Drill a Remington 512?

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deadcoyote

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I've had a 521T for about a decade. My favorite rimfire I own by far and the most accurate. I love the gun but aesthetically it's a little beat, a lot of dings and scratches from its prior life as a rimfire competitors rifle and I've hunted rabbits and squirrels with it for a decade. I've always wanted to find another in better shape which leads me to my question:

I just picked up a mint condition 512, with a brick (a real 500 brick) of federal ammo for $125. It's a beautiful gun, was cheap, but I'd prefer a peep sight. Williams sight is only $36, but I'd have to have the receiver drilled for the sight. Would this be ruining a relic or just making a practical improvement?
 
Well I'm not familiar with that model. To answer your question, while you might be ruining a relic, it obviously isn't a valuable relic based on what you paid. Therefore, I say if you want that site........ drill it and put it on.
 
I love my 512. Very accurate. However, there is no collector value in them. If you want better sights, then add them. Just get them drilled by someone who knows what he's doing.
 
Just a side note of any of you guys are remington date code gurus, it's a pre-serial number rifle but on the left side of the barrel where it mates to the receiver there's "CC20" stamped.
 
All of the 51X series 22 bolt rifles are "pre-serial number". They made them until the 1962, they were replaced by the 58X series 22 bolt actions.

Nope, no collector value. I had a 512 given to me about 2 years ago, the owner didn't want to pay $60 to have it cleaned. So he traded me the 22 for cleaning his Mosin-Nagant. I refinished it, of course, and now it looks better than new.
 
I have a 510 and a 512. The 510 I left as is. Its still a great shooter and was made in Aug. 1941. The wood is in great shape and the bluing has turned to a nice patina but overall still a nice rifle.

The 512 was made in 1947 and when I got it it was in rough shape. Some rust and pitting on the barrel but not too bad and the wood was in horrible shape. The rifle still shoots just fine and everything works. Im in the process of having it refinished. Plans are to scope it after its refinished. Not really concerned with its value as an old rifle since its worth more to me the way I want it than it would be left as is.
 
This made me chuckle just a bit,,,

This made me chuckle just a bit,,,

Not really concerned with its value as an old rifle since its worth more to me the way I want it than it would be left as is.
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This is exactly the same thoughts we had back in the early 60's,,,
Not really concerned with the value of this British .303,,,
I want a sporterized rifle to hunt deer with,,,
It's not like they are rare or anything.

Sound familiar? ;)

I'm not ragging on you my friend,,,
This topic just struck me a bit amusing,,,
But some later generation will cry for that poor rifle.

Why oh why did someone have to Bubba this fine rifle with a peep sight?

Aarond

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Well these old Remingtons are pushing 75yrs old so if the value hasn't took off by now I don't think its going to. Whats amusing to me is having a cheap rifle that's old as crap and still a cheap rifle and not doing what you want to it expecting the value to skyrocket. I think mine will be worth more when Im finished with it than it is now. Your gun, your choice. Do what you want. I do.
 
Yeah, I'm gonna have a Williams put on it. My only hesitation is it looks from the limited area on the receiver that the stock might have to be altered to mount the sight. Oh well, this be be the worlds most expensive $125 rifle when I'm done.
 
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