Gunsmithing Rem 722 .222 caliber conversion

[ra2bach]

my stepdad has a Remington 722 in .222REM that he used to shoot bulleye matches with years ago. it's a factory barrel but it's very accurate. he was hand-checkering a benchrest stock for it but never got around to finishing it.

I'd like to do something nice for him and I'm wondering if it's possible to rechamber this into something like .223AI and if that would be worthwhile. any suggestions?..

 

[GH41]

my stepdad has a Remington 722 in .222REM that he used to shoot bulleye matches with years ago. it's a factory barrel but it's very accurate. he was hand-checkering a benchrest stock for it but never got around to finishing it.

I'd like to do something nice for him and I'm wondering if it's possible to rechamber this into something like .223AI and if that would be worthwhile. any suggestions?..

If his barrel shoots as good as you say I wouldn't do it. I don't think the juice would be worth the squeeze in a sporter length barrel. The old barrel twist rate would also influence my decision.

 

[Gunfighter14e2]

I'd not mess that piece up. Many a young kid me included, started with one of those. Buy him a nice .223 bolt, scope it, an call it a day.

 

[ra2bach]

If his barrel shoots as good as you say I wouldn't do it. I don't think the juice would be worth the squeeze in a sporter length barrel. The old barrel twist rate would also influence my decision.

ah, I didn't even think about the twist. probably 1:12 or so. good point...

well, I'm no good at checkering so I'll have to come up with something else. maybe just replace the barrel altogether?.. not much fits on that bolt head...

 

[Supersubes]

There was a bitchin cooper model 21 223ai in the for sale section a short time ago, for a really good price too.

Im in agreement with the others. .222 is a sweet cartridge, so if it ain’t broke....

 

[Supersubes]

Here it is. If you’ve never played with a model 21, It’s a petite single shot action. Perfectly sized for .223 sized cases. I’d buy this thing in a heartbeat if I wasn’t in the process of moving out of state. Shocked it hasn’t sold yet.

http://www.snipershide.com/shooting...montana-varminter-223ai.6875253/#post-6977143

 

[ra2bach]

I'd not mess that piece up. Many a young kid me included, started with one of those. Buy him a nice .223 bolt, scope it, an call it a day.

yeah, maybe I'll just have someone finish the stock and put it together for him. funny thing, the 722 was not a premium rifle in its day but the factory stock still has gorgeous wood...