Thoroughly enjoy your videos and demeanor, always presented well! You're a true gentleman for going over your newly acquired friends rifle, it turned out beautiful! It would be a pleasure to meet you some day! Take care Sir! Cheers! -Steve-
I was picking up a Marlin model 60 from my LGS yesterday and they brought out a Remington 581 that was in really good shape. That's when I found all your videos on this rifle. Wonderful rifle that I also brought home. Thanks for all the videos. I believe mine was made in June 1975.
My first rifle was a brand new Remington 580 made in 1973. My dad bought it for my 13th birthday. It has a mahogany stock. Years later I bought a first year production 581 with the walnut stock. I almost prefer the 580 as it is so much lighter for carrying. They are both super accurate. The mahogany is a softer wood so it does ding and dent easier. I won’t refinish the stock on the 580 because I put those dings there growing up. Nice video 🤠
New subscriber here from Williamson County, TN. I am enjoying all of your content on shooting 22's - that is my preferred type to take to the range. Your link to the date code on the Remington rifles was a great help. I have a Remington 572 that my Dad bought for me when I was around 12-13 years old. I know about when we got it but was not completely sure. The date code shows a barrel date of February 1969 which means that I may have gotten it for my 12th birthday in June of that year. It is basically in like-new condition and is my treasure. I am looking forward to watching more of your videos !! Thanks again !!.
This has become my new favorite gun and hunting channel. I have never given much thought to these old Remington's but will have to start considering them. I've always searched for a 52 sporter, but they aren't readily available in my part of the world. And when they do come up they've been up there with new Anschütz 54 sporters. I suspect these will be a bit more reasonable.
My uncles bought me mine as my first gun just before my 12th birthday in 1971. Still shoots dead accurate just like yours. It’s as accurate as my Anschütz.
Really enjoy the thoroughness of your videos. I used to do so much in depth ammo and reloading/shooting exercises. That was all pre UA-cam though. Lol. I found one of your other videos looking for info on a minty little 521T I just picked up. Amazing how accurately are for a "bargain" target rifle.
I can't understand why Remington would go to the trouble of building these fantastic .22's only to equip them with a plastic magazine. Every time I insert the mag into my 541s in makes me cringe! Have you ever done a video on stock refinishing? You have it down to an art form. Thanks for another great video. Howard is a fortunate fellow.
Remington used plastics because it was owned by Dupont and they were big on plastics. Nylon 66, 660 had plastic trigger guard, 541 with plastic mag etc. I had a 541S, great shooter, still have my 660 in .222 Rem.
Got a 581 that my brother bought new in 68. Stock was getting a bit beat up so I stripped the brown paint that Remington called walnut stain and found that red wood with beautiful grain.
I know it. I got a great deal on a 581 on Gunbroker a few years ago, and when I stripped the old finish off there was a gorgeous black walnut stock hiding underneath. Here's the link to the video I posted on it. ua-cam.com/video/DcyoWIviFnc/v-deo.html
There are six locking lnugs on the bolt to push the cartridge tight into the chamber. It’s the greatest squirrel gun I know of. Mainly because of its light weight and its extreme accuracy.
Actually won a 581 with a walnut stock on Gunbroker today. Am I correct that a 788 trigger will work on a 581? Thanks for sparking my interest in this model!
They will interchange, but the 788 bolt stop needs to be modified because it won't go down far enough for the 580 series bolt to operate correctly. No need to do this though because there are entire trigger groups available on Ebay quite regularly.
Nice video, I have two Marlin model 80 rifles very simular to your remington bolt action guns. On My newer model 80 I installed a bi pod and scope. I also have a remington nylon 76 lever action that I bought in 1966 it is a good shooter and lightweight .
I always look forward to your new videos each week. I too am a Marlin and 22 rifle enthusiasts and especially like your stock refinishing. On my Marlin 60 since we especially like shooting CCI Quiet 710 feet per second ammo here in our backyard have you ever considered trying to modify a Model 60 to shoot the Quiet ammo reliably in full semi-auto operation? I have a couple sixties and my thoughts are with one of them I would have to lighten the breech block lighten springs and really hone finish everything in the action. What are your thoughts and recommendations ? Thank you. Looking forward to your opinion.
Thanks for continued support. You bring up some interesting ideas. Some of which I have pondered over in the past. I don't think you would need to lighten the bolt so much as the main spring itself. I have always wondered about getting the model 60 to shoot shorts like my Rem. 552 Speedmaster. It would be a simple task. Just take a few coils off at a time until it starts to shoot and cycle. I think the tension on the hammer spring would be an issue, but with everything honed smooth as you suggest, it may just work. No doubt it's an interesting subject.
