Blast from the past

[gathert]

So I got around to pulling out the old rimfires from the gun safe to show you guys.

The Remington Model 34 was my grandfathers and it still shoots great. It has a unique cartridge delivery system that pulls the .22s from the tube magazine and lifts it up to the level of the barrel. Its one of my favorite guns because it is so simple and still working like the day it left the factory in 1934.





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Tiny rear sight notch. Really have to get your head down on the stock to line up the sights.

 

[gathert]

I have no idea what model this is but it is a Remington that was my great grandfathers. It is a falling block action with a horribly heavy trigger pull and hammer cock. It also has bad sights and a flip up peep sight that you can't see through very well. I have only managed to hit one thing with the rifle but it is still fun to shoot something so different. If anyone knows what model this is I would appreciate knowing since the only markings on the gun are Remington and patent info.







Older than all of you guys who claim to be "old"


Excuse for a front sight


Excuse for a rear sight


Says Remington UMC trade mark

 

[gathert]

Last up is the Winchester Model 52C. This is the gun my dad used to compete in college. It seems like its 25 lbs but its not quite that heavy. The trigger however is the lightest thing you will ever feel. It has over travel and trigger pull adjust screws that have been perfected so that the trigger is beyond stupid light. If you put your finger on the trigger at all it goes off. The total trigger travel is also a massive 0.002 of an inch. You read that right. Two thousandths. And thats all over travel. It breaks cleaner the freshest mountain water from the Rockies.

I enjoy shooting this one a lot because it was made just after WW2 and was the king of its day before the 40X and Anschutz rifles made the scene. The military used them as trainer rifles and they did really well when the 52C came out due to its vastly improved trigger. I put down a butterfly at 140 yards with this rifle and something about the scope lets you watch the .22 bullets fly downrange the whole way. That is a lot of fun.

Specs are 9 lb rifle, 22inch bull barrel that measures 1" at receiver tapering to 0.875", 5 round magazine, ungodly light trigger. It has mounts for a peep sights but the scope is there instead with hair-fine crosshairs. If I were to put it up for sale it would easily bring over $1000 dollars based on what I've seen others sell for.





Old scope


Now these are turrets. Very crisp click adjustment


Honey Badger don't need no crown. The bull barrel is huge.

 

[xlman]

Beautiful ol' guns! Very nice! (P.S.---- being a machinist, i read the trigger pull right, .020 is twenty thousandths. .002 is two thousandths.)

 

[Gordon]

Wonderful guns! Starting from the bottom that is a model 52' Bull gun' referferred to as such because of the ball weight. The Litchert Spot shot was a great scope in it's day and the complete combo would make the extremely competitive inter collegiate competition cringe with fear!
I believe that is what is called a Remington Model 6 , an inexspensive but uber kewl 'boy's rifle' of the early 20 century. They are worth $400+ in that condition with the very rare tang sight.
Lastly the 34 Remington is also a treasure of mine. The loading mechanism is a marvel of craftsmanship and really works better than anyother kind I have yet seen. Mine is a smooth bore and with .22 rat shot is an absolute terror on small vermin to 50 feet and VERY quiet!
Enjoy my friend your ancestor had good taste in firearms.

 

[gathert]

The 34 is one of the best shooting .22 rifles I have ever shot and its laser accurate. My bets shot to date with a rifle was with it and I shot a dove going full speed out of the air. Yes it was luck, but I'm still claiming it

I actually put a little oil on the Model 6 and it just needed a little cleaning and the action is really smooth now. Trigger pull is still heavy, but nothing to write home about. There is virtually no rust on that thing which is pretty good considering its age.

 

[GrandmasterB]

Love my Remington model 34! What a great old rifle she is! The action is so unique - I really like to watch the rounds go into the chamber.

 

[gathert]

Its like watching an old auto loading cannon or a tank that self-loads. Great engineering went into the model 34 action and they still operate smooth all these years later.

 

[robert J.busch]

mdl.34 remington

I love mine,I have two ,only 14 serial numbers apart,I got mine in 1946 and just gave one to each of my sons,I hope they use them as long as I have.'these are very fine rifles,dont know why they stopped making them.

 

[Onmilo]

I'll play
This is my Model 12 Remington

It's in pieces right now as I am in the process of completely rebuilding it.
I have a new made barrel but need to turn it down to round from octagon and have too many things on the old plate right now!
New wood, new internals, new magazine tube to replace the broken one,,,

 

[gathert]

Good looking pump. Its always nice to have old guns in good conditions.

 

[SaxonPig]

I have had a bunch of early 22 rifles pass through my hands over the years. managed to hang onto two of them.


I think around 1920...






No idea when this was made.

 

[Maverick223]

I, too, have a couple of .22LRs that were handed down:


This Stevens 87D was my grandparents, and the following Remington M-12 was my grandfather's and handed down to my father before me.


None of the above are terribly fancy rifles, or particularly valuable, but they have been well cared-for and will remain in my care until I pass 'em down the line.