I have a friend who has a Remington 722 in .300 Savage with a stock that has broken at the tang/wrist. The break looks pretty bad, so he wants to replace it rather than try a repair. Will a Rem 700 BDL short action stock adapt without too much work?

Stonecreek

I have a 722 stock that was cut and used when my kids were young. If your friend is intrested let me know. If I recall the stock was shortened 1"

dpm

I have one in the black plastic ADL stock- you will have to cut out for the rear site boss and the safety and use the ADL mag box or cut down the 722 box to fit the stock.

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Originally posted by mousegun1:
I have one in the black plastic ADL stock- you will have to cut out for the rear site boss and the safety and use the ADL mag box or cut down the 722 box to fit the stock.

As stated, the action should drop in with the exception of the sight base knot on the barrel and the clearance required for the 722 safety lever. Those are easy. The mag box might require a little more work. Probably easier and look better to use BDL bottom metal, or start with an ADL stock so you don't have to mess with it.

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Originally posted by Stonecreek:
I have a friend who has a Remington 722 in .300 Savage with a stock that has broken at the tang/wrist. The break looks pretty bad, so he wants to replace it rather than try a repair. Will a Rem 700 BDL short action stock adapt without too much work?

There is some minor stock work required in the area of the safety; not a big deal, but wood must be removed for the 722 safety lever to fit a 700 stock.
I repaired a break exactly like the break you mention by drilling holes fore and aft for a hardwood dowel. Then, using slow cure epoxy, I fitted the front and rear stock halves together perfectly, and let it cure. The stock requires sanding and refinishing after the epoxy cures, but only a thin glue line remains today. I've been shooting the rifle ever since 1970 since repairing it. It's on a 22-250, and I believe the "fix" is stronger than the original wrist, with the dowel glued in.

I collect 722's as my first rifle was a 722 in 300 Savage I bought with money I saved from doing odd jobs in the neighborhood in 1949. 722's mean a lot to me now.