Another most enjoyable .22 video. A very desirable rifle, then lovingly enhanced! Great shooting! Bushytails beware. Too bad it doesn't like shorts (but the twist rate is optimized for the long rifle. Pax
I was rather disheartened when I shot the shorts through it. I was wondering if I just had a bad batch of rounds, but I shot a few groups from one of my rifles and it did rather well.
Really enjoy the videos on .22 rifles. I recently stumbled across a Remington Firearms 552 BDL Deluxe Speedmaster. Any thoughts on this rifle? I”m thinking about purchasing but wanted your opinion on whether it’s worth it. - Thanks and please keep up these videos.
Thanks for the compliment. I own a Rem. 552 standard model, and it does shoot very reliably. The accuracy is not the best in my rifle, but good enough for hunting small game. One nice feature is that it will shoot and cycle .22 short, long and long rifle ammo interchangeably.
Thanks. If you want I can notify you of any .22 rifle of interest I run across. If you are looking for a Rem. 581, I know there are currently a few listed on Gunbroker.
On a personal level, I have drilled and tapped a tiny hole in the rear of the trigger housing and installed an adjustable tiny screw made of high carbon steel. This will adjust the sear engagement, and I can get a light crisp trigger pull. You really need to know what you are doing though. I have also heard of cutting a coil or two off the trigger return spring to lighten it up a bit. Any modifications are at the discretion of the gun owner, and by no means recommended by me since I have no way of knowing your gunsmithing skills.
So the question becomes. What kind of scope are you going to put on this animal? I have seen people with iron sights. They can beat anybody with a scope.
The rifle belongs to a friend of mine, and he wanted the scope I installed on it. The Vortex Crossfire 2 turned out to be quite suitable. When I was much younger, I could shoot open sights very well, but even with young eyes, I realized that a good scope was far superior. The facts speak for themselves in that there is one focal plane, a magnified perfectly focused view of the target, and a much finer point of aim with a scope over iron sights. I have shot 1/4 inch groups with my .222 Rem. at 100 yards, and 1/4-3/8ths inch groups at 50 yards with my Rem. 581 . No human has ever been able to aim that finely, much less be able to see a 1/4 inch target at that distance with their bare eyes. So (not to be argumentative), but to say someone shooting iron sights can beat anybody with a scope is pretty far fetched. That being said, and to see your point of view, there are some real crack shots that can shoot an open sighted rifle quite well. Even the best peep sights can't compare to a relatively inexpensive scope. I have shot with both, and I have the actual groups to prove it.
The thing is with iron sights, you have to have eyesight that allows you to focus in the rear and the front site perfectly. The target can be blurry that’s fine. I was at a turkey shoot once with my uncles, everybody had a scoped centerfire rifle. Some backwoods guy dragged out by his relatives, half toothless pulled out a Winchester 94, 30-30 and was nailing them at 100 yards, won the turkey shoot. with open sights, beat everybody with a scope. Tom it’s possible, it’s very rare but it’s possible. The same thing applies to shooting iron sights on a handgun. You need the sites themselves in perfect focus. I never knew there was somebody else out there that appreciated this little gun. Thanks for putting it out there man.
Tom, I am a optometrist, I could give you a pair of glasses that would allow you to focus in your front and rear sights on that sweet little gun. It would be very interesting to see what you can do with that.
All I need is your eyeglass prescription, you take half of the power in the bottom and the added to the top and then your sights are in perfect focus. just give me your eyeglass prescription and I’ll send you one that will work perfectly for shooting your iron sights. your computer screen, the same pair of glasses. There’s nothing magic about it.
It’s drop dead simple. You add 1.25 diopters of plus to the top prescription. Then your front sight and you rear sight are in focus. You can line stuff up in the background, your target, it doesn’t have to be clear. You have plenty of clues where to connect.
I have a Remington model 597. It's got a little markings for you showing in this video on the side of the gun belt. It's l looks like g and right out from that. Looks like two half of moons upside down. I have no idea what that means like I said it has an ale the letter. L and the letter g
grate rife i new a vineyard owen ho had one from 1970s he 1000s of j ack rabbits digging squrals and deer under dep permit one shot holes at 50 yards with cci green tag once or twice a year he had to clean lead out would miss an easy shot he new time delead
Nice. You do such great work on these rifles. Good on you for fixing this rifle up for your new friend. I'll bet he loves it!!
