Hidden treasures - older 22 LR

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The Remington 510 Targetmaster! Best $40 bucks I ever spent, even came with Redfield sights, peep rear, globe front. It still shoots better than I do!
 
Brno #4 made in 1956 in Czechosolovakia. Very accurate. 27 in heavy barrel.

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Here's the rifle I got in the early 70's as a 12/13 year old. My older brother had Remington Speedmaster and I wanted to shoot with him. I got this neat carbine length Mossberg 333. The guys over at Rimfire Central got all excited when I posted this picture because this model was only made for a couple of years, if that. I used it as a teen and then it sat in a closet for many years until I got back into shooting. It is still in great condition and fun to shoot.

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Great thread.

Fairly common, but the Remington 121 The Fieldmaster is, IMHO, perfection.


I had a friend in Alaska that had a full size German Mauser in 22lr with no import marks. Probably the coolest 22 I have ever seen.
 
Remington 510 Targetmaster.Great,accurate little rifle. I also have an old Savage Model 24-a.It has a one piece barrel/receiver and a full sized stock with a steel buttplate.Its kinda neat.
 
Another fan of the old Remington 51x series. Here are my two 510s, 511, and 512. Fantastic rifles.

The modded 510 on the left was my first rifle, inherited from my grandfather in the early 1970s.

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bannockburn,

I too love that Remington 572 Fieldmaster, bought one about 30 years ago, still shoots like it did brand new. Its taken a lot of grouse when elk hunting too.
 
The old Marlin 39A's are often overlooked. I for one look for the Weatherby Mark XXII's (semi), older Mossbergs, Remington 541's, Winchester 9422's. But these are now higher dollar guns (except for the Mossbergs) and get scooped up quickly if they are priced under market.

I always look for 22's in gunshops, gunshows, and so forth. I figure I am more likely to get more use out of them than any center fire I can think of.
 
My first rifle was a Rem. 514. It was a tackdriver and accounted for a lot of squirrel and other critters. Someone stole it from my 65 International Scout while parked on the side of Touchdown Rd. back in 69 or so.
 
Another vote for a Marlin 39a . I have been wanting one for several years . As luck would have it a 1953 model followed me home a couple of weeks ago . It has exceeded my wildest expectations . A joy to shoot & EXTREMELY ACCURATE .
 

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I have an early production Mossberg 44 U.S.(a). This thing is a beast. Born to be a target rifle (and weighted as such!) I can hit a small metal pigeon at 150 yards all day long with it. It's almost scary. Way too manly for a .22
 
I have two 10/22, two Savage mod.24 "22lr/410 & 22lr/20ga" a Marlin mod 60, and five 22lr handguns, but my ITHACA 49 saddle gun is one most people have never seen , just a joy to shoot, not worth much but worth 10X of what they cost
 
Amazing! Nobody mentioned the Remington Nylon 66: very accurate, reliable full size .22 that weighs next to nothing. And has never been imitated or replaced.

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How about the Stevens "gill gun" autoloaders? These click-clack guns are really interesting.
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I had one and some of the action parts were made of relatively soft steel. After shooting a lot of ammo through it, mine started jamming.
 
I picked up a Winchester 69A for $300 a few years ago and it's in excellent condition. It's got a receiver sight and I like to use it that way. My grandkids don't like it as well as my 10-22 or 39A, however.
 
"Amazing! Nobody mentioned the Remington Nylon 66: very accurate, reliable full size .22 that weighs next to nothing. And has never been imitated or replaced."

And the other "nylon rifles" they made including the 10, 11 & 12 which used the same bolt action as the 510, 511 and 512.
 
Ditto on the Rem 552,I also have a 514 single shot nice blueing with walnut stock , my first rifle . hdbiker
 
Willie Sutton said:
French MAS-45's, which are miniature Mausers. I was lucky enough to go thru a pile of them at Navy Arms when they were being imported and managed to find two new ones (new is NEW) that actually have the "Mauser" in the Mauser lens shaped logo on the receivers. No matter if Mauser marked or not, they are absolutely gorgeous.
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The first ones were Mauser made in Germany as I understand it and then the French took over the Mauser factory as it was within their assigned part of post WWII Germany. I have been told that the Mauser factory was never destroyed like many structures in Germany.

But yeah, the MAS 45A is a good one. It is quite the hunk. You frequently see them with no finish on the stock, so they don't catch your eye like other rifles. Folks notice them at the range. They shoot pretty well too although the trigger tends to be pretty heavy. The price has been going up on them since the Navy Arms import days.

Another rifle that doesn't seem to get it's due is the Remington 513-T target rifle used by youth rifle teams. Most tend to be in very good shape, and very accurate. Not as good as the Remington M37, but very good. Priced pretty cheap considering what you're getting.
 
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