Remington 37

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tom unler

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Just picked up a nice Rem 37. It dates to 4/47.
All numbers matching, even the Sling Strap!

Purely an impulse buy, (with Unertl 14X). I've discovered a popular upgrade is a Canjar/Kenyon trigger.

Anyone out there have a good lead on one?
 

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Nice pickup.

I have a couple of 37's. I wish I had Kenyon or Canjars for them.

The Miracle Trigger breaks nice and crisp, but just isn't light enough. An Ace trigger shoe makes the trigger feel like it is lighter than it actually is.
 
Nice rifle!
Ive never owned one, but a buddy of mine used to brag about how accurate his was every time we were out shooting my .22s......Im pretty sure he liked that gun:D

Since then ive kinda been keeping an eye out for one here.
 
The 37 is a wonderful rifle. i grabbed one on the cheap a couple of years ago and it got a 14x unertl too. the reason mine was cheap is because some bubba moron had a smith cut the barrel down to about 20" or 21" and thread it. Which is interesting. I do have another barrel for it if i ever want to have it placed back to "original" configuration.

i havent shot it a ton, but i havent found the right ammo it likes. going to try SK Rifle Match and see if that is it.
 
One of my early rifle buying mistakes was to return a 37 Remington to the shop because it did not have a safety. I did not know it at the time but the trigger had been changed to a Canjar. Well I at least got my $300 back...... :) ...yeah, I know....
 
The Rem M37 is very uncommon on the smallbore prone firing line. I have seen actions in custom stocks. At the time the rifle was in production the smallbore prone rules were written by the Army, and the Army wanted people to shoot rifles close to the M1903, or the M1 Garand in configuration. Which is also why the triggers are so heavy: about three pounds. When American shooters were getting the stuffing beat out of them by the Russians in International Competition, the rules were relaxed and what you see in the early 60's are adjustable stocks, light triggers. Even so, the M37 had been out of production for a decade and never had as many built as, lets say, a M52. I wish I had a Canjar trigger, I would drop it in and see if it makes a difference on target. I have shot some good scores with my M37, in original configuration, this is a 400-32X I shot in competition at Wa Ke De Range, Bristol In, with mine, at 100 yards, prone with a sling.

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The heavy trigger is a problem, takes too long to take up pressure and then you have to pay attention to not jarring things when it breaks. When I have examined others who are using Rem M37's, they always have a Canjar trigger in them, but unfortunately, Canjar has been out of business for a while.

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I would say, check on Ebay and be prepared to pay a lot for a Canjar trigger.
 
718BAF29-3573-44B4-87EC-99EE2511C0E2.jpeg I finally got my Rem 37 to the Range at 100 yds. Using Norma Match Ammo I was able to keep amazingly tight groups.

Sighted in at 25 yds, I found almost 7” of drop at 100 yds. It was a sunny day and I was able to see the bullets fly to Target.

Does anyone out there have experience with the Barrel tuning screws at the forward end of the stock?
 
I don't believe a 37 came with barrel tuning screws like a 40x. Yours must be add ons.

Anyway, I have the ones in my 40x backed off so there is no contact.
 
One of my early rifle buying mistakes was to return a 37 Remington to the shop because it did not have a safety. I did not know it at the time but the trigger had been changed to a Canjar. Well I at least got my $300 back...... :) ...yeah, I know....

Whoops.. ouch. We've all made a few.......;)
 
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37s are incredible guns. I had a chance to pick one up years ago and I passed. Been kicking myself ever since.
 
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