Ok....so after I did some personal research, I found that the month and year of manufacturing is letters stamped on to the left side of the barrel. My 19 yr old works at Bass Pro and one of his co-workers didn't know what he was talking about apparently. O WW is July of 1950. Still pretty old...
My dad just passed down a Remington 722 .257 Robert's to my 20 yr old son. Serial number indicates it was made in 1948. I believe that's maybe the first year the 722 was made. This rifle either belonged to my grandfather or great grandfather. I don't remember my dad ever shooting it in my 41...