That's a Remington Model 511 Scoremaster magazine-fed bolt-action .22 caliber rimfire rifle. It's got a Tasco Silver Antler 3-9X scope sitting on top, and is currently dialed in at 50 yards. At that distance it's good for minute-of-chipmunk or better, capable of putting all 6 shots in a 2" circle (or better, more than likely, in the hands of a more skilled rifleman than your humble host).
It's a really fun little rifle, great for spending some quality time plinking cans or picking off clays at the 50 yard berm. With practice (and a more powerful scope) I'd wager it would be just as accurate on the 100 yard berm, but even with 9X total magnification my eyesight's limited to the 50 yard stop. One of these days I want to fine-tune the scope settings at 50 yards with some quality .22LR ammo (any suggestions on good stuff?) and see if I can't shrink the groups some more...
The best part about this rig? The cost. The entire set-up - rifle, scope, and two magazines - has set me back a staggering $11. The rifle was a generous gift from a friend of my dad's who was retiring and moving to Florida and didn't want the hassle of traveling with firearms. He had this Remington, a no-name knock-off of a Baby Browning .25 ACP, and a Harrington & Richardson Sportsman .22 revolver, all of which he graciously traded to me in exchange for lunch! The scope was a generous give-away from Milsurps4Me on the Northeastshooters forum (thanks buddy). The only cost was the shipping of the scope ($5) and the extra six-round magazine ($6 and change with my dealer discount at MidwayUSA).
Sometimes, baby Vulcan not only smiles on you, he laughs at your good fortune.
That is all.
3 comments:
Have you tried shooting the H&R yet? My experience with these inexpensive .22s is that they were always very accurate little pistols.
emdfl
Very nice. I would reccomend the Wolf Extra Match ammo. My 10/22 shoots very well with it.
emdfl,
I've shot the H&R a couple of times. It's a great little plinker, but the sights are seriously F'd up - the rear sight has to be adjusted all the way to the right just to get on paper...
Once it's adjusted, though, it's pretty darn good. Minute-of-tin-can, that's for sure...
chrisb,
Thanks for the recommendation. One of these days I want to buy a better scope for the 511, get a dozen or so boxes of "premium" .22LR ammo, and really dial this in at the 100 yard range to see what it can do.
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