Duffield, SASS #23454 Posted November 10 Share Posted November 10 Deer season is rapidly approaching and I have decided to dust off two safe queens for this year. I have two .244 Remingtons: a 760 and a 722. I will load them with 100 grain Hornady spitzers and take a deer with each of them. The 760 has a 2.5 power Kollmorgen scope that is wonderfully clear and I will put a K-4 on the 722. It has been a long time since either of these rifles have been used for anything other than punching paper, it will feel good to take them hunting. It will feel good for me to be Hunting! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted November 10 Share Posted November 10 I wish you good luck and a very successful hunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perro Del Diablo Posted November 10 Share Posted November 10 My brother inherited a rem 722 in 280 remington. Really nice deer rifle. I loaded some ammo for him and he has taken bighorn sheep at 400+ yards. I'm not familiar with the 760. I suggest take both for site in and decide the one you prefer. Use it as primary and have other as backup for first buck. If you have success you may want stay with it. Or take first buck with 1 and then second with the backup. Either way may the hunting gods provide you freezer full of venison. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Brasse, SASS #3562 Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 If you have an interest in a great cast bullet mold for 6mm I have a Ideal Lyman Bullet Mold 245496 Single Cavity Loverin Design single cavity in the box I would sell for $45 shipped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 Kaya has made me a believer in 6mm bullets for deer and coyotes. She uses a .243 but it does the job!!!! I bought a Ruger No 1 that I may use this year. I normally use a .270. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choctaw Jack Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 IIRC, the 244 has a slightly slower twist in the older Remington rifles. The lighter bullets might shoot a little better in this caliber. The hardest kicking rifle I ever shot was a 760 Game Master in 30-06. Don't know what the load was, but it nearly brought tears to my eyes. Your .244 should be pretty comfortable to shoot. Choctaw 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 1 hour ago, Choctaw Jack said: IIRC, the 244 has a slightly slower twist in the older Remington rifles. The .244 was introduced as Remington's answer to Winchester's .243. It failed big time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffield, SASS #23454 Posted November 11 Author Share Posted November 11 6 hours ago, Choctaw Jack said: IIRC, the 244 has a slightly slower twist in the older Remington rifles. The lighter bullets might shoot a little better in this caliber. The hardest kicking rifle I ever shot was a 760 Game Master in 30-06. Don't know what the load was, but it nearly brought tears to my eyes. Your .244 should be pretty comfortable to shoot. Choctaw These older rifles did have a 1 in 12 twist, but contrary to rumor they do stabilize the longer bullets quite well. Remington saw the 6mms as varmint rifles that could be used for deer, Winchester marketed their .243 as a deer rifle that could be used for varmints and the rest is history. I have a 760 in .35 Whelen. That rifle kicks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider #896 Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 If the .244 has the slower twist and you want to use the 100 gr. slug, I would suggest using a round-nose bullet. IIRC that will stabilize better than a spitzer point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffield, SASS #23454 Posted November 11 Author Share Posted November 11 9 minutes ago, Trailrider #896 said: If the .244 has the slower twist and you want to use the 100 gr. slug, I would suggest using a round-nose bullet. IIRC that will stabilize better than a spitzer point. What you say is widely believed. My rifles give groups of 1" or smaller for 5 shots at 100 yards with spire point bullets. The 760 is especially fond of Sierra 100 gr boat tails. Your rifles may have had different results but my experience is that my rifles are very accurate with heavy spitzers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 good luck - harvest all you can [legally] we go plenty here , the road kill has reached a high recently and speaking from experience its expensive for no good reason , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossy Horn Gent Posted November 13 Share Posted November 13 Inherited my Dad's pre-64 Winchester in .244 with a custom Sukalle barrel he built back in the 60's. Definately a tack driver. Good luck with your hunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted November 13 Share Posted November 13 On 11/10/2024 at 10:38 PM, Michigan Slim said: Kaya has made me a believer in 6mm bullets for deer and coyotes. She uses a .243 but it does the job!!!! I bought a Ruger No 1 that I may use this year. I normally use a .270. My dad and I took a lot of Missouri white tails with 243s using 100 grain Hornady Spitzers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Spade Posted November 13 Share Posted November 13 On 11/11/2024 at 9:30 AM, Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life said: The .244 was introduced as Remington's answer to Winchester's .243. It failed big time. You have that backwards. Winchester introduced the 243 in response to remington's 244. Winchester ran a huge ad campaign claiming the 244 was a light bullet varmint rifle and wouldn't stabilize 100 grain bullets. This is completely false but people believe what they are told and winchester was considered the authority. I have a Remington 722 in 244 that has been in my family since new. That rifle will shoot a ragged one hole group at 100 yards with 100 grain sierra boat tail spitzers and it really likes the Nosler 95 grain ballistic tip bullets. When Remington introduced the model 700 in 1962 they changed the twist rate and labeled it a 6mm but the damage had already been done by Winchester and it was never as popular as the 243. The 244's parent case is the 7x57 mauser and the 243's parent case is the 308 winchester. The 7x57 case has a slightly larger capacity so will hold more powder than the 308. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dan Dawkins Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 That’s a rare rifle/caliber combination (244-760) Pretty cool. Friend of mine hunts almost exclusively with 760/7600’s 257 Roberts, 06, and he had a Whelen but let it go due to recoil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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