three older .22 rifles picked up today

[eastbank]

at a little honey hole i found these three older .22 bolt action rifles, a winchester model 69A grooved for a scope .22 rifle bolt action in ex condition inside and outside, and a remington model 512 tube feed .22 bolt action rifle in pretty good condition outside and ex inside, and a remington model 514 single shot .22 rifle in ex condition inside and outside. a good day. eastbank.

 

[ColtPythonElite]

I like them all

 

[BrocLuno]

They were/are all good rifles

 

[tubeshooter]

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.

 

[godale]

nice find!!!

 

[Cannibul]

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.

 

[LoonWulf]

Nice snag!!! I always liked those old .22.

 

[351 WINCHESTER]

at a little honey hole i found these three older .22 bolt action rifles, a winchester model 69A grooved for a scope .22 rifle bolt action in ex condition inside and outside, and a remington model 512 tube feed .22 bolt action rifle in pretty good condition outside and ex inside, and a remington model 514 single shot .22 rifle in ex condition inside and outside. a good day. eastbank.

My Dad bought me a 514 when I turned 12. It was crazy accurate, and never missed. Sadly it was stolen from my 65 Scout while I was hunting. Thanks for sharing.

 

[bannockburn]

eastbank

a good day.

Have to disagree with you. In my book that's a Great Day! Well done on some very nice vintage .22 rifles!

 

[eastbank]

well the three new .22 rifles met a few of their new friends last night and it was very noisy in my gun room, all i could hear was how many matches they won and all the game some shot over the years. it took double ear plugs to get to sleep. eastbank.

 

[kBob]

eastbank,

Nice looking rim-fires and I am jealous or "jelly" as my teen daughter says.

That 512 is something. Back BC (Before Children) shooting bud and I were down in Orlando for a "big show" and I had spent most of my available cash. As we were leaving we ran into someone I knew from down there that commented that a local gunshop would soon be closing and so off we went to scavenge the bones. We found in the floor rack a decent 510 with a peep receiver sight. Other than being a single shot it was "just like" the 513T I used at 14 in JROTC to learn to really shoot ( I had thought I could shoot before learning three position 50 foot SB). I had only maybe $30 in my wallet and a gas card. My bud had almost enough to get the gun but it was not what he really wanted. He mentioned that what he really wanted was something like a rifle of mine he had shot. With visions of a future trade in mind I began to sell the 510 to the buddy that really wanted a semi auto. Finally I got him talked into it with a promise to make good his purchase price if he did not like the single shot, but the owner would not budge on the marked price and so out came my last $20 bill. HA! the 510 was as good as in the safe!

Buddy who never liked the idea of a single shot took it home and over the next week shoots it a bit. Come the next weekend "Hey you know I never had a rifle that shoots this good, thanks for talking me into it. Here is your $20."

Dang it no lunch that Saturday and a week's worth of dreaming down the tubes. He still has it, it is actually his most used .22 to this day and he taught both his girls to shoot it.

Guess it worked out OK, even if I did not get it..

-kBob

 

[ford8nr]

GREAT RIFLES.
Would love companies to build them like that today.
And don't tell me to buy a CZ, I own one but still love the Win 75 I just bought or for that matter the Rem 580 I bought and refinished for the wife to learn offhand with...she wanted a light rifle.

 

[aarondhgraham]

Mind if I ask,,,
What did the three set you back?

Aarond

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[eastbank]

close to six, they are just getting harder and harder to find in very good condition. eastbank.

 

[Jackal]

My Remington 510 was my first rifle. It was rusty, pitted, stock cracked, buttplate broken.... But I loved it. When I got a little older, I refinished the wood, reblued the steel and replaced the buttplate. That little rifle was with me through the lifetimes of 3 good dogs, my (ex)wife was shooting it the day I proposed to her and its had at least 20,000 rds through it. It still hits a .22 casing at 50 yards with iron sights when I do my part. Yup, I love my little Remington 510.

 

[Shanghai McCoy]

I'd say you made a heck of a deal(s) there, that's definitely a "honey hole.
At the age of 14 a Remington 512 tube magazine rifle was my first gun. I'm happy to say that I still have it too.

 

[Scooter22]

Great haul and they all look in great shape.

 

[lastofthebreed]

Very good snag. I have a large soft spot for older .22 rifles.

 

[tark]

Great looking guns.. A Remington 514 was my very first rifle. Dad bought it for me when I was 12, he knew he couldn't put off my first gun any longer. It was mine for $7. Wish I had it today, but I have picked up a near new example to stoke the fires of fond memories. Best shot I ever made was with that old Remington. Picked a crow off of a fence post at a measured 121 yards with the second shot. Probably just dumb luck.....OK it most assuredly WAS dumb luck. But It gave me something to brag about ever since.

Thanks for posting those pics, Eastbank..Brought back fond memories. I think I'll go get my 514 right now and go look for a crow....

 

[Panzerschwein]

Love those .22s!! They SO awesome!!

 

[MedWheeler]

That's one of the things I actually liked about the .22 ammo shortage. There were good deals to be found on some rather cool firearms in the caliber. Although the only bolt gun I got during those years (2013-2014) was a Marlin 25 from 1985, I did also score two Marlin 99M1 rifles, one of which even still has the ever-sought original rear sight, for what I believe to have been good prices. I also got a Glenfield 75 during that period. The Glenfield and the rear-sighted 99M1 are both pre-69 guns, lacking serial numbers as well.

 

[Clark]

In the past month I have bought 2 used 22 rifles:
CZ455 $375 made in 2016
Marlin 80 $75 made in 1952 or earlier

In the month before that I bought 8 used 22 rifles:
Stevens 73 $60
Savage 1904 $50 made in 1910s
Marlin A1 $100
Win 190 $65
Stevens 87 $100
Marlin 101 $50
Ithaca M49 $100
Marlin 25 $25

Some of them cost more in parts to fix than the rifle cost, but it kept me busy.

 

[kozak6]

Once upon a time, .22 lr was so cheap and prevalent that one could shoot until their thumbs were bloody from loading magazines.

After one such an occasion, I decided that a single shot bolter might be more enjoyable. Then the Great Rimfire Shortage happened, and I almost swore off rimfires completely. Or at least there was some swearing involved.

I passed up some wild deals on Remington 514's and all kinds of great stuff because there was no ammo to be had. And I was broke. But also, there was no ammo.

With the rimfire supply opening up, I'm thinking something like that 510 would be just the ticket. Well done.

 

[eastbank]

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

 

[Hardtarget]

Eastbank, those are some neat little rifles. There is just "something" about the older .22 rifles that kind of tugs at us all...well, most of us. I am currently at 5 in my safe. I have to keep the Rem. 510, (from my grand father), to keep my cousin away from it! My grand children seem to love the range trips when we can all stand and try to keep the steel plate ringing! Fun days! Hope you can keep enough rim fire around to feed those little guns!

Mark