Might be buying a Remington 722 .244 Rem(now 6mm rem) from a buddy of mine but wanted to know if anyone uses it for deer hunting??? Ammo seems easy to find thats a +
6mm/.244rem question
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The 244 Rem barrel will have 1 in 12" twist rifling. Supposedly, this was optimum for lighter weight bullets, but not adequate for bullet weights of above 80~ gr. The later 6 mm Rem barrels have 1 in 9" (or 10"?) rifling and are able to stabilize heavier bullets in the 100 gr range.
I've used several 6mm's for deer over the years. Typically the factory available bullets have a terrific bc an tend to perform much better int he field than indicated on paper.
Well....once the rifle is paid for then I will zero it in and post pics of a possible freezer filler on the ground
Buddy of mine has one and reloads for it. He loves it, says reloading gives better balistics over the 243
I have a 6mm rem model 788, that has killed many deer and yote's. It was my pops before me and did the same when it was his. Low recoil and a flat shooter. I hunt both deer and yotes with it using 100gr hornady spbt. I have had a few bullets come apart resulting in poor penatration, hornady's fault not the rifle's. Awesome gun IMHO.
As I’ve said before, my Remington 700 ADL 6mm 1979 model has feed my family for many years and still does the job.
The 722 is a great old rifle. It's plain looking but all of them I've seen are real shooters. Had a buddy once that had one in 257 Roberts. The barrel was about shot out of it but was still deadly accurate. Enjoy yours!
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