Picked up a nice Remington Rolling Block #5 at the Oaks Extravaganza this weekend. The dealer (center room, closer to the northeastern corner) had about four of them, all in 7x57 (including a rarer but reblued Model 1896 #5, 1897 model-also reblued over pitting), a 1902, and a 1910 that had a like new bore but a trashed stock).
I was initially hesitant on the 1902 because it has what seemed to be a worn bore, but it had a really nice stock free of cracks or abuse, just honest wear. The 1910 stock was slightly loose and had a few cracks on the tang. So, after some waffling, I ended up buying the 1902 and taking a chance on the bore.
Low and behold, once I am home, I attempted the "muzzle test" with both a Chilean surplus round and a PPU FMJ round, there seems to be a lot of life left in that barrel!
Anybody have an experience/tips to offer regarding ammo, things to look for, maintenance, etc? I would like to find out where this guy ended up originally, if possible.
I still want to find a #4 in .22LR, but this really scratched an itch I have had for awhile!
EDIT: My photos were WAY to big, so I will get them up later.
I was initially hesitant on the 1902 because it has what seemed to be a worn bore, but it had a really nice stock free of cracks or abuse, just honest wear. The 1910 stock was slightly loose and had a few cracks on the tang. So, after some waffling, I ended up buying the 1902 and taking a chance on the bore.
Low and behold, once I am home, I attempted the "muzzle test" with both a Chilean surplus round and a PPU FMJ round, there seems to be a lot of life left in that barrel!
Anybody have an experience/tips to offer regarding ammo, things to look for, maintenance, etc? I would like to find out where this guy ended up originally, if possible.
I still want to find a #4 in .22LR, but this really scratched an itch I have had for awhile!
EDIT: My photos were WAY to big, so I will get them up later.