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If you were to choose between a Remington 700 or a 722, which one would you pick? Does one have better quality than the other or more accurate? What would be the pros and cons of each model? thanks
 
If you want to use it and abuse it hunting and such then the 700.

If you want to look at it and hang it on the wall I still might go with the 700. But, the 722 was discontinued in like '62 according to the Remington sight so I've seen maybe one or two that I recall.

If you know where one is available it could be a collector's dream. I don't collect guns so I'm not sure if the 722 is collection fodder.
 
Lots of the parts from a 722 and 721 are still intechangeable with 700 parts. Beyond that I doubt there is any real difference. Only one I can think of off hand is I believe the 721/722 receiver is drilled and tapped for a receiver sight.
 
One problem with the 722's there are no extactors availible if you break one, you either have to replace the bolt or hava sako or AR extactor installed. With a little fitting the 722's will fit in a short action 700 stock. I just put a take off LVSF 22-250 barrel on my old 300 Savage 722 and dropped it into a 700 ADL stock. I have $350 total into the rifle and it shoots well.

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I have no experience with a 722, but I do own a 721 and I absoutely love that gun. I would be a bum walking the streets with that on my back before I sold it.
 
Originally Posted By: eclubineIf you were to choose between a Remington 700 or a 722, which one would you pick? Does one have better quality than the other or more accurate? What would be the pros and cons of each model? thanks


The 722 is just the early version of a 700. The stock and metal are very crude in comparison. A 722 action is the same except for a clunky straight bolt handle, the trigger has a two piece sear and the safety lever is different and won't fit a 700 stock without modifying it (the stock). The extractor is also different...... nearly impossible to replace if it ever breaks, but in fairness that'll probably never happen anyway. I've had several 722's and still have a couple. You can make a 722 into a 700 by filing a safety relief into the tang and installing a 700 trigger, which will allow you to use an unmodified 700 stock without doing any grinding.

There's the old thing about how they used to make 'em better......some say the 722 quality is better, I don't buy that for a second. Those actions aren't any more likely to be precise than later models. And chambers, the older ones are no better.......this last 722 I got is a .222....the bore is in good condition and the throat is so deep I can barely find the lands with a 50gr bullet. The best thing about 722's is they usually cost a lot less. If what you're looking at is substantially cheaper, I'd buy that one. But the 700 is a nicer rifle and if it's priced about the same or even more, that's what I'd get.

 
I would chose the 700.. I have 2 722's one in 222rem and on in 6mm( 244rem 1/12 barrel)but there are so many more things you can do with the 700's.. Now if I came across a 722/721 at a yard sale or a gun show for a good price, I would not hesitate to buy it..
 
Originally Posted By: rednekLots of the parts from a 722 and 721 are still intechangeable with 700 parts. Beyond that I doubt there is any real difference. Only one I can think of off hand is I believe the 721/722 receiver is drilled and tapped for a receiver sight.



All my older 700 have the left side of the receiver drilled and tap for a "Williams/Lyman" type sight..
 
Sorry hadn't checked in for a while. Yeah by receiver sight I meant a Lyman/Williams Peep sight. The early 700's have them but they stopped that quite a while ago. All in all they are not much different.
 
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