My first rifle

[pwd72s]

One of these was given to me as a 12th birthday present. I've never altered or scoped it. Still groups amazing well, considering it's almost 80. Dad bought it from a local game cop...I suspect it may have been confiscated from a poacher? Anyway, mine not for sale, for obvious reasons. 7 1/2 minutes.

[KFC911]

That's soooo cool Paul .... I have three Josey "Somebody" pool cues I'd be willing to trade!

At around 7 I shot my first .22 .... very similar but would have been a mid-60s version.

Thanks for posting that

[LWJ]

Beehive Remington is a classic!

[pwd72s]

Oh, forgot... barrel code on mine ASS71...March 1947. So a few years younger than me. KC, I'd be taking advantage of you. A Keith Josey custom cue in good shape has a higher monetary value than a Remington Targetmaster. But like I said, this one not for sale...I did have it reblued, but left the stock alone...my wear marks & dings.

[herr_oberst]

I suspect that was a big day for a 12yo boy when he got his first Remington. Squirrels, take cover!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/286074915241?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&campid=5338722076&customid=&toolid=10050

[Bill Douglas]

That's cool Paul!

I wish I still had my first gun at .22. I also was about 12 nd went into a gun shop and said I'll have that one there. The guy gave me a real telling of (nasty chit) so I five minutes later came back with my mom who didn't know about the telling off and she bought it for me with me grinning at the old c*** who gave me grief.

[Rusty Heap]

what a very very cool post..........I still have my Dads Bee-Hive. Need to decode the Date stamp. My firing pin needs work though. When you rack back the bolt, the firing pin at the Bee-Hive doesn't always stay detented back in the extended position, it'll click forward on it's own when you insert the bolt back into the barrel. I'm sure some pin or sheeve is worn. Who could I send the bolt off to for service?

[Rusty Heap]

According to the "Blue Book of Gun Values", the coding continues as follows:

Month Codes: [first letter]
B - L - A - C - K - P - O - W - D - E - R - X
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12

Year:______Code: [second (and third*) letters]
1930_______ Y 1970_______ T
1931_______ Z 1971_______ U
1932_______ A 1972_______ W
1933_______ B 1973_______ X
1934_______ C 1974_______ Y
1935_______ D 1975_______ Z
1936_______ E 1976_______ I
1937_______ F 1977_______ O
1938_______ G 1978_______ Q
1939_______ H 1979_______ V

1940_______ J 1980_______ A
1941_______ K 1981_______ B
1942_______ L 1982_______ C
1943_______ MMZ 1983_______ D
1944_______ NN 1984_______ E
1945_______ PP 1985_______ F
1946_______ RR 1986_______ G
1947_______ SS 1987_______ H
1948_______ TT 1988_______ I
1949_______ UU 1989_______ J

1950_______ WW 1990_______ K
1951_______ XX 1991_______ L
1952_______ YY 1992_______ M
1953_______ ZZ 1993_______ N
1954_______ A 1994_______ O
1955_______ B 1995_______ P
1956_______ C 1996_______ Q
1957_______ D 1997_______ R
1958_______ E 1998_______ S
1959_______ F 1999_______ T
2000_______ U
1960_______ G 2001_______ W
1961_______ H 2002_______ X
1962_______ J
1963_______ K
1964_______ L
1965_______ M
1966_______ N
1967_______ P
1968_______ R
1969_______ S

* the years 1943 though 1953 had double letters: ie, MM = 1943

As maybe seen, the year code letters duplicate; some knowledge of when the model was introduced should resolve the actual year of manufacture.

[pwd72s]

Another decode chart

https://www.remingtonsociety.org/manufacture-dates/

Rusty, could be as simple as a gummed up firing pin...but yes, I'd suggest finding a good gunsmith. The bolts are tricky to reassemble...best to find someone who knows the ropes.

[Rusty Heap]

Well mine says P H, and is that a J "double strike"?

so is that June of 1961.......and something?

did I do that right?

I was born July of 63. my sister in '61.

[Rusty Heap]

would soaking the sticky bolt in a simple green wash ultra-sonic cleaner be a good or bad idea, then Hoppes lube after.?

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by Rusty Heap

would soaking the sticky bolt in a simple green wash ultra-sonic cleaner be a good or bad idea, then Hoppes lube after.?

You know who to ask

One syllable or two? .... I pronounced it (in my head) as one since the early 70s ... who knew ?

[pwd72s]

Jeff Higgins..being paged. Just me, but I'd avoid the simple green. A smith disassemble of the bolt would be best...clean & relube with synthetic? I'd ask the smith.

[Rusty Heap]

I live half hour from the infamous one............I always think of Misses Wiggins when he visits my ranch.

https://youtu.be/aJpKCnRHE0E?t=19

[FOG]

pwd72s,

I have a few 513's and a 521, same action. The bolt isn't difficult to take apart or put back together.

I would highly discourage going the Simple Green route, especially without taking the bolt apart. Chances of getting out all the Simple Green is low thus promoting corrosion inside the bolt. I use synthetic atf, it has both cleansing and lubricating properties, along with some corrosion resistance.

The other thing to look for is increased headspace that promotes misfires and hinders accuracy. Look at the two part bolt and see if there is a visible space. If there is a space then you can shim it. There is (or was) a set of hardened SS shims for RC truck suspensions that fit perfectly for the job and come (came) in sets of various thickness. They are 12mm inside and 15mm outside diameter and came in packs of 8; 4 1mm and 4 4mm.

S/F, FOG

[pwd72s]

I'll take fogs word for it. Too chicken to try to take one apart, aways used a smith for much beyond cleaning, oiling, scope install, the easy stuff.

My deer rifle also an oldie...made in 1950 722 in .257 Roberts. A very plain Jane rifle, but it shoots well. I know, the .243 Winchester was supposed to make the.257 Roberts obsolete, but nobody told the deer that.

[Rikao4]

Originally Posted by Rusty Heap

I live half hour from the infamous one............I always think of Misses Wiggins when he visits my ranch.

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it was long ago..
where he mentioned leaving something ..
I would check my shower...

Rika

[cockerpunk]

reminds me of the model 34 NRA i have laying around.

fun era of rifles.

[Rusty Heap]

Hah, Higgins has taken the bolt apart in the past, pins and springs went flying across his garage..........

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by Rikao4

it was long ago..
where he mentioned leaving something ..
I would check my shower...

Rika

LOL .... Hey KC .... can I grab a quick shower?

Aw HELL NAW !