Rem mod 722 rebarrel

[Gr8bawana]

I have my dads old remington model 722 thats about 50 years old, I think he bought it used
back in tne mid 60's. I'm pretty sure the barrel is shot out because no matter what scope
or ammo is used it just won't shoot a group. Would this be a rifle worth putting a new barrel on? I'd like to keep it going just because it was my dads and maybe pass it on to my son.

 

[Bambistew]

Did you clean the barrel really well? What caliber?

722s are very much worth rebarreling. Underrated rifles IMO along with 721s. You can get a 700 take off barrel and screw it on, (usually find new ones for $50 and screwing it on would run $150+/-... most M700 parts are interchangeable with a minor amount of bubbasmithing.

Age really isn't an issue... it takes a lot of shooting and neglect to ruin a barrel. I've been around a few 722s in varmint calibers that got shot a lot... and are still shooting well.

 

[T Bone]

What Bambi said.

I have my Grandfather's 721. It had a genuinely shot-out barrel. Mostly by me. Who knew that shooting prairie dogs until the barrel was burning hot was bad for it?

I was going to rebarrel, but decided to keep the barrel and have it re-bored. It's now a 9.3x62.

 

[TheShootist.41]

Anyone care to post pics of these great rifles? Brings back some fond memories.

 

[Gr8bawana]

Did you clean the barrel really well? What caliber?

722s are very much worth rebarreling. Underrated rifles IMO along with 721s. You can get a 700 take off barrel and screw it on, (usually find new ones for $50 and screwing it on would run $150+/-... most M700 parts are interchangeable with a minor amount of bubbasmithing.

Age really isn't an issue... it takes a lot of shooting and neglect to ruin a barrel. I've been around a few 722s in varmint calibers that got shot a lot... and are still shooting well.

Sorry, it's a 30-06 . Cleaned impecably clean, made sure screws on stock were tight, made sure scope mounting screws were tight.
Thanks for the info

 

[1_pointer]

IT&D Custom in Ohio will put a Douglas barrel on for about $300.

I think there's a bit of confusion, as I thought the 722 was a short action rifle and the 721 was a long action. If I'm correct, you can't have a 722 in 30-06, but could have a 30-06 in a model 721. Either way, I'd say it's more than worth putting a new barrel on.

 

[idnative1948]

I am no photog Shootist, but here is dad's 721 that I put a Boyd's stock on. Somebody had done a hatchet job on the stock before he bought and always wanted to put another stock on it. Sadly he never got it done before his passing.

 

[Gr8bawana]

Good looking rifle. You sure can see the telltale bulge on the barrel of a 721.