Remington 700... why buy anything else?!

You got to like the acciracy of the tikka and they have a smooth bolt but i cant get over the look and feel of them yuck

Lighter colored clothing would greatly improve visibility of the subject firearm being discussed..just saying :)

Not the magasine but receiver is made of tubular steel

700 BDL LH sub moa👍

i still think my Remington mod us 1917 is a better rifle than the 700.not to say that the rem700 is a bad gun,i just prefer the action in the 1917

The 722/721 I think are the same gun, one is the magnum and the other is the medium action...

If you get cramps in it's possible that you are deficient in magnesium and potassium. I never heard of the 722 until today. I knew about the 721 though. You are wrong about safety's/triggers. Walker knew his safety was of poor design and wanted to fix it, but as you know Remington refused. God only knows how many people were killed or injured due to their gross negligence. I don't trust any safety on any gun, but the Mauser/Winchester that actually block the firing pin are much better than a safety that just blocks movement of the trigger.

.... stop with these stupid political ad beggings.

Thank you for your great video. Enjoyed it.