Rem 521-T Pawnshop find and first shots

[Wolfdog91]

[RedlegEd]

Nice find, nice price!
Ed

[sigep1764]

Dang good find Wolf! Looks like the bluing in good shape too!

[Bazoo]

Dang man that is a sweet find. Congratulations. I love them old 22s myself. I particularly have a fondness for single shots. Remington 41 targetmaster, mmm.

[samari46]

Wolfdog, you're not the only one who loves any of the old Remington or Winchester 22 rifles. Think you did very well regarding the price. And yes they are special. Frank

[Cargo]

Looks like you're the owner of a new family heirloom. Great find!!

[Greg S]

Been kicking myself in the butt cause I passed on one for $240 in late Nov says the rear peep. Got a 541 and a 40x though. Nice score!

[smithnframe]

Very nice find Wolfdog!

[MrWolf]

Haha, good one. Was gonna spend $20 and walk out Seriously, you did good. I wish could find stuff like that around here, but oh well. You did good. Good luck with her.

[robg]

nice one and good shooting.

[Petrol & Powder]

The old Remington 500 series .22 bolt actions were inexpensive rifles but never cheap rifles. Lots of people underestimated the quality of those rifles.
There was a time when you could find good used examples of Remington .22 bolt actions for very little money. They were often derided as "farm guns" or "truck guns" and sold for very little money. A savvy person could pick up an excellent .22 rifle for little cash.


Then two things happened: Owners of the old 500 series Remington rifles started to recognize the quality of those rifles and they didn't appear on the used market as often.
AND
The ones that did end up on the market were priced higher.

The OP has proven that there are still good deals to be had.

[Drm50]

521T is light enough to be practical squirrel gun. Last one I had the reciever sight was a Lyman. Most of them have factory reciever sights. These old rifles would be custom in today’s world. When these guns were sold if they didn’t shoot, the company wouldn’t be around long. The last new bolt action 22 I bought was in 80s, a Ruger 77/22. It’s a nice rifle and probably cost more to make than a 500series Rem or Win B/A of the day. Thing is it doesn’t shoot any better than the old everyday B/A 22s.

[jeepyj]

That my friend was/ is the deal of the week! Love shooting them old peep sight guns congratulations on your find.

[tejano]

Great find!

[tankgunner59]

Nice looking find. That girl is in good condition, sweet.

[Wolfdog91]

Thanks for all the kinda words y'all ! Posted this video in a uk based sight and their and shesh their anal compared to y'all

[TNsailorman]

A belated welcome to our group. Great buy and I envy you those young eyes. Nice shooting rifle and yes I love the old rifles also and the Remington 500 series is about top of the line. My Dad would buy nothing else but Remington. Take Care and enjoy that rifle, you have a keeper. james

[Bazoo]

I didn't see you were newer, welcome and howdy from Ky if I ain't said so already.

I got my dog trained to set and watch while I shoot. She sets where I put her, generally 15 to 25 yards behind me depending what I'm shooting. She sets and watches while we shoot clays sometimes. I don't take her a lot, but got her accustomed to it.

That targetmaster I mentioned, it would cut one hole at 25 yards. I used to could hit an empty 22 casing when I could see it. It would do that with federal bulk. But it would only do an inch with winchester bulk. CCI mini mags were not much better. Find what it likes and you will be very happy. Don't forget a few fouling shots between brands when you switch. Or if it's on crows, it would be fowling shots.

[johniv]

You will NOT regret that one, sir. Those are great little rifles.

[Texas by God]

I enjoyed the video very much. Casual front porch shooting with dogs and cows moving around; same here my friend. My 510 Targetmaster is a treasure, your true target rifle is even nicer. The critic from the U.K. site is just jealous of your freedom to shoot guns in your yard! Rock on.