Remington 721

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Originally Posted by Pre-64

Critch,
. To be quite honest, some of the stuff I have read on this thread really amazed me. I always thought the 721 had one of the strongest actions ever produced. To read some of this, you would have to think they are total junkBe careful, control the muzzle while unloading and enjoy a piece of history.

Pre..

every rifle has a few problems from time to time. the 7xx series among them. The 721 and 722 had a much better trigger than the newer 700 series. And as far as being strong the 721 and 722 are among the stongest of the contemporary rifles. Much better than the highly touted Springfield. Course the 03 was engineered in the late 19th century and early 20th...and it was a copy of another military rifle of it's day. The breeching of the 7xx series of rifles is thought to be a stronger action type than any of the coned breech rifles..including our much loved M-70. The only weakness in the 700 based actions as far as military thoughts would be the little ring extractor..which ocassionally does need to be replaced.. I actually like the 721 and 722 almost as much as my M-70s. In fact am looking for a nice 722 in 222 Rem or 222 Rem mag. Prefer the 222 as I have 20 boxes of factory ammo and at least 600 rounds of new primed brass. In a moment of idiocy I sold my extremely accurate 788 222 Rem. What comes over us every now and then??