Bought a Remington matchmaster 513s mint condition for $400 great gun slod my winchester 52 it was a single shot target model but incredibly accurate
Thoroughly enjoy your videos and demeanor, always presented well! You're a true gentleman for going over your newly acquired friends rifle, it turned out beautiful! It would be a pleasure to meet you some day! Take care Sir! Cheers! -Steve-
I feel exactly the same way!
The wood on that rifle is beautiful indeed.
I was pleased with it as well.
I was picking up a Marlin model 60 from my LGS yesterday and they brought out a Remington 581 that was in really good shape. That's when I found all your videos on this rifle. Wonderful rifle that I also brought home. Thanks for all the videos. I believe mine was made in June 1975.
My first rifle was a brand new Remington 580 made in 1973. My dad bought it for my 13th birthday. It has a mahogany stock. Years later I bought a first year production 581 with the walnut stock. I almost prefer the 580 as it is so much lighter for carrying. They are both super accurate. The mahogany is a softer wood so it does ding and dent easier. I won’t refinish the stock on the 580 because I put those dings there growing up. Nice video 🤠
I know what you mean about the dings. They a certain character to a gun you have carried for years.
New subscriber here from Williamson County, TN. I am enjoying all of your content on shooting 22's - that is my preferred type to take to the range. Your link to the date code on the Remington rifles was a great help. I have a Remington 572 that my Dad bought for me when I was around 12-13 years old. I know about when we got it but was not completely sure. The date code shows a barrel date of February 1969 which means that I may have gotten it for my 12th birthday in June of that year. It is basically in like-new condition and is my treasure. I am looking forward to watching more of your videos !! Thanks again !!.
This has become my new favorite gun and hunting channel. I have never given much thought to these old Remington's but will have to start considering them. I've always searched for a 52 sporter, but they aren't readily available in my part of the world. And when they do come up they've been up there with new Anschütz 54 sporters. I suspect these will be a bit more reasonable.
I have an 81&82 both are fine shooters
You are amongst the few that have discovered the fine attributes of these rifles.
My uncles bought me mine as my first gun just before my 12th birthday in 1971. Still shoots dead accurate just like yours. It’s as accurate as my Anschütz.
They are good shooters for sure.
Really enjoy the thoroughness of your videos. I used to do so much in depth ammo and reloading/shooting exercises. That was all pre UA-cam though. Lol. I found one of your other videos looking for info on a minty little 521T I just picked up. Amazing how accurately are for a "bargain" target rifle.
Nice job on the rifle!! 👍👍 Really brought out the beauty of the wood.
That was the first brand new 22 I bought back in the early 80s, Very accurate. I passed it down to my daughter, so it's still in the family
That's great!
Good deal!! Logged on and a new Cumberland video popped up! Ive been really enjoying your videos!
Thank you.
I can't understand why Remington would go to the trouble of building these fantastic .22's only to equip them with a plastic magazine. Every time I insert the mag into my 541s in makes me cringe! Have you ever done a video on stock refinishing? You have it down to an art form. Thanks for another great video. Howard is a fortunate fellow.
Remington used plastics because it was owned by Dupont and they were big on plastics. Nylon 66, 660 had plastic trigger guard, 541 with plastic mag etc. I had a 541S, great shooter, still have my 660 in .222 Rem.
If you research some of his previous videos you will find some quality stock refinishing Cumberland Outdoorsman has done
Best videos on older guns I've seen. Do a great job
Have my Dad's 1967 582. Still going strong.
Got a 581 that my brother bought new in 68.
Stock was getting a bit beat up so I stripped the brown paint that Remington called walnut stain and found that red wood with beautiful grain.
I know it. I got a great deal on a 581 on Gunbroker a few years ago, and when I stripped the old finish off there was a gorgeous black walnut stock hiding underneath. Here's the link to the video I posted on it. ua-cam.com/video/DcyoWIviFnc/v-deo.html
A bad day plinking is better than a good day working…
Amen to that!
Thanks for sharing your videos and keep them coming please.
I'll do my best.
There are six locking lnugs on the bolt to push the cartridge tight into the chamber. It’s the greatest squirrel gun I know of. Mainly because of its light weight and its extreme accuracy.
As far as I know, it is the strongest lockup of any rimfire rifle. Looks like you have discovered the Remington 580 series atributes as well.
Beautiful job on the stock. Ive used tru oil hand rubbed before, is that a poly finish by tru oil?
