anodized/odd/ugly finishes - does anyone remember

[hfcable]

who made 22 rifles back in the 50s/60s that had anodized finishes? some friends [ two brothers whom i knew from civil air patrol and ham radio activities ] had these 22s, i beleive semi autos but could have been other actions, that were wood stocked but had receivers [ probably alloy] and barrels [ likely an alloy shroud with steel liner] that had funky space age colored finishes. i remember specifically a green one, and a blue one, and i think there was even a pinkish one. their dad was a pilot and he liked these and was collecting examples of them but we all got the shoot them and hunt squirrels etc with them

might have been high standard or possibly H&R....... or maybe i am losing it entirely.

[Nath]

Don't know cable guy but bets someone here remembers!

Nath.

[mark08]

Didn't those come along the time of the Remington nylon 66???



mark

[Sixgun]

I'll go check some old Gun Digests and will report back.------6

[Chuck 100 yd]

Marlin did for one. Their semi auto was that way. I have had a couple of them.
Today`s finishes are hands down tougher and easier to repair than they used to be.

[hfcable]

Didn't those come along the time of the Remington nylon 66???



mark

they probably were. i liked those nylon guns, too. only one i have or ever had is the nylon 76 lever action.

[hfcable]

Marlin did for one. Their semi auto was that way. I have had a couple of them.
Today`s finishes are hands down tougher and easier to repair than they used to be.

i dont recall ever seeing the marlins, though it still does sound familiar.

[hfcable]

I'll go check some old Gun Digests and will report back.------6

thanks! i got rid of virtually all of my books, except reloading books. it just got to be way too much, but now i miss them

[jnyork]

I dimly recall something like that, possibly High Standard revolvers maybe?

[Sixgun]

Harold,
I looked through a dozen Gun Digests from 1955 to 1975 and I saw nothing in the descriptions that said anything about color. I focused mostly on Marlin and High Standard.

My brain is operating on about 2 percent right now. I'll play around tomorrow and see if anything comes up.

I'm around guns all the time and I just don't recall seeing anything like that. ------sixgun

[Shasta]

Those were Remingtons. I had one in the early eighties that had a tan colored finish, but can't recall what it was named. I think it had an anodized aluminum barrel with a steel liner, but its been so long ago I really don't remember!


edit: just did a Google search- it was a Remington Model 572 lightweight in Buckskin Tan. Also came in Crow Wing Black and Teal Wing Blue. They were made from 1957-1962.

SHASTA

[cas]

^ http://www.remingtonsociety.com/forums/ ... f=5&t=4151

[jeepnik]

Didn't those come along the time of the Remington nylon 66???



mark

they probably were. i liked those nylon guns, too. only one i have or ever had is the nylon 76 lever action.

And that's the one I'm looking for. I've got several 66's and a couple 77's and I've never even see (except photos) a 10, 11 or 12.

[hfcable]

Those were Remingtons. I had one in the early eighties that had a tan colored finish, but can't recall what it was named. I think it had an anodized aluminum barrel with a steel liner, but its been so long ago I really don't remember!


edit: just did a Google search- it was a Remington Model 572 lightweight in Buckskin Tan. Also came in Crow Wing Black and Teal Wing Blue. They were made from 1957-1962.

SHASTA

that must be it. i havent been able to find anything like it in high standard info.

thanks

[hfcable]

Didn't those come along the time of the Remington nylon 66???



mark

they probably were. i liked those nylon guns, too. only one i have or ever had is the nylon 76 lever action.

And that's the one I'm looking for. I've got several 66's and a couple 77's and I've never even see (except photos) a 10, 11 or 12.

i see them from time to time, will let you know.

i actually have two of them but one has a crack [ not obvious though ] in the stock. very light weight and short throw action.

[hfcable]

^ http://www.remingtonsociety.com/forums/ ... f=5&t=4151

i believe that is it, but i also distinctly recall a green one..... or is it my dementia ?

thanks

[hfcable]

i guess my friends were smart to collect these; here is an example of the 'green one' which was actually teal colored:

http://www.gunsinternational.com/REMING ... =100272020

[Sixgun]

Ok, found it,thanks to Shasta

This is the first year Gun Digest I found it in, 1959-------sixgun

[hfcable]

thanks Sixgun! that is the one.
you guys are amazing. i dont know why i was thinking about these, except that i am in a nostalgia phase of old age.

of course, that is what most of my collecting and shooting is partly about.