Need advice on a Vintage Remington .22

[oldbikelvr]

My dad has a vintage (1910, if I remember correctly) Remington .22 pump, hammerless rifle. It is a family piece that he is looking to get refurbished for posterity's sake. As I recall it is not in bad shape, but could use some re-blueing and just a good going over by a gunsmith that knows these old rifles. Any suggestions? It is in central IN, north of Indy, so that area is a plus, but I am in Bloomington, so anywhere in between could be worked out pretty easily. This was the first rifle that my brother and I shot as kids and was a good shooter.

Thanks for any input.

 

[bcsd372]

I'd just have it checked over to be sure it's in good working order and leave the cosmetics "as is" . But that's just me and it's your rifle. Evidence of honest use by family ancestors is pretty cool for posterity too.

 

[gunrunner0]

I would have to agree with bcsd on leaving the finish as is. ussually rebluing a gun drastically hurts the value of the gun, and lets face it most people dont expect a hundred year old gun to be perfect.

If you do decide to have it refinished, make sure you do your research and look at examples of the refinishers past work.

 

[6birds]

My dad has a vintage (1910, if I remember correctly) Remington .22 pump, hammerless rifle. It is a family piece that he is looking to get refurbished for posterity's sake. As I recall it is not in bad shape, but could use some re-blueing and just a good going over by a gunsmith that knows these old rifles. Any suggestions? It is in central IN, north of Indy, so that area is a plus, but I am in Bloomington, so anywhere in between could be worked out pretty easily. This was the first rifle that my brother and I shot as kids and was a good shooter.

Thanks for any input.

For specific information reagarding which of the Remington Model 12's you may have, try here:
Remington Model 12 Model configurations

It's a step by step, with photos provided, I hope that helps.

For a restoration, the only guy I've used is Doug Turnbull. He has done Winchester Model 12 and 21's shotguns, an AH Fox and Parker SxS, a Winchester Model 1985 in 405, and restored a Remington Model 12C, a replacement gift for my father, who passed his gun down to me for my children.

turnbullrestorations dot com.

Good luck!