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Commercial Rimfire / Re: Remington Model 121 Fieldmaster, Pump Action .22
« Last post by Phosphorus32 on Today at 04:27:23 AM »
Quote from: Bob_The_Student on May 01, 2024, 10:53:28 PM
Very cool. I'm in love with these old .22 rifles, Winchesters and Remingtons.

Thanks Bob. I am as well. I really like these old American-made firearms finely crafted from walnut and steel.
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Commercial Rimfire / Re: Remington Model 121 Fieldmaster, Pump Action .22
« Last post by Bob_The_Student on May 01, 2024, 10:53:28 PM »
Very cool. I'm in love with these old .22 rifles, Winchesters and Remingtons.
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Commercial Rimfire / Re: Remington Model 121 Fieldmaster, Pump Action .22
« Last post by Phosphorus32 on May 01, 2024, 10:33:00 PM »
Quote from: Greatguns on May 01, 2024, 09:03:36 PM
Nice setup you have there Jon. I wonder how much one of the five made in '43 would be worth.

Thanks. It would be cool to have for sure. I doubt there are many people who would pay more than the $500-600 going rate for any Model 121. They made nearly 200K 121s so the odds of finding one of those made in 1943 is 1:40,000
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Albanian SKS / Re: Trade for Albanian 561
« Last post by Direct Connection on May 01, 2024, 09:19:28 PM »
Thats not a bad deal at all I have a like new wooden handguard for it if the HG is not ilegal to ship out of California rofl
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Commercial Rimfire / Re: Remington Model 121 Fieldmaster, Pump Action .22
« Last post by Greatguns on May 01, 2024, 09:03:36 PM »
Nice setup you have there Jon. I wonder how much one of the five made in '43 would be worth.
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Commercial Rimfire / Remington Model 121 Fieldmaster, Pump Action .22
« Last post by Phosphorus32 on May 01, 2024, 08:02:18 PM »
I found this diamond in the rough at the local gun shop four weeks ago. It had some old flaky shellac that I assumed was applied by a former owner. It was easy to strip off and replace with a couple of coats of BLO. Also did a detail cleaning and lube of all the internals.

This one was made in 1945. 1943-44 saw very little production of firearms for civilian sales at Remington. I guess they were busy making 1903-A3 and A4 rifles. Commercial production ramped up quickly in the latter half of 1945.

WWII Era and 1946 Model 121 Production Numbers
1941: 11,705
1942: 6,528
1943: 5
1944: 21
1945: 8,092
1946: 13,292

I was surprised at how many parts are serialized, with a total of five SNs.
Specs: OAL of 42”, 24” barrel, 28” for just the barrel assembly portion in takedown mode, 14” LOP, a capacity of 15 .22LR cartridges in the tube magazine. It can shoot .22short/long/lr.






























Additional serial numbers, besides the only externally visible one on the receiver.








Pics of the stock before removing the chipped and flaking shellac with denatured alcohol.










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Albanian SKS / Re: Trade for Albanian 561
« Last post by Greatguns on April 30, 2024, 10:04:34 PM »
I got it figured out. I have a Chinese contract to Albania sling with Albanian language writing on it on the way along with a cleaning kit that has the correct internal parts and an Albanian Chest rig. All I need now is the oil tube.  :)
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Albanian SKS / Re: Trade for Albanian 561
« Last post by running-man on April 30, 2024, 06:16:48 PM »
I've seen lots of Chinese kit on Albanian 561s, especially the spring coiled slings. dntknw1  One or two Yugo slings too, but these days they are as hard to find as the Alby stuff IMO.

Can't say I've ever seen a Russian sling on an Alby. 
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Albanian SKS / Re: Trade for Albanian 561
« Last post by Greatguns on April 30, 2024, 11:51:55 AM »
I thought of a follow up question on the accessories. With Albania being in close proximity to Yugoslavia and other Soviet influenced countries and having received Chinese SKSs, if an Albanian SKS was to get a sling replacement "in the field", would it most likely be Chinese, Russian, or Yugoslavian? I'm thinking, with the Chinese contract they possibly received a bunch of spare parts, etc. so a Chinese sling would be more feasible than the other 2, but any of the three is possible. Thoughts?
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SKS FILES GEAR / Re: Laser Engraved Merch
« Last post by RatedZ on April 30, 2024, 11:48:00 AM »
Yea I'd be in for a 'Yeti style' coffee mug with tula or izzy logos on it....  also a shirt to spill on...   :D
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