Sgt_Mike
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I mentioned this in my thread SMK 175's with TAC in .308. and in Reality is nothing more than a repost , just to keep me from drifting that thread even worse than I did already.
Anyhoo ... Gunshow... Hot springs AR... this on table and then told the story of the buying which the gent selling started off with "collectable / Vintage" which I quickly shot that down in flames when he attempted to start that dog and pony show tale. With pointing out the D&T for the side scope mount... Remington 700 bolt , original Mike Walker trigger stating flatly there is NO collectability in this action..
(ignore the barrel it's a old .223 barrel I had sitting around, used it to help with the photos. And if you notice hairs well that was Bastion's approval of the purchase. Yes he sat there and grinned like crazy when I brought this in . Maybe it was the liver treats I had in my hand, regardless he grinned.)
Dating a Remington of this era is quirky, and most will go to the barrel date code which is the actual best method, SN is sometimes really hard to date.
But because it's 5 DIGITs and the number range this action SHOULD be Late 1948 to early /mid 1949.
Really a shame as that range would have put this action in the first two years of the 722 production.
But all is NOT lost it will still be a shooter in the field.
Now I could have the offending screw holes (3) filled correctly to be ever so slightly to not noticeable, the rollmark fixed and then deepen the SN and rollmark for a hot reblue.
Which a very small part of me thinks about SOLEY because of the Nostalgia nothing more. Like I said it will never be a collector as the original bolt is separated / divorced. And the amount of $$ spent would never be recovered. (three filler screws will cover it well enough for a "shooter" grade, or simply leave it alone).
But at less than 3 bills I think I did ok . (oh the bolt is a .473 face if that is of interest to anyone outside of me, had it been the .378 bolt face .222 would be great direction).
Yes I have a addiction sorry to bother all, but just wanted to share the tale.
Anyhoo ... Gunshow... Hot springs AR... this on table and then told the story of the buying which the gent selling started off with "collectable / Vintage" which I quickly shot that down in flames when he attempted to start that dog and pony show tale. With pointing out the D&T for the side scope mount... Remington 700 bolt , original Mike Walker trigger stating flatly there is NO collectability in this action..
(ignore the barrel it's a old .223 barrel I had sitting around, used it to help with the photos. And if you notice hairs well that was Bastion's approval of the purchase. Yes he sat there and grinned like crazy when I brought this in . Maybe it was the liver treats I had in my hand, regardless he grinned.)
Dating a Remington of this era is quirky, and most will go to the barrel date code which is the actual best method, SN is sometimes really hard to date.
But because it's 5 DIGITs and the number range this action SHOULD be Late 1948 to early /mid 1949.
Really a shame as that range would have put this action in the first two years of the 722 production.
But all is NOT lost it will still be a shooter in the field.
Now I could have the offending screw holes (3) filled correctly to be ever so slightly to not noticeable, the rollmark fixed and then deepen the SN and rollmark for a hot reblue.
Which a very small part of me thinks about SOLEY because of the Nostalgia nothing more. Like I said it will never be a collector as the original bolt is separated / divorced. And the amount of $$ spent would never be recovered. (three filler screws will cover it well enough for a "shooter" grade, or simply leave it alone).
But at less than 3 bills I think I did ok . (oh the bolt is a .473 face if that is of interest to anyone outside of me, had it been the .378 bolt face .222 would be great direction).
Yes I have a addiction sorry to bother all, but just wanted to share the tale.