I was told for Christmas this year I get to pick between 2 of my fathers .22s. I get one my brother gets the other. One is a remington 581 the other is a CIL 171. Both arnt in the greatest of condition, heavily hunted with and carried when he was trapping. I can't find any real information about the cil (just other people look in for info). But the 581 seems to be popular. Which do I choose?
What to choose?
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Sakoman .308
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As it is a gift from your dad, I am guessing you are not going to sell it.
You could look them over and pick the one you like, or better yet take them out and fire a few rounds.
One may fit you better than the other.
Also, you may like the pull weight of 1 trigger over the other.
Someone else may tell you which one breaks down more often, or which is easier to get spare parts for.
Do you have a little one? May be he, or she could pick.
You could look them over and pick the one you like, or better yet take them out and fire a few rounds.
One may fit you better than the other.
Also, you may like the pull weight of 1 trigger over the other.
Someone else may tell you which one breaks down more often, or which is easier to get spare parts for.
Do you have a little one? May be he, or she could pick.
The CIL 171 and Savage C4 are pretty much the same rifle. The mags will interchange as well.
I'm not sure but the 171 may have been made by Anschutz. They are very similar and a lot of CIL marked rifles were made under contract by Anschutz
I'm not sure but the 171 may have been made by Anschutz. They are very similar and a lot of CIL marked rifles were made under contract by Anschutz
gunrunner100
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CIL 171 is a Brazilian made copy of a Remington 525, not Anschutz.
I was going to suggest this. You can avoid a lot of bad blood within a family by being generous over things that don't really matter.
It doesn't really matter to me what I get I was more wondering what the general opinion was if these two rifles. Now that I've seen them again my evaluation of condition was pretty far off the 581 is in pretty rough shape ill probably take that one so I can fix it up.
I think that's a good call. I think I'd be tempted to leave it all-original though, for nostalgia purposes...or if you'll eventually be passing it down to your own kids. If it's in good, "shootable" condition, I would clean it..lube it...put it back together and just enjoy it. There are scores of $100 +/- Cooey 22s out there that need some TLC if you feel like a project. I'd rather look at my dad's gun and know that it's exactly the way it was when he last used it.
Unless it's been stored in a wet basement.
I inherited an WW2-era Ithaca shotgun a few years back and the thing had definitely not been babied in it's life. Carried more than shot, in my estimation. Anyhow, the first thing I thought was "refinish, make it perfect/like-new". I'm very glad I didn't. It hadn't been abused, just showed lots of signs of use..but no rust/corrosion anywhere. Guessing the mag tube had never been cleaned~the follower was jammed in oily/dirty goo and debris. A thorough clean, test shoot, and left as it was...it's one of my favorites now.
