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Posted: 12/2/2023 7:58:28 PM EDT
[Last Edit: BillyDBerger]
I put one on layaway at the pawn shop. It was new in box old stock. Gonna work a few off duty gigs to make her mine.
 Attached FileShe’s home. Rear sight inbound. Snagged some CBs for it too. |
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Posted: 12/2/2023 8:31:37 PM EDT
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My first gun ever. Still have it 50 years later.
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Posted: 12/2/2023 8:34:37 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Curmudgeon762]
[#2]
True classic. NIB is a lucky find
Crap. Didn’t realize they still made them |
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Posted: 12/3/2023 12:25:04 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Curmudgeon762: True classic. NIB is a lucky find Crap. Didn’t realize they still made them They don't. Current field master is the 12/20ga 870, not the tube fed pump 22. |
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Posted: 12/3/2023 12:01:28 PM EDT
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Nice. I always wanted the semiautomatic version.
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Posted: 12/3/2023 12:06:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Seneca-Cayuga: Nice. I always wanted the semiautomatic version. Those speedmasters were nice for sure. |
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Posted: 12/3/2023 2:58:50 PM EDT
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I've got a 572 that's old enough to not even have a serial number.
Dad bought it used "for my mom" before they were married back in the '60"s. It's been shot a lot and has finally gotten wore out. The locking recess in the receiver is completely hogged out so it doesn't lock up anymore. The stock has a crack at the wrist and the cracked buttplate was replaced with a solid copper one made by my dad. The rifle brought me countless hours of enjoyment in my childhood and, even though it's no longer serviceable, I'll keep it in my rack. |
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Posted: 12/3/2023 3:52:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Y-T71: I've got a 572 that's old enough to not even have a serial number. Dad bought it used "for my mom" before they were married back in the '60"s. It's been shot a lot and has finally gotten wore out. The locking recess in the receiver is completely hogged out so it doesn't lock up anymore. The stock has a crack at the wrist and the cracked buttplate was replaced with a solid copper one made by my dad. The rifle brought me countless hours of enjoyment in my childhood and, even though it's no longer serviceable, I'll keep it in my rack. That would be a cool wallhanger / conversation piece in a man room. Gives me confidence that it could last for decades. Right now my only 22 is an integrally suppressed dedicated 22 AR upper. I wanted something that could eat most ammo. |
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Posted: 12/3/2023 4:04:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BillyDBerger: That would be a cool wallhanger / conversation piece in a man room. Gives me confidence that it could last for decades. Right now my only 22 is an integrally suppressed dedicated 22 AR upper. I wanted something that could eat most ammo. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BillyDBerger: Originally Posted By Y-T71: I've got a 572 that's old enough to not even have a serial number. Dad bought it used "for my mom" before they were married back in the '60"s. It's been shot a lot and has finally gotten wore out. The locking recess in the receiver is completely hogged out so it doesn't lock up anymore. The stock has a crack at the wrist and the cracked buttplate was replaced with a solid copper one made by my dad. The rifle brought me countless hours of enjoyment in my childhood and, even though it's no longer serviceable, I'll keep it in my rack. That would be a cool wallhanger / conversation piece in a man room. Gives me confidence that it could last for decades. Right now my only 22 is an integrally suppressed dedicated 22 AR upper. I wanted something that could eat most ammo. Yeah, I think you're safe to feel that confidence. Congratulations on a fine rifle! |
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Posted: 12/3/2023 4:07:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Y-T71: Yeah, I think you're safe to feel that confidence. Congratulations on a fine rifle! Thanks. Marlin 981s got way too expensive for what they are. My friend wouldn't sell any of the ones I hooked him up with for what I could get into this gun for. 
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MS, USA
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Posted: 12/4/2023 8:23:54 PM EDT
[Last Edit: MS556]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Seneca-Cayuga: Nice. I always wanted the semiautomatic version. My '60s Speedmaster. My favorite semiauto .22LR. I inherited it from a family member who bought it new. I love that it digests short, long and LR interchangeably without a hiccup. Scope is its original period-correct Redfield variable (from when Redfields were USA Colorado made.  |
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Posted: 12/4/2023 8:25:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MS556: My '60s Speedmaster. My favorite semiauto .22LR. I inherited it from a family member who bought it new. I love that it digest short, long and LR interchangeably without a hiccup. https://i.postimg.cc/1zwwBx7q/D24-BDEFA-7-A18-4196-90-BF-68-FD998-CCE62.jpg Absolutely awesome for a semi. |
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Posted: 12/4/2023 8:29:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BillyDBerger: Those speedmasters were nice for sure. Back in '88, my 3-year relationship with a Speedmaster .22 ended in divorce when I tried everything short of marriage counseling to get it to not jam,every.other.round. Fast forward to my 2001 relationship with a stock 1022 - we are still a loving couple. |
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MS, USA
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Posted: 12/4/2023 8:30:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BillyDBerger: Absolutely awesome for a semi. Thank you. They are worth seeking. |
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MS, USA
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Posted: 12/4/2023 8:32:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By xanadu: Back in '88, my 3-year relationship with a Speedmaster .22 ended in divorce when I tried everything short of marriage counseling to get it to not jam,every.other.round. Fast forward to my 2001 relationship with a stock 1022 - we are still a loving couple. By then Remington QC was sadly already starting to slip. |
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Posted: 12/6/2023 9:05:34 AM EDT
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I have a 121 I got in an estate sale, it's a really neat little gun. I want to make a custom fit wood case to put it in taken down.
