581 single shot .22 smooth bore, need info. eastbank

[eastbank]

i recieved a 581 .22 smooth bore, and need info on it. it seems like a nice rifle(shotgun). eastbank.

[John Gyde]

The 581 is a good, reliable rifle in both LR and smoothbore. What did you want to know??? We do not give values.

[eastbank]

i didn,t even know they made them and i wondered how many they made and how well they were liked. eastbank.

[ChuckD]

eastbank,
There seems to be a discrepancy here. Remington made the 580 single shot
in smooth bore. However, I've never seen a smooth bore 581 (clip magazine). If it is
indeed a 581, I would think it is scarce. What is it marked on the top of the barrel?
ChuckD

[Wulfman]

eastbank,
There seems to be a discrepancy here. Remington made the 580 single shot
in smooth bore. However, I've never seen a smooth bore 581 (clip magazine). If it is
indeed a 581, I would think it is scarce. What is it marked on the top of the barrel?
ChuckD

The smooth bore was listed as a variation in both models.

http://www.remington.com/library/histor ... el_580.asp

http://www.remington.com/library/histor ... el_581.asp

I have a "regular" 581 from about 1972 vintage (when I purchased it new) and it's a tack-driver. However, I haven't ran across many (if any) other 580/581/582 series rifles in the shops I've been in over the years. Could be that most of the owners have hung onto them......like me.

Den

[John Gyde]

They sure aren't common. I've never seen one. I haven't found any specific production records at the factory.

[eastbank]

i have checked the rifle and it is a 580 SB and not a 581(my bad). i have a 581 lefthand .22 and the actions are the same. eastbank.