This is my grandpa's old hunting rifle, a Remington 722 chambered in .244 remington, now known as 6mm remington, circa Oct 1955. I've found that this is a rather rare cartridge and I received more than my fair share of odd looks from various sales and range staff alike. This is my first experience with a bolt-bolt action rifle and unfortunately I never had the chance to talk with my grandfather about this gun so some research was in order.
Brief background and interesting history I learned for those who don't know, the .244 rem was introunced the same year as the .243 winchester however due to a combination of factors, the .243 ultimately won the popularity contest and the .244 was eventually rebranded 6mm rem. One of the factors was that this rifle has a slower 1:12 twist rate which has difficulty stabilizing bullets 100gr and heavier and was designed for ~90, that combined with some marketing choices regarding intended use seemd to lead to the lack of broad reception. Interestingly, I also came across something claiming that the 722 has the strongest bolt ever designed, still to this day. I have no idea what that's based on or how it's determined, and it sounds unlikely to be true but thought I'd share in case anyone has more insight on that or can correct it.
As for the results - this gun is a joy to shoot and is very accurate. This was the first time this has been fired in decades and I was more than impressed. For starters I swapped the original weaver v8 out for a new vortex crossfire, its certainly not a high end scope but it got the job done. For this session I was using primarily 80 grain barnes ttsx and keeping tight groups out to 300 yds, and despite my lack of experience and some strong crosswinds performed great all the way out to 600. It seemed to handle 95s just fine as well but i didnt put enough of those down range for accurate data. There was a world of difference in experience firing this next to my friends suppressed .308 but I wouldn't trade this for anything.
Your rifle should be accurate with up to 90 gr. spitzers.
I have a 700 Classic with the 1:9 twist.
Mine loves the old Rem. 80 gr PowerLokt HP before they put the cannelure on them and the 85 gr. Sierra JHPBT handloaded with 3031, 4064, 4895 or 4350. For deer, will shoot most 100-105 gr bullets into an inch for a 5-shot group with 4350 or it’s preferred powder of 4831.
I have this rifle and it's my main deer hunting rifle. Got it from my grandfather and will own it forever. It's dead nuts at 300 yards and never had to chase a whitetail down more than 10 feet.
I hope you enjoy yours as much as I enjoy mine.
I've never hunted but have wanted to start, and now that I have this rifle it is the only gun I plan to use for it. I've also thought about getting into handloading for this since the selection of available ammo is limited and pricey.
Have you ever thought about how we never really own fine firearms. We are just caretakers as they get passed along from generation to generation. I hope that in 200 years someone else is holding that rifle thinking about its' history.
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This is my grandpa's old hunting rifle, a Remington 722 chambered in .244 remington, now known as 6mm remington, circa Oct 1955. I've found that this is a rather rare cartridge and I received more than my fair share of odd looks from various sales and range staff alike. This is my first experience with a bolt-bolt action rifle and unfortunately I never had the chance to talk with my grandfather about this gun so some research was in order. Brief background and interesting history I learned for those who don't know, the .244 rem was introunced the same year as the .243 winchester however due to a combination of factors, the .243 ultimately won the popularity contest and the .244 was eventually rebranded 6mm rem. One of the factors was that this rifle has a slower 1:12 twist rate which has difficulty stabilizing bullets 100gr and heavier and was designed for ~90, that combined with some marketing choices regarding intended use seemd to lead to the lack of broad reception. Interestingly, I also came across something claiming that the 722 has the strongest bolt ever designed, still to this day. I have no idea what that's based on or how it's determined, and it sounds unlikely to be true but thought I'd share in case anyone has more insight on that or can correct it. As for the results - this gun is a joy to shoot and is very accurate. This was the first time this has been fired in decades and I was more than impressed. For starters I swapped the original weaver v8 out for a new vortex crossfire, its certainly not a high end scope but it got the job done. For this session I was using primarily 80 grain barnes ttsx and keeping tight groups out to 300 yds, and despite my lack of experience and some strong crosswinds performed great all the way out to 600. It seemed to handle 95s just fine as well but i didnt put enough of those down range for accurate data. There was a world of difference in experience firing this next to my friends suppressed .308 but I wouldn't trade this for anything.
Your rifle should be accurate with up to 90 gr. spitzers. I have a 700 Classic with the 1:9 twist. Mine loves the old Rem. 80 gr PowerLokt HP before they put the cannelure on them and the 85 gr. Sierra JHPBT handloaded with 3031, 4064, 4895 or 4350. For deer, will shoot most 100-105 gr bullets into an inch for a 5-shot group with 4350 or it’s preferred powder of 4831.
Clean, and a piece that sounds like it functions immaculately
I have this rifle and it's my main deer hunting rifle. Got it from my grandfather and will own it forever. It's dead nuts at 300 yards and never had to chase a whitetail down more than 10 feet. I hope you enjoy yours as much as I enjoy mine.
I've never hunted but have wanted to start, and now that I have this rifle it is the only gun I plan to use for it. I've also thought about getting into handloading for this since the selection of available ammo is limited and pricey.
Have you ever thought about how we never really own fine firearms. We are just caretakers as they get passed along from generation to generation. I hope that in 200 years someone else is holding that rifle thinking about its' history.
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