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Anyone have any references to online reading sources about this model? Used search engines, but not much is coming up.
Picked one up yesterday and know little about it other than the date of manufacture, its sequence in the 700 line.
Just looking for some history.
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What caliber?

Just ahead of the receiver, on the left side, there will be a 2-letter assembly date code stamped on the barrel, just above the wood, that will indicate the month/year that the rifle was assembled. The 725s were made from 1958 thru 1961/62, not sure exactly what date the 700 superceeded the 725, but the the code will be some combination of the following:

Month:
01 - B
02 - L
03 - A
04 - C
05 - K
06 - P
07 - O
08 - W
09 - D
10 - E
11 - R
12 - X

Year:

1958 - E
1958 - F
1960 - G
1961 - H
1962 - J

There weren't a whole lot of 725s made, but John Lacy's book on the Remington 700 family has the number made broken out by caliber and year. So if you can tell me what caliber and the assembly code data, I can get the information from Lacy's book.

The 725 was a deluxe version of the 721, long action, and 722, short action, rifles that were introduced in the late 1940s. The 725s are very similar to the 700s, with the most obvious external difference being the safety lever. There is information on Remington rifle history on the Remington site, www.remington.com.

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Thanks 260,
Stamping is as follows: LE 12... looks like Feb. '58 in 30/06 caliber.
Although this WAS the original chambering, it's been rebored to 338-06 and a marked so above the 30-06 stamp.
It has a beautiful custom stock on it, so this is far from a collector's piece.
My questions are were they drilled and tapped from the facory? Even though iron sights are installed.
The safety is a three position safety much like the Ruger 77MKII, where center allows to release bolt, but trigger is inop.
Is this a 725 feature? from photos on GB and the like, the safety is stock.
Also, what significant features did the 700 introduce that made the 721/722/725 obsolete?
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It sounds like a much modified rifle, with the barrel has been rebored and the stock isn't original.

Yes, all 725 were factory d&t with 4 holes on the top of the receiver, the same hole pattern as the Remington 721, 722, and 700.

The 725 was very similar to the 700 that replaced it, but most of the 721s and 722s had plain, non-checkered, wood and all of the 721s and 722s had the sheet-metal bottom metal. Rather than upgrade an existing model, Remington opted to consolidate the 721, 722, and 725 into the "new"(renamed) 700 ADL and 700 BDL.

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Thanks Jeff, much appreciated.
This rifle cycles like on glass, is light (going to be tough on the shoulder) and is quite handsome...let's hope it shoots!

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Here is some more Remington 725 information, courtesy of John F. Lacy:

Production of the 725 started with SN 700000.
Total production was 16,635 (per Remington employee Sam Alvis).
Production breakdown is as follows:

1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 Total

30-06 6 3776 1653 1098 1080 44 7657
280 0 1261 786 451 248 38 2784
270 0 1326 540 537 397 18 2818
244 0 0 436 178 226 0 840
222 0 2 602 416 435 23 1478
243 0 0 0 628 350 20 998
375 0 0 0 0 23 5 28
458 0 0 0 0 21 3 24

Total 6 6367 4019 3311 2781 151 16635

Remingtons records indicate the the 244's ROT was changed from 1 in 12" to 1 in 10" in May 1960, 713000 in the 725 and 434000 in the 722. My 725, SN 7015xx, in 244 has a 1 in 10" ROT and an assembly code date of 11/60. I also have a couple of 725 take-off barrels in 244 that have a 1 in 10" ROT, but I didn't write the assembly dates down in my records.

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Jeff,
Off memory the barreled action is a 701xxx, so it's quite an early model.
There's a fella at the local show who had a .244 Rem. Model 725 in pretty good condition, not sure if he sold it yet or not.

Your efforts are greatly appreciated.

Thank you


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