arnie2b
06-12-2003, 09:52 PM
This gun was only made between 1959 and 1987.(other models based upon this are 10,11,12,76,77)
First impressions of this gun from a distance are shiny stock untill on closer inspection you notice it's actually nylon.It makes it look very cheap closerby. The good point on it is actually that it has chequering which ain't sharp but the day u use gloves it gives that extra bit of grip. The colour is brown. Advantage lighter weight and forward balance.The gun weighs around 4lbs. All the metal bits are blacked.
Loading of the gun is unconventional it's attempting to unscrew and pull the butplug at the back of the stock insert the cartridges (14) then push the rod back in. The rod will stop on the rim of the cartridges so you'll have to jam it in.
This comes with normal open sights and grooves for scopemounts, the backsight looks like it's made out of a hairclip but does the job. Newer remingtons improved on that. I mostly use it for "plinking" so don't bother with the scope. It has a wtc on it sometimes though but the stock is a bit to low for my liking for that.
Chambering a round can be troublesome as it's the first round it sometimes loads two..solution put one in the chamber then reload.
Push the safety of and ready to go. The safety provides enough grip but is a tad tricky with gloves.I mainly use remington's high velocity which give me roughly 1 inch groups at 50yrds. The gun occasionally jams about 1 in 40 rounds I found. It ejects em fine when it does eject. If it jams it's easily solved aslong as you don't end double loading it...
Triggerpull is not really good, light and short but a bit creepy, the trigger is made out of nylon which doesn't help.One could work on them but I never bothered.
It hasn't got a silencer on it as it's illegal to have one in Belgium where the gun is. I used it for the last 14 years and was my first one hence I like it...It's only been apart twice in that time as I never had any major problems with it and shot several thousands of rounds.
Got a few bad points but for the price, had to do a google for that one, ranges from $100 to $200 one can't complain to much. If I had to choose between a fac air rifle(any) or this one I prefer the remmi, the remmi or browning trombone, cz452, ruger 10/22, browning single shot, marlin lever action, the remmi still would be my first choice just because I got used to the niggles and know it pretty well, all in my personal opinion though. Gives me a challenge to use it.
I wouldn't advise it to anyone there's better it's just my personal taste, apart to maybe a young shooter looking for an entry .22.
Arnie
First impressions of this gun from a distance are shiny stock untill on closer inspection you notice it's actually nylon.It makes it look very cheap closerby. The good point on it is actually that it has chequering which ain't sharp but the day u use gloves it gives that extra bit of grip. The colour is brown. Advantage lighter weight and forward balance.The gun weighs around 4lbs. All the metal bits are blacked.
Loading of the gun is unconventional it's attempting to unscrew and pull the butplug at the back of the stock insert the cartridges (14) then push the rod back in. The rod will stop on the rim of the cartridges so you'll have to jam it in.
This comes with normal open sights and grooves for scopemounts, the backsight looks like it's made out of a hairclip but does the job. Newer remingtons improved on that. I mostly use it for "plinking" so don't bother with the scope. It has a wtc on it sometimes though but the stock is a bit to low for my liking for that.
Chambering a round can be troublesome as it's the first round it sometimes loads two..solution put one in the chamber then reload.
Push the safety of and ready to go. The safety provides enough grip but is a tad tricky with gloves.I mainly use remington's high velocity which give me roughly 1 inch groups at 50yrds. The gun occasionally jams about 1 in 40 rounds I found. It ejects em fine when it does eject. If it jams it's easily solved aslong as you don't end double loading it...
Triggerpull is not really good, light and short but a bit creepy, the trigger is made out of nylon which doesn't help.One could work on them but I never bothered.
It hasn't got a silencer on it as it's illegal to have one in Belgium where the gun is. I used it for the last 14 years and was my first one hence I like it...It's only been apart twice in that time as I never had any major problems with it and shot several thousands of rounds.
Got a few bad points but for the price, had to do a google for that one, ranges from $100 to $200 one can't complain to much. If I had to choose between a fac air rifle(any) or this one I prefer the remmi, the remmi or browning trombone, cz452, ruger 10/22, browning single shot, marlin lever action, the remmi still would be my first choice just because I got used to the niggles and know it pretty well, all in my personal opinion though. Gives me a challenge to use it.
I wouldn't advise it to anyone there's better it's just my personal taste, apart to maybe a young shooter looking for an entry .22.
Arnie