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ok long story short, I am acquiring a gun that has been in the family since before I was born, my mom has it right now, i don't know where, and she's not exactly sure where either, it's in 1 of about 5-6 places (nice eh?) she has no idea what it is, i've only seen it once, when I was very young, i remember it is bolt action, wood stock... other than that, don't remember much of it. I DO know it was my grandfathers, and would have been used for hunting, as my mother comes from a hunting family. The plan is to take it out shooting this weekend, while camping (middle of nowhere, crown land) but like I said, I haven't seen it in probably 10-15 years... my uncle did have it for a period of time, he has a handful of guns, and would have kept it in good condition, but I don't know the last time it was fired or cleaned. What do I need to know/look for/do before i can fire it safely?

obviously I'll need to know the chamber and have ammunition for it, and I plan to buy a tip for my current cleaning kit that will fit it, and do a once over with an oily rag, make sure the action works properly, no excessive rust (I suspect little or none)

anything else I need to be mindful of? I of course want to be shooting as safe as possible
 
Maybe take he action out of the stock during the initial cleaning to make sure there is no rust there due to trapped moisture, but other than the already suggested clean. check and shoot it should be OK if stored properly.
 
PERFECT! that's what I was hoping to hear!

i sure hope it's been stored correctly, but it's hard to say, my mom is not a gun person, in fact, i don't think she's ever even shot one, she only has this one so she could give it to me one day, the deal was I would get it if i ever get my hunting licence, but i'm not a hunter, just a gun nut, so i managed to convince her i should have it any ways, being I am going to be responsible with it
 
I'm not sure, but no, i don't believe so. i tried that route, her response (and a good one, IMO) is that her husband is in control of it, and to the best of my knowledge, he IS licensed, as he used to hunt regularly.

Lol, I like that tactic, that's how I got my .22
 
i'm sure you guys are similar to every other forum.... visually stimulated?

got it today, it's a remmington 700 in a 30-06, with next to no wear on it. The story goes that it was my grandfather's who (i believe) owned it from new, he passed away about 30 years ago, and was the last person who we know used it. it then went from edmonton to my uncle's in toronto, for a few years, then to my mother (and father)'s place(british columbia), parents split up, mom kept it because it was from her family, laws requiring licensing and registering of firearms came in, it went to another uncle's place, also here in BC, then eventually back to my mom for one reason or another, and now to me!

so without any further babbling, some pics!

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thanks for all the friendly words everyone, i'm looking forward to shooting it for the first time this weekend, and like i said, it will most likely be the first time it's been shot since before I was born.

my BL22 i'm taking is kinda in the same boat, but it was my father's from when he was a kid, it MIGHT have been shot since I was born, but I doubt it.

next question i have for you guys, date codes... there's lots of info online about date codes on the 700, but the diagrams I can find don't line up with what I found on my gun... Remington society's page shows a date code that looks something like:
ds3∞&cr7

where as mine is: which is just in front of the receiver, on the left side of the barrel

$ LO
12

where the $ is an outline of what looks like a stone hammer...

my serial number is A642**** but from what I can tell, remington serial numbers don't equate to date.

the LO works out to february of 1977, which would put this gun in the neighbourhood of when it might have been bought, but i would have been less surprised if it came out in the 60's
 
that is one nice rifle you got there , give it a good cleaning and oiling, check for any pitting dryfire and see if you hear the twang( used for lack of a better word) of the firing pin striking air and go shoot it and report back how she did

cheers and happy thanksgiving
 
i don't know about a "twang" there's a definite "click..." when I pull the bolt out, and spin the carrier to the "fired" position, the firing pin sticks out about yay far..

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FWIW, I had an almost identical Remington ( .308) that I bought new in Calgary in 1979, it had the same checkering pattern, which they only had for a fairly short period of a few years. So your original date estimate of 1977 seems correct. Nice scope too, overall a decent quality hunting rifle. Looks to be in perfect firing condition, enjoy!!
 
figure i should update this, back from shooting, looks like either the sight is out, or i can't shoot worth a damn (i think it's the latter unfortunately)

gun works great! ran 60 rounds through it last weekend, and 320 rounds through the browning .22 (mix of short and LR) the .22 had a few misfires though, re-cocked and fired fine?

spent some good time cleaning them both afterwards, and have lots of .22 left over, but realized just how expensive this sport is going to be if I shoot the 30-06 much, which I plan to :D

I took a look at canadammo.com, they have some decent prices (14.99/20rds) but are out of stock currently. Anyone know of anywhere I can buy reloads, or cheaper ammo, either online or local?

also, bringing ammo across the border, if I buy it in the states is fine, no need to declare it other than just the value, right?
 
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