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Beautiful scopes. I long to have a Unertl and almost bought one on eBay but found out it had a blurry lens which kinda defeats the whole purpose. Wish I could find one that didn't cost an arm and a leg. I agree with you on the peeps. I have them on my 52 and 75 and it is quite rewarding when shooting small groups with them but would like to have one with a good period scope.

Love those scopes, too. Can you tell us a bit about them?

Absolutely love vintage .22's. Current favorites are: Winchester 52 Winchester 75 Remington 512P Marlin 60

If I may suggest something that might help before you go to that trouble. I'm 6' 7" and have long arms and as a result have a bit of difficulty with the length of pull on many standard rifles. Like you, I just "scrunch" up a bit and deal with it, but on one of my Winchester target .22 rifles, I purchased a rubber butt stock cover that added just a touch of length but it was enough to make the shooting much more pleasurable for me. Granted, they are often used to absorb shock from larger caliber rifles and that is not needed here, but the length added was just what the doctor ordered. Here is a photo of my Winchester 75....

If John Wayne had played the part of RoboCop, this is what he would have carried.......

Man, this is kinda eerie............ Years ago, I bought a beautiful WWII Remington Rand 1911 from Goodlettsville GS. I have no idea if it was Phillip or not, but the folks there were great to work with.

That's some fine work there on a classic workhorse rifle. Love the way it looks.

Snaveba, you're nothing if not consistent..................... Love it............

I'm gonna echo Ken's message and suggest you start out economically yet with quality. I bought a TISAS 1911 A1 and I have put it through it's paces. It is not only accurate, but it eats anything you can throw at it. Furthermore, I took it out with some of my old 1911's from WWII and also some newer ones. It works with all of the single stack mags from others and even accommodates the slides from the classic Colts and Remington Rands from the war. You can get one for less than $400 and you will love it. Then.... you can branch out to more expensive "name" brands if you wish. I'm usually a skeptic regarding any of these "wannabe" brands, but this one made a believer out of me. Oh, and no..... I am not getting any kickback from Tisas for this endorsement.

I have had mine over a year and absolutely love it. Great shooter..

There's nothing quite as thrilling as getting "the call" from CMP when your time comes around.

About the time I hit the send key it dawned on me that you may have meant the Sporter model. Yes, it would reduce the weight a tad, but the cost is pretty high. Anyway, thanks for clarifying.

Very helpful and thanks for going into the detail. I personally like the look of boiled linseed oil rubbed into the bare wood. I read somewhere that some will add some paint thinner or mineral spirits to the oil for the first application as it thins the oil and helps the wood absorb the first application. Have you ever tried that??

So much character in an old gun like that. Before you started applying the hand rubbed oil, how did you clean the stock? Did you sand it or maybe use 0000 steel wool or did you just wipe it down and start with the oil?

Oh my. That is gorgeous. So was the Remington that Snaveba showed a couple of post earlier. Just beautiful.

Yeah, those Marlin 60's are classics. My dad had one and I gave it to my son. Was originally looking for another one but saw this Remington and I had never owned one of those.

Well, what money I have is "stupid" money for sure, ha, ha. But as I mentioned in my original post, I already have a Winchester 52 and a 75 which is almost on the same par, but those rifles are very heavy and not what I need for long walks and lots of off hand shooting. I did find something today in a pawn shop. It is a classic from Remington. The model 512P Sportsman. Bolt action and tube fed. This one was made in 1946 and it fits all of the needs that I have. While I have run some rounds through it, I have not sighted it in yet so I will need to get some time to do that and dial it in.

All good suggestions. I tend to "warm up" to the wood stocks like Maroon and white mentioned. I know the synthetics would be a bit lighter. But, then again, a car engine block would be lighter than the Winnie 52 and 75 that I have been carrying. I'm gonna hit the pawn shops and gun shows for sure.

Actually, I think we are on the same wavelength as my first thought was the old Marlin model 60. My dad had one back in the sixties and it was light, accurate and I believe held about 14 rounds. Was tube fed. I'm gonna make this a fun project and beat the bushes a bit. thanks.

Thought I would toss this out for comments..... I really enjoy target shooting with my .22's and have plenty to choose from my Winchester model 52 on down. However, I have started carrying my rifles into the woods more just to shoot and all of my target rifles are a bit to heavy to carry and shoot off-hand. They are wonderful on the bench but are like a telephone pole after a longer walk (I ain't as young as I used to be, ha). Just wanted to hear some recommendations from the group of a good, lightweight, accurate .22 for carrying through the woods. Thanks

Rome wasn't built in a day. You're doing a good job with this..... continue to persevere.

That sound we just heard was Jeff Cooper turning over in his grave..................... Just kidding.... I agree with what you said.

Get the SA-35 now. It will cost less than the CZ-75 and then save like a fiend to add the CZ. Then your life will have meaning...............

Man, this is a tough question.... It's like asking, "Which should I have water or food?" Seriously, I have both and cannot imagine not having one or another. Personally, I view these three handguns as two of the "Trinity." The other being the 1911. There are hints of Browning's genius all over the Hi-Power as there are all over the 1911. So, if you have a 1911 currently, you would probably enjoy getting the CZ and seeing how that fantastic weapon functions. Shoot the heck out of it, save your nickels and dimes and then go and get the SA-35 Hi Power. Another line of thought would be that if you have the 1911, adding the Hi Power (SA-35) would be a cool migration towards efficiency in that evolution. But then, you'd not get to enjoy the CZ...... This is tough.

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