One of my favorite .22LR rifles

[Picher]

First day shooting on the Club's indoor 50 foot range this season. I haven't shot targets offhand for a while, but managed a somewhat satisfying target on postal pasters. Not my best ever, but the best I could do today. Works out to be about 6/10" dispersion between the two target holes on the right side bulls, which is the same as the 5 shots, as a group. Hopefully, I'll get a bit better as the winter shooting season goes on. I love shooting mailing pasters.

 

[d2wing]

Impressive. Off hand is hard.

 

[mrmike7189]

I was at Kittery trading Post yesterday and saw a used remington bolt action like yours for $395 ,wooden stock, leather sling, blued, 22LR. Nice guns
I may pick one up if it's there next week? The quality builds of these 22's inthis price range put the other brands to shame.

 

[ford8nr]

The oldies are goodies

Win 75
Rem 541T
(New) Zastava CZ99

 

[HOWARD J]

I have 2 --39A Marlin they both shot probably 20,000 rds before the extractor broke.
Now i use a Ruger 10/22 a fun gun

 

[Bwana John]

Great trigger, great stock geometry, adequate stock finish, great aftermarket barrels available(Lilja), and one of the cheapest flimsiest poorly designed bolts available.

After breaking 3 different bolt parts I gave up (bolt handle, striker, and camming lobe) ( and pillars, bedding, and Lilja varmit weight barrel)

Remington 597 magnesium 10 shot magazines can be used in a Rem 504 with just a groove filed in, a very easy operation that allows the use of inexpensive higher capacity magazines.

Now if Remington just stepped up and used a magazine fed 40XB action I would be willing to pay for it.

Nice offhand shooting, I am at the stage of really only wanting to shoot targets prone.

 

[If1HitU]

Offhand that some great shooting.

 

[toivo]

I shoot in a league -- NY Sporterifle -- that does 50-foot unsupported shooting with .22 rifles. (Over 60 are allowed to rest their elbows on their side.) Weight limit for the rifle is 7.5 pounds, and any scope is allowed or iron sights are allowed -- no electronic sights. Judging by my experience doing this for the past 12 years, that's a very good target.

The skinny on Remington 504s is that some of them are shooters and some aren't. It looks like you got one that is.

 

[Picher]

I shoot in a league -- NY Sporterifle -- that does 50-foot unsupported shooting with .22 rifles. (Over 60 are allowed to rest their elbows on their side.) Weight limit for the rifle is 7.5 pounds, and any scope is allowed or iron sights are allowed -- no electronic sights. Judging by my experience doing this for the past 12 years, that's a very good target.

The skinny on Remington 504s is that some of them are shooters and some aren't. It looks like you got one that is.

Yes, after the original run, they had a bunch of bad barrels and recalled/replaced some. Mine was certainly one of the better ones and the stock grain is fantastic, which is what sold me on the rifle. If it hadn't shot well, I'd have had the barrel replaced with a Shilen or Lilja.

 

[SwampWolf]

Great trigger, great stock geometry, adequate stock finish, great aftermarket barrels available(Lilja), and one of the cheapest flimsiest poorly designed bolts available.

After breaking 3 different bolt parts I gave up (bolt handle, striker, and camming lobe)

If you're talking about the Remington Model 504, how did you break a bolt handle, if I might ask?

 

[Bwana John]

If you're talking about the Remington Model 504, how did you break a bolt handle, if I might ask?

Have you seen how the bolt handle is attached to the bolt body??? M.I.C.K.E.Y.-M.O.U.S.E.!

The bolt handle is secured into the bolt body with a set screw(!?!?)
When the set screw got loose the bolt handle got loose, and the sleeve the bolt handle slots onto got ovalized.
I did not notice it was loose when I got it and figure that is why the (used) rifle was traded to me cheaply.
Fixed by drilling the set screw hole out and retapping with a larger thread, and solder.

 

[cw308]

Nice rifle and nice shooting , good luck with it.

 

[Picher]

Back in the 1960s, I shot a .22-250 Rem 700 that shot well in "1-shot" turkey shoots, but because the rifle was so accurate, I decided to shoot only in prone matches, leaving the offhand matches to others. I'd usually win a frozen turkey within 5 targets, so that was good for putting meat on the table. The offhand matches were great for "lucky" shots and someone often "got lucky" and won, even though their rifles weren't the most accurate around.

One day, they needed one more shooter in an offhand round to be able to award a turkey, so they begged me to shoot. I agreed and when it was my turn, the crosshairs were all over the target, but just as they came down and crossed the target center, the rifle went off, "seemingly" by accident. The guys asked how I did and I had to tell them that it looked TOO good when it went off. When we went down to check, my target had a dead-center pinwheel...for the win! Never shot offhand there again...and was never asked to do so! I also never had a pinwheel in prone matches!