Thanks! I think you are referring to the glossy finish. That is about 6 coats of Tru-Oil with the last few coats being finish sanded and polished.
Nice little rifle, should make a fine squirrel gun. Nice video. Back then Remington made some fine rifles.
They did indeed.
I lost the magazine guide and screw from my 581 would you know were I could get a new one?
There are many sources, but I often go to ebay for parts.
Wow!!!! Another beautiful tack driver. Good job on this gun. If Mr. Howard is not satisfied with this one, I’ll make him an offer. Lol
It did turn out nice. I hope he enjoys it.
Nice review on that .22 Tom. It's a good shooter too. I love the old Remingtons, but don't trust the new ones.
Why?
Nice rifle cool video thanks
Actually won a 581 with a walnut stock on Gunbroker today. Am I correct that a 788 trigger will work on a 581? Thanks for sparking my interest in this model!
They will interchange, but the 788 bolt stop needs to be modified because it won't go down far enough for the 580 series bolt to operate correctly. No need to do this though because there are entire trigger groups available on Ebay quite regularly.
Nice video, I have two Marlin model 80 rifles very simular to your remington bolt action guns. On My newer model 80 I installed a bi pod and scope. I also have a remington nylon 76 lever action that I bought in 1966 it is a good shooter and lightweight .
Those Nylon rifles have really gone up in price lately, and the rarer ones like your model 76 is a real prize.
GREAT VIDEO
BEAUTY!!!!
I always look forward to your new videos each week. I too am a Marlin and 22 rifle enthusiasts and especially like your stock refinishing. On my Marlin 60 since we especially like shooting CCI Quiet 710 feet per second ammo here in our backyard have you ever considered trying to modify a Model 60 to shoot the Quiet ammo reliably in full semi-auto operation? I have a couple sixties and my thoughts are with one of them I would have to lighten the breech block lighten springs and really hone finish everything in the action. What are your thoughts and recommendations ? Thank you. Looking forward to your opinion.
Thanks for continued support. You bring up some interesting ideas. Some of which I have pondered over in the past. I don't think you would need to lighten the bolt so much as the main spring itself. I have always wondered about getting the model 60 to shoot shorts like my Rem. 552 Speedmaster. It would be a simple task. Just take a few coils off at a time until it starts to shoot and cycle. I think the tension on the hammer spring would be an issue, but with everything honed smooth as you suggest, it may just work. No doubt it's an interesting subject.
Here is the link I found in regards to Remington date codes in case anyone is interested.www.oldguns.net/sn_php/remdates.php
As usual , top notch , high info ; enjoyable presentation .😉
Another most enjoyable .22 video. A very desirable rifle, then lovingly enhanced! Great shooting! Bushytails beware. Too bad it doesn't like shorts (but the twist rate is optimized for the long rifle. Pax
I was rather disheartened when I shot the shorts through it. I was wondering if I just had a bad batch of rounds, but I shot a few groups from one of my rifles and it did rather well.
Really enjoy the videos on .22 rifles. I recently stumbled across a Remington Firearms 552 BDL Deluxe Speedmaster. Any thoughts on this rifle? I”m thinking about purchasing but wanted your opinion on whether it’s worth it. - Thanks and please keep up these videos.
Thanks for the compliment. I own a Rem. 552 standard model, and it does shoot very reliably. The accuracy is not the best in my rifle, but good enough for hunting small game. One nice feature is that it will shoot and cycle .22 short, long and long rifle ammo interchangeably.
@@CumberlandOutdoorsman Thanks for the quick response. Guess I will pickup since I don’t have one. Still on the search for 580, wish me luck.
Rifle stock came out great. Are you sure about those 581's Ha ha. Great video.
Thanks. If you want I can notify you of any .22 rifle of interest I run across. If you are looking for a Rem. 581, I know there are currently a few listed on Gunbroker.
@@CumberlandOutdoorsman I checked but looks like they were bought up. Will keep checking.
Where is the link to look up date of manufacture I didn't see it in the description.
Sorry about that. I now included that bit of information.
What do you typically recommend to lighten up the trigger pull on a 581/591?
Your a Great American, thanks.
I guess that comes with trying to live a simple life.😊
Whats ur thoughts on getting a 513T or mossberg 144LSB...which would you pick. 569 for 513. 449 for 144
Nice 👌
What is your advise to lighten a 580 series trigger? I think if I can get a better trigger, my 582 will keep up with or possibly beat my CZ's.
