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Well, ammo came in from Cabelas, and I was able to take it out and shoot it this weekend on a camping trip... Dream fulfilled! It shot well but I will need to take it to the range to do some sight-in from a bench, was shooting about 2" low from 50 yards. I also snapped a couple of pics last wee...

Sure I can. We were both wrong, but he was closer than I was. 56,183 is the NUMBER of M/12s produced in 1914, not the starting serial #. I looked at the wrong column..... But, the serial # s for 1914 started at 238,344 (not 248,344) and ended at 294,526. Sorry for the confusion. I try to get these ...

Looks like a really nice book, I didn't realize the authors were not only on this board but had responded to my post above. Thanks John. The book will definitely make my Christmas List. I am confused by your statement "According to most factory records 56,183 is the starting serial # for 1914&q...

Thanks Mike. So, I did find the post I was thinking of here in this forum, I re-read and the poster mentioned that the Rem Special started in 1914. Does your magic book have anything to say about that? There also appear to be some conflicting accounts of when serial numbers started for 1914. I did l...

Wow, good info, thanks. I will look into that book.

So, did the Model 12 C really start in 1914? Now I can't find the post where that was stated. I am interested because my serial number is in the 2483XX range, making it VERY early 1914.

Ah, yes, good stuff, thanks Den. My young mind must have confused .22wmr with .22wrf. Man, how did we all survive without wiki back inn the day? Well, that is a bit of a relief. The rifle probably does function fine then. It would have been very unlike my grandfather to have a non-functional firearm...

Hi, my grandfather gave me a Model 12 when I was a kid, I think it's a Model 12CS based upon other info I have found on this board. SN on both the receiver and the trigger assembly (visible only after takedown) matches, and is 248XXX . Caliber is .22 Remington Special, it has an octagon barrel and a...