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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: Wacenturion on February 05, 2013, 11:37:47 AM

Title: Just Finished Scoping A Remington 722 .257 Roberts
Post by: Wacenturion on February 05, 2013, 11:37:47 AM: Picked up this little unmolested beauty in .257 Roberts last year. All original all the way down to not having studs implanted for swivels and sling, which is pretty hard to find in one of these old Remingtons. As a bonus, it also has some pretty nice wood as most were pretty much yawners in the stock department. Just a couple handling marks on the wood. Mfg. date was March 1952.

Finally found a vintage scope I wanted to put on it. Just finished up with the mounting. It now wears a vintage Denver made Redfield Widefield 2x7 with Accu-Trac. Looks pretty good. Can't wait to try it out. Apparently these 722's were tack drivers.

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Title: Re: Just Finished Scoping A Remington 722 .257 Roberts
Post by: Arnbo on February 05, 2013, 12:32:49 PM: Beauty! My older brother has the same era gun with a vintage Weaver scope ,Yes a tackdriver :tup:
Title: Re: Just Finished Scoping A Remington 722 .257 Roberts
Post by: Machias on February 05, 2013, 01:37:36 PM: Your mailbox is full, tried to send you a PM.
Title: Re: Just Finished Scoping A Remington 722 .257 Roberts
Post by: Skillet on February 05, 2013, 01:41:48 PM: I like it! I should get one of these, too... :chuckle:
Title: Re: Just Finished Scoping A Remington 722 .257 Roberts
Post by: C-Money on February 05, 2013, 01:44:14 PM: That is sooo nice! Let us know how it shoots! :tup:
Title: Re: Just Finished Scoping A Remington 722 .257 Roberts
Post by: 724wd on February 05, 2013, 01:49:16 PM: in .257 that ought to be a *censored*cat! :tup:

EDIT: REALLY?! can't type P U S S Y C A T? :bash: :rolleyes: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Just Finished Scoping A Remington 722 .257 Roberts
Post by: B.G.hunter on February 05, 2013, 01:52:14 PM: Beautiful rifle! :drool: I have a 722 in 222 rem with a Lyman 10x wolverine on it. My stock is not that nice but I did have sling studs put in mine.
Title: Re: Just Finished Scoping A Remington 722 .257 Roberts
Post by: quadrafire on February 05, 2013, 01:56:33 PM: Not sure about the 722, but I had a 721, and it could shoot. Wasn't much to look at, but I didn't baby it either.
Title: Re: Just Finished Scoping A Remington 722 .257 Roberts
Post by: Bwana Bob on February 05, 2013, 02:34:41 PM: Nice rifle. I've been shooting a 257 Roberts since 1980. A great caliber you'll like it.
Title: Re: Just Finished Scoping A Remington 722 .257 Roberts
Post by: AWS on February 10, 2013, 01:12:51 PM: hit ebay for an old refield mount and rings, 700 short action one piece or either two piece should work, even bwetter would be a Conetrol, the new ones are the same as the old.
Title: Re: Just Finished Scoping A Remington 722 .257 Roberts
Post by: Wacenturion on February 10, 2013, 06:39:11 PM: Replaced a pair of Redfield and Leupold bases and rings off of two Remington 700 Classics with DNZ one piece mounts. Decided to change out the Rem722 and use one of those sets. Was going to use the Redfields which were gloss, but opted for the matte Leupolds. The upside down screw in on the Redfied rings is just stupid.

Anyway...a comparison shot. before (DNZ 1 piece) and after (Leupold 2 piece) I like it better.

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Title: Re: Just Finished Scoping A Remington 722 .257 Roberts
Post by: Wacenturion on February 10, 2013, 07:11:18 PM: Here's what the reticle and the Accu-Trac look like in the Redfield 2x7...........

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Title: Re: Just Finished Scoping A Remington 722 .257 Roberts
Post by: gadwall on February 10, 2013, 09:22:07 PM: There's no "apparently" about it! These are tack drivers. I have never had one but the guys that do won't give them up. Good luck with it and show us a target. Come over and shoot a mule deer this fall with that thing :)

Gadwall
Title: Re: Just Finished Scoping A Remington 722 .257 Roberts
Post by: Three_Oh_Eight on February 11, 2013, 11:06:30 PM: Great setup and cartridge! I like the period-correct scope too. Maybe not too period correct scope mounts, but a guy has to improvise from time to time :).