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22 Remington Autoloding Rifle

Mr. LoboMr. Lobo Member Posts: 538 ✭✭✭
edited February 2002 in Ask the Experts
Hi I posted a question for a friend about a Remington Mdl. 18 last week. Well I saw the rifle last night and it was a Mdl. 16 and here are the specifics. S/N RB 16699 Remington Arms - Union Metallic Cartridge Co. Remington Works, Ilton N.Y. USA P/TD Mar. 10, 1914. There is also some letters and numbers on the receiver end of the barrel "WA BN 4 G" that form a circle with the "4" being in the center. Now with that said and done please advise on history and value for my friend. Condition is fair the major problem with the rifle is that the barrel is plugged with something. My friend has tried to heat up the barrel to melt the lead (if it is lead) and nothing came out he tried to drill it out and hit something hard that would not drill. He has probably screwed up the barrel if not with the heat then with the drill. In his defense he did this when he was 12 years old and is now in his late 40's and hating life for the mistakes of his childhood. Thanks in advance for your help.Jim
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  • SageSage Member Posts: 367 ✭
    edited November -1
    The 16 was a neat little autoloader made from 1914 until 1928-was outsold by the winchester autoloaders which it closely resembles-also- many were made for 22 Rem auto, which was more expensive than reg 22 ammo.Value around $250-300 in excellent cond. D and F models were worth considerably more. Your friend should take gun to reliable gunsmith to see if it can be salvaged. Numrich(Gun Parts Corp.) still lists some parts available for this item. I hope your friend is able to bring this 16 back to life!
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  • Mr. LoboMr. Lobo Member Posts: 538 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thank you for your help!
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  • rhmc24rhmc24 Member Posts: 1,984 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Bore is probably ruined by now. As a gunsmith, to fix it I would cut the barrel off behind the obstruction. Then bore it out to half inch. Then take a piece of good barrel and turn part of it to half inch to fit into the original barrel, as a liner but with the outer part a diameter to match the original. Rechamber the barrel, install sight/s. Shoot. Guestimate 4 to 5 manhours. Whether the gun is worth the cost -- that is the question.
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  • v35v35 Member Posts: 12,710 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    This gun shoots the Winchester 22 Automatic.Someone had a batch made up and it's available for about $12-15 per box.
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  • Mr. LoboMr. Lobo Member Posts: 538 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Yes I agree the bore is probably ruined and it does take the 22 auto. Thanks you all for your input.Jim
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