Old .22 long rifles great accuracy and value.

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Older Remingtons

I have 2 Remington .22's - my Dad's Model 572 pump, made in 1957, and my Granddad's Model 241 made in the 1940's. Both are great shooters, although the 572 has an edge on the 241 (by a little). I learned to shoot with the 572 and it's still as much fun as it was at age 11!

 

[.22-5-40]

I wish this one could talk: This old Ballard started life in the 1880's as a long-range match rifle..34" barrel. probably chambered for a .44-100 1000yd ctg. for use at ranges such as Creedmoor, or Seagirt.
Sometime in the very early 1900's, it's owner sent it off to Stevens to be fitted with a 26" 1/2 oct. match chambered .22 longrifle barrel, complete with scope blks, brl. # to frame. They fitted new Stevens forend with palm-rest, also # to frame.
Breech-block converted to rimfire & re-cased in Stevens case-colors. Double-set triggers installed, small swiss buttplate fitted, also # to frame.
Iron sights are short-range vernier tang, globe front with interchangeable appatures.
The old fellow the dealer-friend I purchased it from was in his late 80's..he said it was his fathers rifle.
He remincesed to dealer how as a very small boy, he remembered his father carrying this same rifle in a heavy canvas case, along with a small leather satchel filled with ammunition, cleaning supplies, and a few tools..aboard the trolly cars to downtown New York of a Sunday afternoon, to shoot in the Zettler Bros. gallery matches held underneath the saloons.
Now can you imagine someone walking the streets of New York today with rifle and ammunition?
It was a differen't world!
When I first took it out to range, I had just about every .22 long rifle ammo I could get my hands on.
Then began the long and enjoyable work of finding just the right ammunition it liked. Shooting was first done at 50yds. with an early Lyman Jr. Targetspot 10X scope.
The old rifle likes Lapua match! It will put 5 into 3/8" if I do my part.
The fellow who owned it was a real rifleman...in a day when a bore could very well rust overnight..or withen a matter of hours in humid conditions..from that poison corrosive priming..this one is near mint...even the bottom of grooves in front of chamber are bright and shiny.
The original owner became president of the Long Island Rifle Club..I have a couple of original photo's of him sitting next to H.M. Pope.
Oh the stories it could tell, of long ago matches, both center-fire..and later, rim. Of victories won and lost. Oh how I wish this one could talk!

 

[.22-5-40]

I wish this one could talk: This old Ballard started life in the 1880's as a long-range match rifle..34" barrel. probably chambered for a .44-100 1000yd ctg.
Sometime in the very early 1900's, it's owner sent it off to Stevens to be fitted with a 26" 1/2 oct. match chambered .22 longrifle barrel, complete with scope blks, brl. # to frame. They fitted new Stevens forend with palm-rest, also # to frame.
Breech-block converted to rimfire & re-cased in Stevens case-colors. Double-set triggers installed, small swiss buttplate fitted, also # to frame.
Iron sights are short-range vernier tang, globe front with interchangeable appatures.
The old fellow the dealer-friend I purchased it from was in his late 80's..he said it was his fathers rifle.
He remincesed to dealer how as a very small boy, he remembered his father carrying this same rifle in a heavy canvas case, along with a small leather satchel filled with ammunition, cleaning supplies, and a few tools..aboard the trolly cars to downtown New York of a Sunday afternoon, to shoot in the Zettler Bros. gallery matches held underneath the saloons.
Now can you imagine someone walking the streets of New York today with rifle and ammunition?
It was a differen't world!
When I first took it out to range, I had just about every .22 long rifle ammo I could get my hands on.
Then began the long and enjoyable work of finding just the right ammunition it liked. Shooting was first done at 50yds. with an early Lyman Jr. Targetspot 10X scope.
The old rifle likes Lapua match! It will put 5 into 3/8" if I do my part.
The fellow who owned it was a real rifleman...in a day when a bore could very well rust overnight..or withen a matter of hours in humid conditions..from that poison corrosive priming..this one is near mint...even the bottom of grooves in front of chamber are bright and shiny.
The original owner became president of the Long Island Rifle Club..I have a couple of original photo's of him sitting next to H.M. Pope.
Like I said..how I wish this one could talk!

 

[Clayton86]

I have an old Winchester 69A with the factory peep sites. I had it for probably 12 years before I shot it once. Even still iv only up a hand full of rounds threw it seemed accurate I was hitting spent 20ga hulls sitting on a 2x4 at 75yds took a few shots and some kentucky wind age but it got er done. When I got it it was missing a bold and a magazine and was rusted to all hell and the stock was wall dinged up. I restored it when I was maybe 10 or 11 with my best friend and his gun nut dad. "sucked" all the dents out of the stock re blued it ordered a bolt piece by piece and put it together. I want to re do it again the blueing kinda fading we didn't do to good of a job and its full of finger smudges the stock is real dull to but its got some nice lines in it so I want to re do the stock as well with a different stain.

I plan on shooting it a lot this upcoming year and getting the peep site dialed in its got like "micrometer" adjustments on it to fine tune it. I wish I knew more about it but I honestly haven't even looked at it in almost 2 years.