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- Jun 26, 2011
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So a couple years ago, a family heirloom and my first and favorite .22, a Remington 512 Sportsmaster, was stolen from my home and never recovered. Our insurance company volunteered to replace it which wasn't the same but I was still happy. After a few months they called us up and said "your replacement rifle is at your FFL to get picked up." We went to pick it up and find a brand new Remington box. Do what? I called up the agent right quick and said "hey this is not a 512 sportsmaster" to which he replied "oh we couldn't find a decent replacement so we upgraded you to this better semi auto model and it's brand new!"
Jesus Christ why didn't I trade it in that very day as a brand new in box gun? This gun and I have the worst love hate relationship of any of my firearms. I love the big game sights, the trigger, the beautiful wood, the great balance and the versatility of being able to cycle shorts, longs, and long rifles.
Now for the hate. Though it says it cycles everything on the barrel, I have never ever had it make it through a loaded tube without at least two jams. I mean this rifle does everything. If you feather the charging handle forward, it won't strike hard enough to fire a round. If you pull it back to fast on a loaded round, the extractor slips off the rim. Half way through a loaded tube it will feed two rounds at once. This is the most common jam and it happens with everything. Golden bullet, federal bulk, mini mags, stinger, subsonic, anything. Sometimes it just doesn't eject a spent casing or it stove pipes.
I would really like to make this rifle work but nothing helps. I have cleaned it in and out and that didn't help. I let it get dirty and that didn't help. I tried it with lots of oil, a little oil, no oil. I just cannot get this rifle to cooperate!
So should I sell the damn thing and try to get a 512 like I had or should I try to make this guy work? Thoughts?
Jesus Christ why didn't I trade it in that very day as a brand new in box gun? This gun and I have the worst love hate relationship of any of my firearms. I love the big game sights, the trigger, the beautiful wood, the great balance and the versatility of being able to cycle shorts, longs, and long rifles.
Now for the hate. Though it says it cycles everything on the barrel, I have never ever had it make it through a loaded tube without at least two jams. I mean this rifle does everything. If you feather the charging handle forward, it won't strike hard enough to fire a round. If you pull it back to fast on a loaded round, the extractor slips off the rim. Half way through a loaded tube it will feed two rounds at once. This is the most common jam and it happens with everything. Golden bullet, federal bulk, mini mags, stinger, subsonic, anything. Sometimes it just doesn't eject a spent casing or it stove pipes.
I would really like to make this rifle work but nothing helps. I have cleaned it in and out and that didn't help. I let it get dirty and that didn't help. I tried it with lots of oil, a little oil, no oil. I just cannot get this rifle to cooperate!
So should I sell the damn thing and try to get a 512 like I had or should I try to make this guy work? Thoughts?