Hello All, I’ve inherited a Remington 722 with a .244 barrel. I am not sure of the exact year. I’ve read accounts of this rifle’s accuracy and smooth bolt action. I am really looking forward to trying it out but the correct ammunition seems hard to come by. I’ve read that 6mm rounds can safely be used. However, much of the available ammunition cannot be put in the magazine as current 6mm rounds are too long To the fed through the magazine. Additionally, much of the Winchester .233 rounds will work by feeding them individually into the breach but will tumble when fired and will not be accurate at all. With the price of ammo that hardly seems worthwhile. Also, the available rounds that I can find have too much gunpowder (from what I‘ve read) and will cause further problems with accuracy. Is there any hope for finding suitable ammo? The 722 also has a beautiful tooled leather case that I’ll take a picture of later.
I also inherited a Remington Model 29. After having the shot gun certified safe to shoot by a local gun smith I gave it a try. It was actually the first shot gun I’ve ever shot as all my previous experience has been with handguns.
Just for the fun of it I’ve included pictures of an 1873 Springfield that I did not inherit but was pretty fun to check out. It’s a shame really because the Springfield was immediately sold for profit by other family members and I would have loved to keep it in the family.
I was also given two of Senator Yager’s hunting knives but this is a gun forum so I didn’t post pictures of them.
I also inherited a Remington Model 29. After having the shot gun certified safe to shoot by a local gun smith I gave it a try. It was actually the first shot gun I’ve ever shot as all my previous experience has been with handguns.
Just for the fun of it I’ve included pictures of an 1873 Springfield that I did not inherit but was pretty fun to check out. It’s a shame really because the Springfield was immediately sold for profit by other family members and I would have loved to keep it in the family.
I was also given two of Senator Yager’s hunting knives but this is a gun forum so I didn’t post pictures of them.
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