Need some Rem 511 advice please **Update**

[DRPoolio]

Hey CG, was visiting with my parents last night when my Dad decided to dig out his Remington 511 that his Father had given him back in the 40's when he was in high school.

The gun hasn't been shot for probably 40 years, it is well used but not abused. The bolt is a little sticky but not bad and moves smoothly after a little nudge.

I need to clean this thing up and get it out to the range. I don't want to disassemble unless it's absolutely necessary as by most reports that can be a difficult process for a newb.

The barrel could use a little love as well, there is no rust but 40 years of being in the attic uncased has dulled the bluing substantially.

Any advice on cleaning up the bolt, barrel and inner components would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

[TRAP55]

Without a complete dis-assembly, compressed air is your friend. Remove the bolt, then remove the stock. Toothbrush and Hoppes to scrub all the nooks and crannies. That will loosen up old grime and grease. Flush it all off with non-chlorinated brake cleaner. If it's still there, take care around the red painted cocking indicator on the rear of the bolt. Hose all the metal with CLP BreakFree, and blow off the excess with the air as you wipe with a rag. Once the CLP soaks into the barrel, the luster will come back out in the blue.
Use Johnson Paste Wax on the stock. Rub it in like you are scrubbing the wood. Let it dry and buff it off with a clean rag. Put it back together and go shoot it!
Pics and range report are required.
Schematic:

http://stevespages.com/ipb-remington-510.html

Manual:

http://stevespages.com/pdf/remington_511.pdf

[DRPoolio]

Without a complete dis-assembly, compressed air is your friend. Remove the bolt, then remove the stock. Toothbrush and Hoppes to scrub all the nooks and crannies. That will loosen up old grime and grease. Flush it all off with non-chlorinated brake cleaner. If it's still there, take care around the red painted cocking indicator on the rear of the bolt. Hose all the metal with CLP BreakFree, and blow off the excess with the air as you wipe with a rag. Once the CLP soaks into the barrel, the luster will come back out in the blue.
Use Johnson Paste Wax on the stock. Rub it in like you are scrubbing the wood. Let it dry and buff it off with a clean rag. Put it back together and go shoot it!
Pics and range report are required.
Schematic:

http://stevespages.com/ipb-remington-510.html

Manual:
http://stevespages.com/pdf/remington_511.pdf

Thanks Trap, much appreciated. Will follow up with pics and RR!

[DRPoolio]

Follow up/Range Report

Without a complete dis-assembly, compressed air is your friend. Remove the bolt, then remove the stock. Toothbrush and Hoppes to scrub all the nooks and crannies. That will loosen up old grime and grease. Flush it all off with non-chlorinated brake cleaner. If it's still there, take care around the red painted cocking indicator on the rear of the bolt. Hose all the metal with CLP BreakFree, and blow off the excess with the air as you wipe with a rag. Once the CLP soaks into the barrel, the luster will come back out in the blue.
Use Johnson Paste Wax on the stock. Rub it in like you are scrubbing the wood. Let it dry and buff it off with a clean rag. Put it back together and go shoot it!
Pics and range report are required.
Schematic:

http://stevespages.com/ipb-remington-510.html

Manual:
http://stevespages.com/pdf/remington_511.pdf

Okay, I've cleaned it up thoroughly, soaked the bolt and oiled up the stock. The bolt glides smooth and everything looks great.

Took my Dad for a surprise trip to the local indoor range to test it out. He figures this hasn't been shot for close to 50 years!

Despite the lack of use, and being almost 70 years from production it shoots like butter. The only issue is the tiny little 6 shot mag does not have enough tension in the spring to properly feed the rounds. No issue though, we shot it as a single shot and never had one issue. It shoots better than either of us for sure. Our groups were pretty consistent, even knocked out a couple of 10 rings at 25 yards using a bench bag under the barrel.

I've already ordered a bunch of new mags and should have them this week. It's really cool having a gun that was given to my Dad by my grandfather in 1947 and being able to share it with him today. At 86, he's pretty active and we always have a great time doing some shooting. I gotta say though taking turns with him punching out targets with this gun was really special.

Thanks for your help with the clean up advice Trap. Good stuff!

[Target-Ed]

Sounds like you resurrected a great old rifle. Have fun shooting it

Ed

[TRAP55]

Took my Dad for a surprise trip to the local indoor range to test it out. He figures this hasn't been shot for close to 50 years!

And that, makes it all worth the effort!

[DRPoolio]

And that, makes it all worth the effort!

Thanks again friend, your help is really appreciated.

[TRAP55]

My pleasure! Next time I'm down to visit my boys in Clovis, we'll have to get together and burn some powder.

[DRPoolio]

My pleasure! Next time I'm down to visit my boys in Clovis, we'll have to get together and burn some powder.

Would love to! I'm a relative gun newb but really enjoy soaking up new information. I've got an outdoor range up in the hills about 20 minutes away and a nice indoor range I belong to just a couple minutes away here in Clovis. By all means drop me a line when you're close by.

[Tank 57]

Sounds like that Remington is a family treasure.If your new mags are not OEM (Remington),try swapping out the spring in the original mag with one of the new ones.

Old .22 mags can usually be disassembled by carefully removing the floorplate on the bottom.Keep in mind that it is under spring pressure.Original mag might just need cleaning.

[DRPoolio]

Sounds like that Remington is a family treasure.If your new mags are not OEM (Remington),try swapping out the spring in the original mag with one of the new ones.

Old .22 mags can usually be disassembled by carefully removing the floorplate on the bottom.Keep in mind that it is under spring pressure.Original mag might just need cleaning.

Thanks for the tip, anything special to clean them with? Good old Hoppe's solvent?

[Izzy43]

Hoppes is a great cleaner for nearly all gun parts. Another, perhaps easier, is using CLP (cleaner, lubricant, preservative). Its a spray and can usually be found at WalMart. Great stuff. I used it on a couple of old 1940's vintage Mosin Nagant rifles and a newer Kimber 82G to clean all the old dried preservative on those rifles. Worked great. Congrats on the Heirloom rifle and the respect shown for your father. You can bet he appreciated it.