three older .22 rifles picked up today

[Clark]

CLARK, i think its time for a remington to show up at your door step. 581-right hand, 581-left hand. eastbank.

My spread sheet shows me I have 41 Remingtons, 22 of them 22 caliber.
Not one of them is a 581.
But I have just watched one being disassembled on youtube.
If I see one, I will get it.

 

[Clark]

I looked, but could not find a 581 today.... so I bought some other guns.

 

[eastbank]

good for you, i like all of them. sooner or later you will find a 581 and then you will have to get a 582 and then on and on. to me .22 rifles are like potato chips one is never enough. eastbank.

 

[Shanghai McCoy]

That 513, well one like it, is what I shot smallbore four position with in the junior club as a teenager. Great rifles and amazingly accurate with iron sights and much younger eyes.

 

[Gordon]

First .22 I had was a Stevens Crackshot boys rifle bought from a neighbor because it fit a 7 YO. It was pretty worn but served me until I was 10 years old when I got a Winchester 67 for Christmas. I really learned on that one all the marksmanship fundamentals. Then on 13th Birthday got a Winchester 69a with Weaver 6x scope mounted. I kept that gun and still have it ! Then when 16 my father gave me a Winchester 52 Bull gun heavy barrel with good iron sights on it. I competed in HS, Junior NRA and on freshman ROTC team in college with it. I sold it in my sophmore year . Today I have a half a dozen interesting boys rifles, a Winchester 67, 69 and 75. I also brought my sons up in marksmanship. One son has the Remington 513 Target master and another a Remington 37 with target irons on it. I still have a smooth bore Remington Model 34 that is used on gophers and rats and a nice Remington 550 that shoots everything semi automatically ! Of course there are Winchester .22 pumps and Anshutzes ect.

 

[Dustin0104]

My grandpa gave me a Remington 514 as my first rifle, I plan to pass it on to my son. Actually just had to put a new sear in it, the old one was worn to the point of not being safe, wonder how many thousands of rounds it took

 

[Reloadron]

I've got a nice 512. I really want a 510. I learned to shoot on one and it's the one gun I didn't get when my father died.

My very first rifle was a Remington 510P given to me by a friend of my uncle. That was 1958 and I still have it. Also have a 511 and two 512 guns. Love those old .22 rifles. Last 510 I saw was at a show in NC a few years ago, the asking price was $200 and I still regret not grabbing it.

Ron

 

[the Black Spot]

When i was 11 yr old(in the 70's) i worked 6 hrs doing lawn clean up, weed wackin, haulin brush, etc. my pay was a winchester mod 67A. It'll put 3 remington thunderbolts inside a quarter at 50 yds with open sights.

 

[Kingcreek]

My grandaughters enjoy shooting the old tube feed Stevens model 66 (pre serial number) with the vintage Weaver B4 scope that was my Grandfather's squirrel rifle. Still in great shape and still accurate.
That's 5 generations of shooters.

 

[bluzman]

Just ran across this thread and couldn't resist adding my 514 to the list. It's the first firearm I ever owned. It was brand new and a gift on my 14th birthday in 1958. After a few years, it languished in various closets, cellars and garages in multiple states until a couple of years ago. Inspired by a post which described a project to restore one, I got mine out, cleaned it up and, to my delight, found it was in great shape and still as much fun to shoot as a 70+ year old as it was when I was a boy.

 

[tark]

Bluzman.....you too..? We have something in common...our 514s.! Yours looks to be near new! Mine was made in April of 1949. That CUU stamp is the date code. One surefire way to gauge the wear on most of these old 22s is to examine the buttplate. Most of them were plastic or hard rubber, which didn't hold up too well to abuse. Lettering and/or checkering was usually the first to go. And exposed screws quickly lost their finish from constantly rubbing against your shoulder. The buttplate is usually the first place I look on a gun that looks overly clean. You can re-blue the metal and re-finish the wood but you cant do much about the buttplate....!

Very nice gun.

 

[otisrush]

I have a Rem 511 (cartridge magazine) and it is a FANTASTIC shooter. Tack driver. I love that gun.

Great finds!

 

[Bushpilot]

Nice find!! Look like they are in really good shape too. I started collecting old 22s about 30 years ago. Started with Remington bolt actions then went to a few Winchester bolts, Marlin levers and kept expanding from there. Getting pretty hard to find really nice examples these days. And, as demand for these old 22s increases even the not so nice ones are getting up there in price, some ridiculously high.

The first 22 rifle that I got to shoot much as a kid was a friends Remington 510 P. I really liked that rifle and with young eyes and the peep sight it shot surprisingly well too. At about 25 yards it would shoot ragged holes all afternoon. Eventually I got my own 22 but still wanted that first 510. I eventually bought it from my friend but later he regretted selling it as it was a gift from his Dad so I sold it back to him and went on the hunt for another one. I found several 510s but not 510 Ps, at least not any in good shape that still had the peep sight intact. Remember, this was before there was an internet, when finding a very specific model of an old rifle, long out of production wasn't nearly as easy as it is today. I eventually found a 510P but during the process also acquired a 341P, 41, 511, 512, 514, 541T and a 581. Although they really aren't that valuable as guns go they are among my most prized possessions. Today, few things take me back to the days of my youth like a walk in the field or woods with one of my old Remington Bolt action 22s.

 

[Slugless]

As has been mentioned before on this forum, a decade ago gun shows used to be more interesting, lots of private sellers and unusual memorabilia. I wanted a bolt action .22 and found a kinda beat up 512 at a private seller's who had all sorts of interesting guns. Everything seemed okay with the rifle so I asked the guy - "is it accurate?" He responded "well I shot a turkey in the head with it once." Very reasonable price and that was a fun gun to shoot until a meth-head broke into the cabin it was in and stole it. After many years I bought a couple CZs but I think that old beat up Remington was more accurate than either of my 2 CZs.

 

[22250Rem]

That was indeed a good day, Eastbank. I've currently got my eye on a halfway decent Winchester 69A in the rack at a LGS for not too bad of a price. It would go nice with the Mod. 67 Winchester my dad acquired back in the mid-1930's . A few years ago I picked up a Savage Mod. 1922 magazine fed .22 bolt gun which was a transition model between the Savage 1919's and the 23A and 23AA rimfires. Love those old rimfires and they just seem to never lose accuracy. One of my nephews had a Remington 514 IIRC when he was about 12 and it was a sweet shooter. Except it got sold a few years later when he got old enough to deer hunt and wanted a slug gun. If he still had it (he's 32 now) I'd be asking if he ever thought about selling it to his dear old uncle.

 

[458MinMag]

Those are beautiful rifles Eastbank! That is indeed a good day.

 

[gregp74]

I have since eased off of buying older .22 rifles, but a Remington 512 was one of the "ones that got away" back when I was. I enjoy a good tube-fed .22 rifle.


Well done, sir.

The 512 is a fun little gun. I found one at my local shop 6 or 7 years ago and kind of fell in love with it. Nothing fancy or special but a decent shooter. Sounds corny but shooting it just brought me back to being a kid. Reminded me of my granddad, Cub Scout camp, and stuff like that.

I actually ended up selling it a few weeks back. As fun as it was, it's meant to be shot and I hadn't taken it out in a few years. I felt like it should go to someone who would appreciate it and use it, maybe teach their kids how to shoot with it.

 

[ilbob]

it was nice of you to give these older rifles a nice home. I know they will enjoy going to the range with you.