Scoping a Remington 510

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I recently came across a Remington 510 single shot Targetmaster. I am going to clean it up, and get a replacement OEM stock for it. They are super accurate guns, and I am thinking about having it drilled and tapped for a scope. Anybody have any experience with this?

I just got it, and the stock is trash, but the barreled action is fine. A nice patina with a bit of slight surface rust, but no pitting. I just wrapped the barreled action in strips from and old T shirt, soaked it in Kroil, hung it up, and am going to let it cook for a while giving the Kroil time to work. Then some light bronze wool cleaning.

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My uncle gave me one to sell about 3 years ago and said he thought it was worth $75. I sold it to myself when it wouldn't move at a couple of shows and gave him $150, mostly because it was his and he was the most outdoors guy I have ever met.
It had had a Weaver B6 on it at one time but he had taken it off and misplaced the side mount.
There are 2 holes drilled in the left side and I looked for quite some time for a mount that would fit before finally finding another 510 at a show earlier this year with a mount and scope. I gave a hundred for that whole rig and took the mount off and it fit perfectly. The mount had 4 holes but 2 line up nicely and my uncle's rifle now has the original B6 on it. Sold the 2nd rifle last weekend for a hundred.
Ed
 

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go over to rimfirecentral.com + search glue on scope mounts in the Remington forum - works great + can be removed if desired without any alterations to guns originality - I have 3 done this way with bo problems in at least 6 years of heavy usage -
 
I would have it drilled and tapped, and then find a vintage Weaver K4-6, or a Redfield 4x 1" tube and go have a blast!!

Randy
 
smith17 said:
My uncle gave me one to sell about 3 years ago and said he thought it was worth $75. I sold it to myself when it wouldn't move at a couple of shows and gave him $150, mostly because it was his and he was the most outdoors guy I have ever met.
It had had a Weaver B6 on it at one time but he had taken it off and misplaced the side mount.
There are 2 holes drilled in the left side and I looked for quite some time for a mount that would fit before finally finding another 510 at a show earlier this year with a mount and scope. I gave a hundred for that whole rig and took the mount off and it fit perfectly. The mount had 4 holes but 2 line up nicely and my uncle's rifle now has the original B6 on it. Sold the 2nd rifle last weekend for a hundred.
Ed
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The one in the pic looks like a later model. I think it has a serial number. Mine has a date code I have not looked up yet.

Were the side mount holes already in the receiver from the factory? I know mine does not have any holes
 
The one in the pic is from 1947. No serial number but does have a date code.
He told me he was 14 when he bought it. Actually my G'dad had to buy it for him. When I got it home I looked up the date code [A S S] and, sure enough, it was from March of '47. He was born in '33.
The holes weren't native to the gun. They were drilled later.
 
Well, I have a mint 512 from 42. I did not bother to look at the date stamps on this one, but I know it has no grooves or drilled holes. I don't know, maybe I will just shoot the open sights. I have a 70's scoped 583 that I can use
 
A simple Weaver 'N' mount (side mount for round rec'vrs) is what was used on those and most all bolt action 22's.
They also made (still make??) the N mount for flat sided recv'rs like the lever actions and semiautos.

The number stamped along with the 'N' denotes the height of the mount itself. #1 is the lowest up to a #5 which is the tallest.
Seems like #2 & #3 were the most common heights.

I have a nice Savage 29 that someone mountd a Redfield 3/4" scope on w/a Weaver N-5 mount.
The scope is mounted low,,the extra high sideplate length just hangs down the flat side of the recv'r, w/the 4 mounting screws in a line at mid way along the side. How pretty! Nice scope but I think I have to change the arrangement.

The height of the mount is a consideration when it comes to the scope used and how large the front 'bell' is,,how high the mount might have to be to keep the scope optic bell off of the bbl or over the front sight if the sight is left on the rifle. Or if some extra clearance is needed for the bolt handle and scope.

Most all the N mounts used 4 screws to secure it to the recv'r and they were #8-40 thread. Not the usual smaller 6-48 screws more commonly seen in scope mount bases and rings now.

The N mount was available in 3/4" dia tube size. They used to sell the same mount in 7/8" tube size also.
I thought Weaver called the 7/8 size by another Letter,,but maybe not. Doesn't matter I guess.

That's the old school scope mount for those. I don't get into scopes and mounts much at all, but it seems as though there might be something on the market that mounts up top and perhaps for a 1"d scope. Maybe some wouldn't want that.
Drill & Tap will be in order, or mill in 'tip off' grooves for that style common 22 mount if it would be applicable.
The glue on scope mounts might be something to look at.
If you use steel bases, soft soldering works.
Lots of ways to go
 
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