Remington 572 Fieldmaster Find and Question

I have one. I really like it.

This one is from ‘82, I beat it by two years.

I believe yours was made in July of 1977, but I could be wrong. I don’t know what the 86 is for, but the date stamp looks like an “O O”.

I like them. They shoot LR, L, S, equally reliable.

I had one... loved the little thing. I gave it to my nephew, who still has it.

I don't think I really found an ammo that it really liked, however, so I'd only rate the accuracy as mediocre.

My experience is they are like Kimbers. If you get a good one, hang onto it. My Dad didn't (I grew up shooting his 572 with a K2.5 on it-potent squirrel medicine!) That gun was very accurate for a sporter .22.
As old men are wont to do, he bought another one out of nostalgia, and it had problems. So did the one after that. He then gave up on that bit of nostalgia, and bought a Win. Model 12, which he is now selling to pay for the Win. 70 Featherweight he just bought.

Makes a nice partner to an 870 -- one manual of arms for all.

Dave DeLaurant said:

Makes a nice partner to an 870 -- one manual of arms for all.

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And a Remington 141 of which they share quite a few physical similarities.

You said nothing about condition? If good, it's very good deal and will be a lot of fun. I've seen them sell for closer to $400 at auction.

I saw a customers Remington factory smoothbore once. I think it was a 572. It was made with no rifling for 22 shot cartridges.
sorry all info I have on it.

I bought a 572 brand new at a Husky gas station/sporting goods store in Moscow, Idaho back in 1972. It was $65.00. It shot everything, albeit not very accurately, but it worked. As I recall, the finish was so-so and it was a fairly plain stock. Sold it to a neighbor 25 years later for more than it cost. Honestly, I don't think I'd want another - it struck me as a very budget-oriented rifle, even back then. But... everyone likes something different, and it worked just fine.

I have a 572 I use for armadillos around the house, fastest thing I have for .22 rounds that won’t cycle in semiautos.

They made them in different grades, my 552 “deluxe” is quite a bit prettier than my standard 572.

I’ve had mine for about 25 years, great little gun! I think it goes to the woods more than any other gun I have. Shoots anything you put in it and holds a good amount of ammo. It’s a keeper!

Barnfixer said:

and holds a good amount of ammo.

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Yeah, I think mine has 22 rounds (shorts) in the tube.

I have had mine since 1980. Not a target gun. It is a fine rifle in the field, holds lotsa 22 shorts, great with cb caps. Reliable and with a lpvo fairly accurate. I shoot mainly Rem Yellow jackets and viper ammo in it. I LOVE mine!!!!

earlthegoat2 said:

And a Remington 141 of which they share quite a few physical similarities.

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I like the Model 572 but I love the Model 141. The pictured Model 141 must have been used for high-velocity ammunition, given the massive recoil pad it wears.

Barnfixer said:

I’ve had mine for about 25 years, great little gun! I think it goes to the woods more than any other gun I have. Shoots anything you put in it and holds a good amount of ammo. It’s a keeper!View attachment 1024687

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I have its twin... it was dads and we started shooting with it back in the day...

As others have said, absolutely NOT a target gun.

These are by far NOT the most accurate .22s around. But when accuracy is secondary, they are acceptably decent .22s if you don’t set your standards too high.

SwampWolf said:

I like the Model 572 but I love the Model 141. The pictured Model 141 must have been used for high-velocity ammunition, given the massive recoil pad it wears.

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Ha.

Ot had this oogly red one when I got it. The stock had been cut so I put the best one on that fit my LOP the best.

Other than that it is a super clean rifle.

I had one, and foolishly swapped it off a couple years ago. It had a Marbles bullseye sight on it, and I could hit running squirrels with it no problem. They are a great rifle, not as accurate as some others I have, but good enough to get meat. I used shorts mainly, lot quieter in the woods, and I didn't have to carry spare ammo!

Mac

I've worked on a couple. I don't care for them personally. Just never been impressed

I'd keep it. You got a nice rifle with "character" at a decent price.

I owned the 552 autoloading model, briefly.

Despite being touted as being able to fire .22 shorts, I found that the magazine almost wouldn’t accept them. Trying several varieties of CCI and Aguila shorts, the tube magazine always hung up badly when loading even when twisting it.

I even replaced the entire magazine tube assembly with an older one and experienced the same issue. I shrugged my shoulders and got rid of the gun. Also it did not reliably fire even Aguila Extra shorts even when I did get a few in there.

Remington’s older Nylon 66 is a much better design IMHO. I’ve got three.