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I have a 1968 Remington 22 that rarely gets in the woods. I got it out of the safe and plan to get out for rabbits if the weather gets a little warmer next week. This rifle is from the two years they were made with walnut stocks. I bought this gun and it needed refinished but had no issues with wood being dented a gouged up. I stripped it and put probably at least 8 coats of Tru-oil on it with no stains added. It is a light colored walnut but I like it natural finished. This rifle with a 4x (Japan) Tasco scope and Weaver quad rings and one of the nylon AR straps with 5 rounds in the mag still weighs a couple ounces under 6 lb. Makes for a pretty light walking rifle. Accuracy is great especially for a very light sporter rifle. Here is a few pictures and this wood does not take very good pictures in doors. It looks better out side to show how well the wood looks. I just had put two coats of Renaissance wax on the wood. This wax is really good stuff to use.


Close up picture shows up a little better. Hard to get the right light.

Have had a couple of those 580 series guns over the years, including a 581 like yours. Oh, yeah, they are amazingly accurate little rifles with those rear locking lug bolts and fast lock times. That one is simply gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for sharing.
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Nicely done. Really looks good.

bandit1250 wrote:...

Just beautiful woodstock, and looks ready for business! Thanks for sharing, always great to see those vintage 22s!

Very nice bandit.