deanp100 wrote:That is the standard sights. That is a crime handing that in for destruction. Take the barrel, and stock and I won't cry as much.Why are they do determined to destroy it. Surely at least giving it to a dealer to sell would feel nearly as good. There aren't too many rimfire barrels that would be as good as an old Lithgow 12 barrel.
Although the rifle is overall in pretty good condition, the bolt handle has been broken off at some point and brazed back on. And the front mag catch is broken off, so the mag keeps dropping out. He doesn't think it's financially worth bringing up to salable condition as he reckons he can get $100 at least just for the stock and magazine, without taking up valuable acreage in the safe.
He only wanted $100 for the rifle as is, including the mag, but I already have five .22's and another would just take up space that I could put something else in. And, while I really hated doing it, I'm really happy to think the barrel will hopefully go into keeping an even older rifle shooting for many years to come. If I hadn't come along the whole thing would probably have been destroyed!
I stripped out the receiver, and I assume he plans to keep everything except the barrel (with sights) which I have, and the receiver he's handing in. The front sights are virtually identical but the rears are not compatible - the Remington is screwed to the barrel, the Lithgow is dovetailed. I'll probably put a set of Ruger sights on it though. The barrel and all the original pieces of the 510 will be put away and when the family finally finishes shooting it maybe it can go up on display in its original form. The Lithgow stock in particular I think is outstanding so if you know anybody chasing bits, let me know and I'll put them in touch.
I just need to turn 0.020" off the barrel threads and it'll slide into the Remington. I can't find the notes from when I measured the headspace, but I've already shimmed the bolt head 0.008" from memory, so I want to tighten the headspace up a fair bit during the barrel swap.