The majority of the rifles were Remington 40X rifles or Anschutz small bore target rifles. I would be a rifle coach for one of those schools in the late 1980s. Many of those schools had rifle teams back into the 1950s. We would also have several high school rifle teams in our area of Pennsylvania. Known many of these 22’s rifles with many thousands of rounds fired and still shoot amazing groups. Rust or pitting would cause problems if the firearm was not cleaned or cared for properly. Very hard to shoot the barrel out on a 22 rifle or handgun. I would also reblue many of these rifles. Firing pins, Main bolt springs, and extractors were also problems from these firearms. They would primarily need cleaning and trigger adjustments. We had a large number of camps that used the Remington 513T and the Mossberg model 144. MOSSBERG 1953Īs a gunsmith in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s I would work on many of these target rifles. Remington did make a Matchmaster model 513T that would list for $62.00 in 1954.
They were heavily used and because of this they are hard to find in excellent condition. Because of the reasonable price and decent quality they did sell many of those firearms. It is interesting to note that the Mossberg small bore model 144, target 22 rifles would retail for $32.00 in 1954. The Winchester model 52 would retail for around $140.00 with no sights.The Remington 40 X target rifles would retail for $166.00.The model 1411 match rifle would retail for around $140.00 in 1961.By contrast the Remington or Winchester small bore target 22 rifles would list price for around $140.00.īy the start of the 1960s, Anschutz would produce a model 1413 super match and a model 1411 match rifle of exceptional quality. They were a very fine firearm but this small bore match rifle would retail for $420 in 1954. The Hammerli target rifles of the early 1950s were the premier 22 match target rifles of that era. The Mossberg rifle company would also be a dominant force in the 22 target rifles of that era. Winchester and Remington would be the primary target rifles in 22 caliber during the 1950s and 60s.
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