On a personal level, I have drilled and tapped a tiny hole in the rear of the trigger housing and installed an adjustable tiny screw made of high carbon steel. This will adjust the sear engagement, and I can get a light crisp trigger pull. You really need to know what you are doing though. I have also heard of cutting a coil or two off the trigger return spring to lighten it up a bit. Any modifications are at the discretion of the gun owner, and by no means recommended by me since I have no way of knowing your gunsmithing skills.
@@CumberlandOutdoorsman Thanks, I have a shooting friend who is a gunsmith. I will discuss this with him.
Nice shooting. Have you tried Hornady Standard Velocity ammo? It shoots well in all my .22's.
Thanks. No I have not seen any of that ammo yet. Do you know who has it? A link maybe?
I am looking for a front sight on this thing. I broke mine off as a kid, and I’ve missed it ever since.
😀😎😮😮😊😀👍🏼 Love My Model 514 Remington Single Shot ❤️
So the question becomes. What kind of scope are you going to put on this animal? I have seen people with iron sights. They can beat anybody with a scope.
The rifle belongs to a friend of mine, and he wanted the scope I installed on it. The Vortex Crossfire 2 turned out to be quite suitable. When I was much younger, I could shoot open sights very well, but even with young eyes, I realized that a good scope was far superior. The facts speak for themselves in that there is one focal plane, a magnified perfectly focused view of the target, and a much finer point of aim with a scope over iron sights. I have shot 1/4 inch groups with my .222 Rem. at 100 yards, and 1/4-3/8ths inch groups at 50 yards with my Rem. 581 . No human has ever been able to aim that finely, much less be able to see a 1/4 inch target at that distance with their bare eyes. So (not to be argumentative), but to say someone shooting iron sights can beat anybody with a scope is pretty far fetched. That being said, and to see your point of view, there are some real crack shots that can shoot an open sighted rifle quite well. Even the best peep sights can't compare to a relatively inexpensive scope. I have shot with both, and I have the actual groups to prove it.
The thing is with iron sights, you have to have eyesight that allows you to focus in the rear and the front site perfectly. The target can be blurry that’s fine. I was at a turkey shoot once with my uncles, everybody had a scoped centerfire rifle. Some backwoods guy dragged out by his relatives, half toothless pulled out a Winchester 94, 30-30 and was nailing them at 100 yards, won the turkey shoot. with open sights, beat everybody with a scope. Tom it’s possible, it’s very rare but it’s possible. The same thing applies to shooting iron sights on a handgun. You need the sites themselves in perfect focus. I never knew there was somebody else out there that appreciated this little gun. Thanks for putting it out there man.
Tom, I am a optometrist, I could give you a pair of glasses that would allow you to focus in your front and rear sights on that sweet little gun. It would be very interesting to see what you can do with that.
All I need is your eyeglass prescription, you take half of the power in the bottom and the added to the top and then your sights are in perfect focus. just give me your eyeglass prescription and I’ll send you one that will work perfectly for shooting your iron sights.
your computer screen, the same pair of glasses. There’s nothing magic about it.
It’s drop dead simple. You add 1.25 diopters of plus to the top prescription. Then your front sight and you rear sight are in focus. You can line stuff up in the background, your target, it doesn’t have to be clear. You have plenty of clues where to connect.
Well, both of my plastic magazines, the 10 shot and the later five shot are still working after over 50 years so it makes the gun lighter.
I just found a nice 582, do you have one?
I do not yet have the model 582. For some reason it has eluded me. I'd really like to get one with a mahogany stock.
CCI sshp’s are what we use for squirrel to.
A friend of mind killed a 200lb sow with it too
I have used them extensively for many years now.
nice rifle
I have a Remington model 597. It's got a little markings for you showing in this video on the side of the gun belt. It's l looks like g and right out from that. Looks like two half of moons upside down. I have no idea what that means like I said it has an ale the letter. L and the letter g
grate rife i new a vineyard owen ho had one from 1970s he 1000s of j ack rabbits digging squrals and deer under dep permit one shot holes at 50 yards with cci green tag once or twice a year he had to clean lead out would miss an easy shot he new time delead
A tack driver.
1971 is NOT vintage duhhhhhh......
That makes absolutely no sense what so ever!
@@CumberlandOutdoorsman neither does your title.....
A definite TROLL! Just ask all 3 of his subscribers in 5 years.
@@edwardkawecki8101 TROLL lol haha made you look loser. I have original content and do cool things unlike you duhhhhh.
@@FLY2KO Just keep scrolling my friend.
Nice rifle