Remington 572

[Slugless]

I've done my homework on THR searching for info on Remington 572 pump .22 rifles.

There are surprisingly few posts that mention this piece. The few that do are favorable.

I took a risk and bought an old, old Remington 121 at a gun show. Great price, thought it just needed new springs and a new firing pin. Mistake. But I still want a pump gun.

I don't want another used rifle, baby boomers pay a lot for the old gallery guns in good shape. For the price of a used Winchester at a gun show, you can get a new Remington 572. If you can find one.

My questions are:
1. What do you think of the Remington 572? Current model is 21" barrel - how handy & well balanced is it?
2. How accurate is it?
3. How reliable is it?
4. How easy is it to take down & maintain? Can you easily clean it from the breach?
5. Is it finicky about ammo or does it digest just about anything?

Thanks for the help 'cause I got the itch to buy one.

 

[bigcozy]

I have one from the late 70's or early 80's I got new. Fired it about 25 times and put it up. As I recall, it was very, very accurate with Federal ammo. I quit hunting not long after that and used a Ruger MKII for my varmint issues. I will go pull it out of the closet and see if I notice anything you might not already know.

What are the costs for a new one, just curious?

 

[Slugless]

$400

Bigcozy,

A good internet price looks to be ~$400 new. Good used is $300.

http://www.gunsamerica.com/Search.aspx?T=572

Thanks for checking out your old one. Does the foregrip rattle around like the old-time ones?

-Thnks

 

[Bottom Gun]

The one I had was totally reliable and quite accurate. I regret selling it but that's another story.

Mine was a steel rifle. Remington also made an aluminum version of the 572 with a steel barrel liner but I was never able to find one to buy.

You won't regret buying it if you decide to pick one up.

 

[Timthinker]

Semi-auto .22 rifles have reduced the demand for pump actions in recent years. Sadly, only a few pump action .22 designs are still on the market. Of these, the 572 seems to be the best. This Remington, while expensive, is very reliable and accurate. In fact, if I wanted a pump action .22, then the Remington would be my first choice.

The topic of pump action .22s is one that automatically attracts my attention. Why? The first firearm I shot as a child was a Winchester '06 that had been in my family for decades. It was the gun that introduced me to the world of firearms and I regret that it is not in my possession. So take it from a man who loves pump .22s, the Remington is the current world beater in this category.


Timthinker

 

[bigcozy]

Yep it rattles. Turns out, my cousin has one too. His is and ADL model and mine is a BDL. While mine looks new, his looks like it was used in a war. He lives waaaaaay out in the sticks and his son uses it for their constant varmint problems. He also has a Browning Buckmark rifle and a very new Walther G22, but he vastly prefers the Remington. Said his son (15 years old) scoped the 572 and is popping coyotes in the head at impressive distance. During our conversation he tried to buy mine, but by your numbers he wasn't even close.

 

[Omaha-BeenGlockin]

I have a 552 from 89-90?? bought it NIB in '03. It has the oil finished stock and low comb.

About '94 or so Remington decided to jack with the 552/572---giving them shiney stocks and a raised Monte Carlo comb---making the sights un-usable.

A local dealer has a 572 on the shelf for sub $400($379 I think?).

Its a newer one---so you'll have to scope it to even use it.

No breach cleaning on these models.

 

[Slugless]

Scope it?

Great replies, I'm very glad I asked.

But....Omaha, what exactly do you mean I'll have to scope a new one? The pic on Remington's website looks like a similar sight system to my Nylon 66 which are no peep sight but I'm pretty good with them. I plan to shoot iron sights until my eyes get too bad, which may not be too far in the future.... My shooting range in the country is 65 yds, a nice distance for offhand .22

Is it the factory blade sights? Were the old ones better? Might a peep sight do? My experience w/ the over & to the side peep sights (lyman) is very poor but I'd be willing to try the other brands....

I sure wish I could find one in town to fondle, the distributors are out. Houston has awesome gun shows but the last one didn't have a single Fieldmaster less than 60 years old, and I bought the one that was.

Thanks!

 

[ACORN]

I had one 25 years ago and loved it, but sold it. Something else caught caught my eye. I'd been looking for one, but, $400 was more than I had to spend. I found one about a year ago, used with a Simmons scope for $200. It's the BDL version with the high comb stock in nearly new condition. The only flaws are a couple small marks by the rear swivel stud. I about dis-located my shoulder getting my wallet out.

 

[rugerfreak]

With the newer ones ---the stock is too high to get your face down to use the sights------the older ones had a stock like an 870 shotgun.

 

[Slugless]

Change of Stocks

Last THR before I go to work -

I'm glad you mentioned the stocks, didn't occur to me.

Thnks

 

[bigcozy]

Slugless, sent you a PM, was trying to attatch a pic of my 572 but couldn't do it. Drop me an email and I will send you one, figured you might want to compare the stocks.

[email protected]

 

[Slugless]

BC's 572

Attempt to show a pic of BigCozy's 572. A beauty. If the pic function works for me, I've got another thread to start....

 

[smokemaker]

I have a low comb, shiny finished 572 BDL that is pretty accurate and very fast. I left the factory irons on it as they are pretty good for my eyes. I like it because it's a full sized rimfire. The gun has been sent back to the factory for a fix... It wouldn't pick up new rounds sometimes during cycling, but big green fixed it free of charge, except shipping to the factory. The rifle has 15,000 rounds through it (I'm guestimating) and is my favorite rimfire, bar none!