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This is the Remington 22 that my dad owned. Model 550. My older brother was a crack shot over iron sights. I was only adequate. The Weaver 4B was a later addition. Good for us old farts. This thing will hit if you point it right. My sons, and daughter have all grown up shooting it. My latest exploits include pigeon control. Set up a sniper nest in the garage...even got a double once. I aim to use this for a few months more years and turn it over to the kids. Got my eye on the Henry pump 22 magnum. Oh Boy! Looks like fun.

My husband inherited a 550-1 from his father that had been neglected and stored in his basement. I cleaned it up and found a good use for it, back in the great 22LR ammo shortage because it's one of the few semi-autos that can shoot 22 Short, Long or Long Rifles. At the time, the only thing we could find, locally, were 22 Shorts. Gun never jammed once. Lots of fun to shoot.

That's a beautiful looking rifle, and it looks like it's just come out of the factory!

Very nice rifle, thanks for the photos!

That's a beauty!

I still have the first gun I ever shot. It is a Colt Challenger. 1950s vintage. I got it when my dad passed. I made sure it was the first gun my daughter shot when she became interested. I don't shoot it much, the Mark I target I bought new in 1976 gets the .22 pistol love these days. I am, however, proud to still own it. It still shoots well, although it could use a trip through the bluing tank. Mags are tough to find, and pricey. The original mag still works fine.

My brother swore up and down it was a Luger. Nope, .22lr Colt. It's sitting in my safe.

Nice looking rifle - the old weavers look great on a wood stock 22. I've got one on my first gun - a wood stock 10/22 carbine that I bought new in 1977.

Les wrote:That's a beautiful looking rifle, and it looks like it's just come out of the factory!

X10 That rifle looks like it just came out of the box.

I am not much of a gunsmith, but I do know how to make wood look nice. For a 60 plus year old rifle, it is in good shape. A little rub wear on the barrel and a few life nicks in the stock. I recently disassembled the bolt and gave it a good cleaning. Very satisfying. Thanks for the appreciative comments. I know we all admire a fine rifle.

Beautiful rifle!

Cate

Looks like a vintage Weaver J scope on it.

The only id on the scope is B4...Weaver El Paso Tx. Mounted in a Weaver tip off 22 3/4". It works well, adjusted it for first time in years last month. Most recent shooting at 60 yards. Spot on.

Cofisher wrote:The only id on the scope is B4...Weaver El Paso Tx. Mounted in a Weaver tip off 22 3/4". It works well, adjusted it for first time in years last month. Most recent shooting at 60 yards. Spot on.

The J series was before the B series. Looks like its a mid-60's or later scope. Nice.

I had an unusual experience. I took the rifle down for cleaning and gave it a good scrubbing. When I reassembled it, it would not fire. After several attempts to get it going, I took it down again. When I took out the firing pin, lo and behold, it was bent! WTH? No clue why, but a little plier work and all was good. How do you bend a firing pin while cleaning? Oh well, several shots later, I am a happy plinker again. This gun continues to amaze me. It works so much better than I do. I know you have guns like this. Isn't it cool?