Recently came into possession of one of these guns. The ADL model. Found some info on them. Came before the model 700. Made about 17,000 of them in total (all calibres included). 244 was renamed to the 6mm. Just wondering if anyone else has or had one. How are they? Know hard to get ammo for. Trying to decide to keep it or sell it. In overall good shape. A few small nicks in the wood but nothing big. Blueing is great. Up at work so can't get pictures for a week and a half or so. Thanks for any info
Remington model 725 in 244 Remington. Looking for info
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I would try a few brands at the range before condemning the rifle. Some of these things get printed once and when repeated enough times become gospel. The 725 was basically a deluxe version of the 721. The .244/ 6mm is a necked down .257 Roberts and is an excellent deer/varmint combo. A fairly scarce rifle in .244 and a Remington collector would be glad to take it off your hands if it doesn't perform to suit you.
Made in 1959. Discontinued in 1961. 6mm Rem ammo isn't as common as the .243 Win(about 100 FPS slower with like bullets), but it's available. Won't be in small places.
All the major U.S. ammo makers except Hornady are currently on backorder at Midway(pulse of what's readily available Stateside).
Chuck Hawks says, "The heaviest spitzer bullet that a .244 with a 1 in 12 inch twist barrel could stabilize was 90 grains." Most 85 grain and up .243" bullet are deer bullets.
Like Hitzy says, keep it.
All the major U.S. ammo makers except Hornady are currently on backorder at Midway(pulse of what's readily available Stateside).
Chuck Hawks says, "The heaviest spitzer bullet that a .244 with a 1 in 12 inch twist barrel could stabilize was 90 grains." Most 85 grain and up .243" bullet are deer bullets.
Like Hitzy says, keep it.
Yeah but Chuck Hawks says a lot of things.
Nothing much debatable about the twist rate issue at all... if the designation is .244 Rem it is a 12 twist and if the designation is 6mm Rem it is a 9 twist. The former is good for traditional pointed bullet up to about 90 grains, the latter is good for all the 100 grain bullets and all the vld's not over 100 grain.
While I haven't owned a 725 in 244 I've had three different 722's in 244 Rem.
They are a 12" twist. The 722's had 26" sporter barrels, not sure about the 725's.
I recently sold some 244 factory ammo, I had fired some of this same ammo a few years back in a 6mm, they are the same.
They are a 12" twist. The 722's had 26" sporter barrels, not sure about the 725's.
I recently sold some 244 factory ammo, I had fired some of this same ammo a few years back in a 6mm, they are the same.
