My son has the bug for vintage iron

[David LaPell]

My son appears to have acquired a taste for old and vintage guns. He's shot a Remington pump .22 and a couple other older guns, but when he saw me shoot my Spanish Remington Rolling Block he was hooked but he isn't old or big enough to shoot the gun in .43 Spanish.
Not that long ago he asked if the Rolling Block ever came in .22 LR, I told him they did but that they tend to be an expensive gun in good shape. Recently though I found one, it had been reblued and it needed a little work, but for the price of $150 I couldn't pass it up.
I got it home, cleaned it and tinkered with it to get the action working better, it needs a new mainspring so it's on order right now.
I took it out the other day and it shoots fairly well, especially with CCI standard velocity ammo. Today I took my son out with it and he loved it, it needs to trigger work but it shoots ok for what it is, and I can tell you I do plan on taking this gun out to hunt squirrels with this year too.

 

[tom black]

Praise the Lord another soul saved. Dave we need more kids like this young man. It appears you’ve raised him well.
Tom Black

 

[GunnyGene]

Before you know it, he'll be wanting a front stuffer. :lol:

 

[WendyZXZ]

Fine looking young man and seems to have great taste in old firearms!

 

[kodiakken]

That's one of them smiles you couldn't take that off his face with a stick..
Great to see! Well done sir.

 

[TRanger]

Splendid!

 

[Skoopski]

Very nice! Great deal on that gun and an even better deal for the time with your son. Congrats!

 

[powder smoke]

Apple doesn't fall far from the tree! ps

 

[caryc]

Rolling blocks are cool looking rifles. I always wanted one of them and a Starr Revolver, another cool looking gun.

 

[Colonialgirl]

I'll stick with my Model 1915 Stevens Favorite lever action Falling Block in 22lr. It's a straight shooter.
Got it from a Great Uncle that found it in a Calif. Orange grove way back in the '30's with a broken stock (Now how would THAT happen?); He made a new one from a 2x4 (Them old farm boys were quite handy at fixin' things). When I inherited it, it had a crack in the stock that got worse and worse; I finally went on line and found a new authentic shaped stock in walnut and bought that; Took a little "fitting", but looks great ! Over the years, I've also replaced the extractor and the firing pin. I guess it'll go to one of my sons or if she's interested maybe my grand daughter; It would look nice paired with the Ruger Bearcat I gave her and she loves.