Remington 722 Mannlicher

[Prodigal Son]

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New to me a 722 in 6mm custom in 6mm Remington with a 244 Remington twist! 1in 12, stamped on the barrel is 6mm Remington which denotes 1in10 but checking the twist it came up with the slower twist i.e. under 90 gr. boolits probably not going to make much of a cast boolit shooter! 278323278324

[Randy Bohannon]

I really like full stocks and have begun to get a few, Remington,Ruger and Winchester both made some nice fullstocks. You’re right probably not the best cast bullet shooter but a dandy jacketed shooter.

[Prodigal Son]

Great speed goat gun!

[Kylongrifle32]

Nice looking rifle. Im interested in getting one in 222 Rem for coyote hunting.

[Prodigal Son]

Serial number puts it at 1948 action gun was probably put together in the 60's

[BMW Rider]

Very nice!

[shampine]

Serial number puts it at 1948 action gun was probably put together in the 60's

Very nice rifle, what a beauty.

I did not realize you can age a 722 by the serial number ? I thought, like the 700s the date code was stamped on the barrel ? I always like learning about these nice old rifles.

[richhodg66]

Nice! I don't know, that slow twist may be better for cast bullets than a faster one. A 722 in .244 is one of my bucket list guns.

I have a 6mm mold and sizer and have cast some up but not shot them through my 6mm yet

[Prodigal Son]

Well the gal will make a nice gun for deer I'm sure, just a sucker for a Mannlicher

[Bad Ass Wallace]

My 722 is chambered for 243 Win and I have been loading a 93gn powder coated boolit.

https://i.imgur.com/euFZtGC.jpg

[Prodigal Son]

What weight and speed please

[Drm50]

My buddy had a 257 Mannlicher. I can’t remember if 722 or 721. He bought the stock from Herters.
They had a great selection of stocks back in 60s. I was always going to buy a fancy stock for my 722 in 222 but it’s like new to this day. Since I’ve had Sako, Win and Ruger. None of which were target grade. Those type rifles were made to hunt the woods anyway.

[376Steyr]

I recommend pulling the action out of the stock and flushing the trigger mechanism with solvent. The "trigger in a box" is a great place for 70-year-old solidified oil to be lurking, waiting to cause problems. My weakness is for 722s in .300 Savage. I have two, and both their triggers were well gunked-up when I got them.

[Shopdog]

Lighter fluid is the usual recommended fluid for trigger flush..... I use naptha(largely what lighter fluid is). If it were mine,would drop in a new firing pin spring(gretan has them for 5$),and really clean out the bolt.

Then,would calmly,and carefully reach over and grab some Saeco 85g,cast medium-hard. First load would be in the 20g area of H4198,seated to as long of OAL that insures about 98% loaded round extraction. If that gun won't shoot this load,well.... then you might say it won't shoot cast?

Good luck with your project,she's a beautiful rig.

*I shoot a LOT of 6mm Rem. The 85g Saeco is one of my most accomplished moulds. Extremely good roundness,and jaw dropping consistency in dropped weight. It's a bore ride so you "may" have to nose size if looking for nirvana. My 700V/Redfield rig is one of those factory guns that you hand a JB shooter/big mouth and let him see what bugholes are about.

[smithnframe]

Very nice...........I’m a succer for mannlicher stocks!

[oldhenry]

I'm also an admirer of mannlicher stocks. My 1st. center fire bolt gun was a 722 in .244. I bought it from Montgomery Ward in '59 for $75.00. Mine had a medium heavy 26" bbl. & was very accurate. It shot the Speer RN 100 gr. bullets OK (they were shorter than the 100 gr. spitzers). I loved that cartridge so much that I also bought the 1st. edition of the 700 in 6mm Rem.: those had the 20" bbl. My grandson owns it now & the last I saw it was in 95% condition. I always thought it would look good in a mannlicher stock especially with the Leopold 1X4 straight tube scope that it wears.

[Prodigal Son]

Will look into the trigger thing as right now it's crisp with very little creep in it! Thanks for the advice and all the compliments on this old girl!

[jim147]

My 722 has never had the trigger recall done on it. It makes tiny holes and have had no safety issues with it so I don't want to change anything.

[stubshaft]

Love Mannlichers! Very nice rifle.

[Bill*B]

Splendid rifle. Enjoy!

[dakota]

I think it should shoot cast bullets fine

[MostlyLeverGuns]

I've had excellent results with cast bullets in a couple .243's with 1-10 twist, 1-12 should be better. For game, I've used the Nosler 95gr Partition since the 80's. It might stablize in a 1-12. You need to try some of the game bullets, 95-100 grains, sometimes THE RULES (internet knowledge) don't mean much to rifle accuracy.