I'm baaaaack!

[David LaPell]

I haven't shot a long gun in more than two years since I got hurt and today I decided to take my old friend, my Remington Model 33 single shot out since I just bought it back recently from the guy I sold it to. I was not happy that he apparently never cleaned it, and I have no idea what he did since when I sold it to him he shot it right there on the spot and it was dead on, the darn thing was shooting a good two feet high. I was able to put it on a shooting bag and with the simple bolt rest it and feed rounds one at a time. It took a little bit to get used to lining it up with only the one arm and holding it, but once I got it there I was drilling holes like it was old times. I used up some ten year old Remington hollowpoints that I had lying around. (I was tempted to use some of my precious and now really pricey CCI Green Tag but I think I will wait on that). I can say that once small game season rolls around (June 1st for snapping turtles and frogs where I plan on sitting on a bank overlooking a spot and plinking both) I have my set of shooting sticks ready to roll for my Remington. It's nice to be back.

 

[Snake45]

Is that scope an old Weaver V22?

 

[Joe S.]

Awesome! I believe the 33 is what I grew up on...

 

[doccash]

David, Welcome back and congratulations. Dr.C

 

[Don Lovel]

YEA Dave!, too long buddy, glad to see you get back in the game

 

[Mike Armstrong]

David, is the scope mounted on scope grooves or added bases? If it's grooved, who did you have do the grooves? Asking because I have an old Remington .22 that is ungrooved (as your 33 was originally) and I need to scope it for my old eyes. (Not original as is, so I don't feel bad about altering it.....)

 

[David LaPell]

The scope is mounted on added bases. I can't tell you what from since a friend of mine who was very good with guns and doing that sort of work did them. The scope had to be as high as it is to clear the bolt which it does but not by much. He had to do a little grinding on the bases he used to make them fit because there were none at that time (don't know if there are now) to fit this gun.

 

[Mike Armstrong]

Thanks, David. I'm going to get Ahlmans in Minnesota to do my scope grooves; it's a pain to ship the barreled receiver to them but I know they do good work.

Mike Armstrong aka Mesa