Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Rem. Model 572 22lr Pump ? Opinions

if you buy one ,check it out real good ,i thought i wanted one , a year or two ago seen one at sportsmans warehouse ,even sitting in the rack i could tell the front site was canted way over to the side ,thought it was just me ,so picked it up ,yep canted so much i doubt it had ,enuff adjustment in rear site to compensate ,do not know how that got out of the factory, that pretty much cooled me off of buying one

The 572 has had an aluminum receiver since it's beginning.

I thought the early ones were steel and later aluminum?

If you look real hard you might even find one anodized gold instead of black. I worked on a gold one at the gunshop one day and seem to recall that they may have offered another color too.

They’re good sturdy rifles with man sized dimensions. Generally feed and function great even with little to no maintenance and are accurate enough for plinking and squirrel shooting. I’ve thought of getting one for years but don’t want to scope it and I’m not a fan of the sights they come with.

Great they are.

verns,

There are "unconfirmed reports" that a VERY FEW Model 572 pump-rifles were made with steel receivers "on special order"..

Sadly, I cannot find any evidence one way or the other.
(Inasmuch as I routinely carry a magnet in my pocket at gun-shows, I may some distant day find such a rarity.)

yours, tex

I think I would like one however when you look on Gun Broker they are about $550. for the new ones and the used are close to $350 up. Considering the price of some new center fires they are at the top of what I would call sane ! Though the only other option I am considering is a BL 22 for the same money new .