Remington 582 info.

[andy52]

A buddy of mine had this 582 given to him it was missing the take down screw, rear sight and inter magazine tube. He wanted me to bring it back to life so he could give it to his grandson.
I found all the parts to get it in working order but the stock was in pretty bad shape so I decided to refinish it.
Now here's the question, I have never seen a stock made like this before and I'm pretty certain it's mahogany which I also have never seen before. The stock is some sort of stack laminate which is not uncommon these days but is stacked vertically not horizontally.
Are any of you familiar with this model. I know it was made from 1967 until the 80s and most of the photos I've looked at the stock seems to be birch.
Here are a couple of photos to help out, one dry one wetted.

 

[desi2358]

Really that doesn't look like any kind of laminate I've ever seen, just looks like a normal grain pattern. Do you have a pic of the end of the stock? A laminate should show clear lines where the layers join.

 

[murphydog]

I have seen many of these and the second photo (with the stained wood) looks original and nicer than the average grain pattern on these stocks.

I believe it is technically laminated, but by Mother Nature by layers of rings on a tree.

 

[browningcollector]

I have some mahogany wood in my shop and what I see in pictures is like my NON laminated Mahogany

Looks very nice

Kelly

 

[andy52]

I tried to get a little closer of a shot and added dots to what appears to me to be horizonal lines. The second shot in OP isn't stained it just wetted with water.

 

[DWalt]

Yes, I once had one of those Remington 5mm rimfire bolt action rifles (Model 592) with the same stock type. One of the few guns I've owned which I never fired, even though I had 250 rounds that came with it when I traded for it. Probably used the same stock as the 582.

 

[andy52]

I put a first coat of finish on it today and will probably get another done tomorrow. I'll probably limit it to 2-4 coats because I think it would look better if it's not to glossy. The wood is very soft and I have no idea why Remington would use it as a stock. Well when I get it finished I'm sure the young man will be happy with it. The buddy That got it given to him also got a Winchester model 55 .22 which is also sort of a oddball I'd never seen one before it is classified as a single shot semi-auto.

 

[Gene L]

I've got a 582, great rifle. I always thought the stock was poplar. Lightweight. Same looking as on a 788...whatever the wood is, it's perfectly adequate. No looker, though.

 

[andy52]

I've got a 582, great rifle. I always thought the stock was poplar. Lightweight. Same looking as on a 788...whatever the wood is, it's perfectly adequate. No looker, though.

The later ones I'm pretty sure had birch stocks, this is a first year production gun because it has no Ser#. They were first marketed in 1967 and would have needed a Ser# the following year.

 

[DWalt]

The buddy That got it given to him also got a Winchester model 55 .22 which is also sort of a oddball I'd never seen one before it is classified as a single shot semi-auto.

More precisely, it is called a self-ejector, not a semi-auto. A strange design which wasn't very successful in the marketplace. I have seen a few of them. Loved mainly by Winchester collectors.

 

[andy52]

More precisely, it is called a self-ejector, not a semi-auto. A strange design which wasn't very successful in the marketplace. I have seen a few of them. Loved mainly by Winchester collectors.

I'm getting the 55 basically for free for putting the 582 back in working order.
Your right it is a strange design firing from a open bolt.

 

[mauser9]

Good info. I did read Remington did use mahogany for stocks for a while on these guns as well as the Model 1100 at first. Bet yours will turn out nice. Nothing like a piece of well figured wood.

 

[andy52]

Good info. I did read Remington did use mahogany for stocks for a while on these guns as well as the Model 1100 at first. Bet yours will turn out nice. Nothing like a piece of well figured wood.

When I get it all finished up I'll take a photo of the completed project.
Then I'll start a thread on that oddball Winchester 55, it has to be one of the strangest concepts I've seen.