Difference between 722 and 700

[CASHEP]

Just recently bought a remington model 722 in .224. how old could this gun possibly be. I must say that the action and trigger are the sweetest I've ever felt on a remington. What is the difference between the 700 vs 722, are there any after market parts available for the 722.




Thanx in advance  
CASHEP

[jimann]

I'm sure there are a lot of people here that can list lots of differences between the two. But Remington used to make 721 and 722, a long and short action. They changed and called both of them 700... basically they are the same... The spring for the bolt stop has changed, the bolt handle, the trigger, trigger guard and probably more, but 700 stuff usually fits 722 or 721, after market stocks, triggers all work.
jimann

[SLAVAGE]

im not too sure but wasent that model recalled for  a safty change?

[JPSaxMan]

I'm more concerned about the caliber; .224...oh wait...isn't that some caliber that's interchangeable or sumtin like that?  :? Otherwise I'd have to say it is old b/c I dunno if they even make ammo for it anymore :eek: . But yea, as jimann said, they're basically the same rifle,  but because of a few minor differences, Remington introduced the 700 (which is almost the 722 exactly) and it sold like a wonder. They were discontinued of course.  

[Drilling Man]

One thing i always hated about 721's and 22's is, unlike the 700's, the extractor "floats".  The 700's are held in place, and it's a lot better design.

  There are other small differences, but to me the extractor is the biggie...

  Drilling Man

[Dand]

Check those numbers again - is it possible its marked .244 ?  Didn't Rem start out calling the 6mm Rem a .244 Rem with a twist too slow to stablize some of the bullets over 95 grains?  I think they switched to calling it the 6mm Rem , shortened the twist but lost the market to the .234 win.

Check a loading manual - my memory is shaky on this.

[oso45-70]

Dand,
You are absolutely right, They were ment to be competion for the 243 win.
But the problem was it came out with a 1 in 14 twist and would not stabelize the heavier bullets so it fell on it face, They brought it out later with a 1 in 10 and called the 6mm which is a good round, The old 244 was a good shooter if you stayed with the lighter bullets...........Joe......