1uglydude Report post Posted March 1, 2019 I have been gathering the pieces to restore a Rem 722 in 257 Roberts that came into my possession. The original stock had been cut to shorten LOP and then later glued back together. I decided to just start over with a new stock that my son and I could refinish together, thinking that it would be something special (albeit not fancy) that I could pass on to him one day. So, after many months I finally found a takeoff stock on eBay that needed refinishing, but otherwise looked to be what I needed. For those not familiar with the 722, they often came with a slot cut out of the side of the stock to accommodate a peep site on side of the receiver. The pictures on eBay showed the slot, and since my rifle is tapped for one, I figured it would work just fine. What i could not tell until the stock was in my hands was that on this particular stock someone had hand carved out the slot quite a bit. It looks very amateurish, but the sale was "as-is." What I would like to do is find a woodworker who can cut out a chunk of wood from the barrel channel and fit it into this slot. I'm planning to bed the action and barrel anyways, and I figure if we use a patch from the same stock I am more likely to have the finished product look right. Does anyone have a recommendation for who might be able to do this? I assume it would involve some epoxy work, maybe some pins, and then matching a bit of a strange radius. My gunsmith is a machinist. I want a carpenter. Open to leads anywhere in the valley, but the closer to the east side, the better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRDATR Report post Posted March 1, 2019 Post a picture. One thought is to maybe take the recoil pad off and take the piece from the back part of the stock. I'm in Mesa and would like to take a look at it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
L Cazador Report post Posted March 1, 2019 You're better off buying a stock from Richards micro fit and fitting in a slot for the peep. I believe Richards will mill it in for you. This refinishing and modifying is still going to leave you with a very modified rifle with very little collector value left any way. I've been collecting Remington 722 rifles for years and have never seen a factory original stock with a peep sight cutout. I have several 722's in my safe and none have a peep sight cutout. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
