checkering ?
I have 2 Remington 722s with what I call "B" stocks. One is stamped in the barrel channel with a "B" but both are checkered. Stocks show dents, dings and scrapes, metal is OK.
Leave as is or would it be OK to have the checkering re-pointed ? I wasn't planning on re-finishing the stocks, may be just some "tru-oil" just wanted to have them look a little better.
Leave as is or would it be OK to have the checkering re-pointed ? I wasn't planning on re-finishing the stocks, may be just some "tru-oil" just wanted to have them look a little better.
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I think you loose some value fixing them up, but if you feel better about your rifle perhaps you will shoot better with it. I have dad's in 222, been shooting it since I was a kid. The first 6 birds I shot out of the air with a rifle were with it. 0 -
47studebaker,
Re-point your checkering and touch up the finish. These are not collectible firearms but working rifles so doing a little fix up, clean up won't hurt a thing.
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quote:Originally posted by charliemeyer007
I think you loose some value fixing them up, but if you feel better about your rifle perhaps you will shoot better with it. I have dad's in 222, been shooting it since I was a kid. The first 6 birds I shot out of the air with a rifle were with it.
[:0][:0][:0][:0][:0][:0] One for @ of the six! Were the rest with a shotgun?
Edit: Well you did say the first six with a rifle so there must have been more.0 -
I grew up pass shooting doves with a shotgun in Az. At 8 I was no longer the bird dog and had use of a Savage 22/410. I still remember that first Dove I got on my own. When I turned 12 dad had me switch to a 12 gauge, we didn't load 410's, then. That H&R Topper beat me black and blue. My last season at 13 I could limit out with less than a box of shells, less than 2 shots per bird. The average hunter by fish and game reports published at the time was 5 shots per bird.
After we moved, I had access to a way more interesting play ground that was way less populated. It was the training area for big guns like 105's and 155's. I switch to primarily rifle shooting. Shot many 1000's of free rounds of mostly 7.62 NATO rounds that were just laying on the ground. Some 30-06 and later 5.56 NATO. I was shooting weekly perhaps a thousand rounds a week of combined 22 LR, and reloads of 222, 308 and 30-06. Plus I would spend a week or two working up a load for every rifle my dad had or someone would loan us. Paper punching is not as fun as shooting at moving targets. Not to many game birds out there but some. Tracer's in wet weather or on the snow are fine training devices for learning to shoot stuff out of the air. After I got out of the Army I switched to pistols. I learned to shoot birds out of the air with them too. A rifle is easier. Later they closed the playground to the public. It's hard to find areas that I can safely shoot in the air these days.
If I can get my right eye fixed and the left one stays fixed, I'll be back to shooting more. Rifle left handed is OK for now, pistol right handed left eyed works OK. Balance is an issue with the 44's pistols due to prosthetic right leg, doesn't seem to affect me with the Jet or 38's. I haven't broke out the heavy recoil rifle stuff just yet.0 -
Thanks for the opinions. I have only seen 3 of the "B" models in the last 20 years. One was a 721 in 30-06. 0 -
I have never heard of a "B" stock, my 722 is plain and the 721 in 270 I carried for several years was plain too. If "B"'s are rare then values goes down faster if molested. 0 -
I've seen just one 722 B grade in .222.
They are only virgin once. Mess with the checkering and retained collector value drops.0 -
Once in a while some of the old literature on e bay will have a "B" model pictured for 722 and 721's. 0 -
charliemeyer-Boy does that bring back old memories. I remember coming home and the next morning waking up with not only a black and blue shoulder but my upper chest as well. Those were the days[:D] 0 -
A friend had a 94 Win that went to WW2 England and back.
He used the hot iron over wet towel method and all the dents steamed out.
It turned out a perfect job.0
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