Originally Posted by 348srfun
I just shot my Remington 722 in 300 Savage that I posted a photo of earlier. With factory Remington 150 grain it shot a group that measured 1.1 inches. For a rifle that is old enough to be a classic, even if it is too ugly to actually be one, it sure shoots good.


I had one in the late 1960's and it was a fine little rifle. Being young and bullet proof at the time, I handloaded a 150 grain bullet with the then max load of 44 grains of IMR-4064. Never gave any problems, brass lasted forever, and was very accurate. Should have kept it!

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