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Posted: 12/6/2023 9:11:12 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Coffin-Nail: I have a 121 I got in an estate sale, it's a really neat little gun. I want to make a custom fit wood case to put it in taken down. Please share if you do. |
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Posted: 12/6/2023 9:30:04 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BillyDBerger: Please share if you do. Will do, it's kind of a back burner project for now. I intend to make it out of cherry, even picked up a high end dovetail jig for the joinery. I just have too many other plates spinning to start on it. Looking online there would probably be a market for cases like that, not much available these days. |
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WI, USA
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Posted: 12/13/2023 9:32:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SideCarGT: My first gun ever. Still have it 50 years later. Same here. I got a used 572 for my 12th birthday, complete with the old 4x Tasco it's still wearing. It was only about 30 years ago though. One of the guns I'll never part with. I couldn't even begin to estimate the number of rounds I've put through that rifle. |
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Posted: 12/13/2023 9:50:11 PM EDT
[Last Edit: CRAZYDENNY]
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I have a beautiful 572 "Lightweight" with the aluminum barrel, built in the 1950's I believe. Weighs in at just over 4 pounds.
Edited to add: manufactured from 1958-1961 |
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OK, USA
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Posted: 12/13/2023 10:09:41 PM EDT
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Bought mine from a pawn shop in late 80s, rear sight was broke,
so bit of haggling I carried otd for $35 bucks. Went to walmart bought a set of weaver 1" mounts and a tasco 4x32 scope and a brick of wildcats for about $35 bucks otd. Still shoots fine. |
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Posted: 12/14/2023 11:26:46 AM EDT
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It's home.
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MO, USA
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Posted: 12/14/2023 11:40:42 AM EDT
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I've been gradually purging my gun collection over the past couple years. Through that process, I've sold a couple dozen .22 rifles. My 572 Fieldmaster is one of the one's I've kept. Unlike some of you, I will never put a scope on it. It's too handy just the way it is.
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TX, USA
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Posted: 12/14/2023 12:00:44 PM EDT
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Love mine, an older version that is not drilled and tapped for a scope. With shorts It's an excellent way to keep squirrels off the bird feeder.
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Posted: 3/31/2024 10:49:51 PM EDT
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Got a couple. Oldest one is a 1957 model according to the barrel code and hung on a nail in our old hog barn for decades. No finish left but still shoots nice.
Picked one up off of gunbroker quite a few years back that is like new. Haven't shot it yet but will when my first one quits locking the bolt securely. |
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Posted: 4/1/2024 7:20:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Coffin-Nail: Will do, it's kind of a back burner project for now. I intend to make it out of cherry, even picked up a high end dovetail jig for the joinery. I just have too many other plates spinning to start on it. Looking online there would probably be a market for cases like that, not much available these days. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Coffin-Nail: Originally Posted By BillyDBerger: Please share if you do. Will do, it's kind of a back burner project for now. I intend to make it out of cherry, even picked up a high end dovetail jig for the joinery. I just have too many other plates spinning to start on it. Looking online there would probably be a market for cases like that, not much available these days. I'd buy one-and for ths same gun. My grandma's uncle gave it to my parents as a wedding gift. Took close to 15 years after their divorce for me to wind up with it. It's one of my favorites. |
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Posted: 4/1/2024 7:49:30 PM EDT
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That was my first gun. They’re nice, but it shouldn’t cost more than about half of an off duty gig.
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Posted: 4/30/2024 4:55:11 AM EDT
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I picked up a pre 68 572 in North Dakota almost a decade ago. Rifle was kept in a barn there and has dispatched lots of critters and I've shot prairie dogs with it. Wife now has it with my old Weaver 2-7X scope. Got a newer late model at dealer waiting for me to pick up next time I'm home.
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USA
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Posted: 4/30/2024 3:23:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SideCarGT: My first gun ever. Still have it 50 years later. Me too. My parents bought it for me for Christmas. Is that still legal now 😂 |
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Posted: 4/30/2024 4:49:59 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Combat_Diver]
[#29]
Pre68, worn but mechanical sound. Very quiet with CB caps and shorts.
 Attached File Attached FileWith Weaver 2-7x  Attached File |
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NV, USA
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Posted: 4/30/2024 4:54:11 PM EDT
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I've got the original 121 and the more modern 572 plus a Model 25 in 32 WCF (32-20) Great guns!
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NC, USA
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Posted: Yesterday 7:33:19 PM EDT
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I have the older Pedersen designed 121 Fieldmaster.
 
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Posted: Yesterday 8:35:03 PM EDT
[Last Edit: shack357]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DakotaFAL: I have the older Pedersen designed 121 Fieldmaster. https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/h470/SDBB57/IMG_2493.HEIC?width=590&height=590&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/h470/SDBB57/IMG_2494.HEIC?width=590&height=590&fit=bounds @DakotaFAL great condition, I hope you never sell it. ETA-my brother bought a 572 last year because he couldn't find a 121. He loves it. |
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