crank
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Post by crank on Oct 21, 2011 16:22:54 GMT -5
Hi, I have crawled out of the woodwork after being a ghost on the site for some time. Yes, I don't know yet what I have coming. I purchased a rifle identified as a 14 1/2 rifle with a saddle ring!? I am going to have a worse time than that kid waiting for Christmas to see if he got a BB gun. It seems to be a needy example, but it will be worth it no matter what. I know that you are all asking why the heck I can't be sure of what I bought, but the individual selling it was unable to give me any good info and I am relying on a poor photo that was taken looking from back to front along the length of the gun, so I have no sense of scale to tell what length the barrel is. The stock is a replacement with a pistol grip, so that is no help, since if it was wearing a straight grip stock it would be more likely to be a carbine. The only halfway decent photo, clearly shows a saddle ring that looks like it belonged there. I will put out a cry for help to any fellow 14 1/2 owners that notice this. I will need some measurements and help to figure out what may be missing for parts because I know that it is in need of some love and attention. I will promise to get photos up once I get it into my hot little hands.
Mark
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Post by Hardrada55 on Oct 25, 2011 6:10:28 GMT -5
Definitely want to see photos of a saddle ring carbine 14 1/2!
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crank
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Post by crank on Oct 29, 2011 20:44:33 GMT -5
Jackpot! It is in need of some help, but it is the real deal with an 18.5" barrel. I will have to start putting together an inventory of parts that it will need to complete it. I will also have to see of I can re-contour the stock to a straight configuration. The saddle ring is the most odd set up, bu it makes sense, it had a pin driven in to lock it in position. Sadly, some ham fisted prior owner managed to remove the ring without removing said pin and broke off a piece of the ring base and bubba'd the pin hole. I know, that I stripped it down pretty fast, but I wanted to check it over and the barrel was not fully tightened into the receiver so it was easy to remove. That let me run a snake through the bore several times, it isn't minty, but it should do an acceptable job of spinning a bullet with a moderate degree of accuracy. The old girl has seen it's share of use, but a little TLC and some patience should put her back in firing order. This will be one of those lengthy rebuilds since I can't just pop on line and order parts. It will take some hunting and maybe some fabrication to put the parts together. I will try to load these pictures for everyone to enjoy. Mark For some reason they loaded in reverse, so the boring stuff is at the beginning.
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crank
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Post by crank on Nov 11, 2011 11:48:33 GMT -5
If there are any fellow Remington pump owners that have any front end parts (tube, plug, forearm, magazine support band, etc...) that they can part with, please let me know. Thanks in advance.
Mark
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johnl
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Post by johnl on Nov 13, 2011 12:00:17 GMT -5
Mark, Go here: www.remingtonsociety.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=5Tom Hemphill and Jim Peterson helped me alot with my 14 1/2 carbine and they are great guys to deal with regarding these guns. I've lost their contact info. but I'll keep looking. They used to hang out at the site above. John
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