Remington sportsman 58

[riverboss]

Any one else have one of these i have a 12 ga, first automatic i ever shot i think they are realy nice guns. Just wondering if anyone else has one,they made them in 20ga and 16ga ive never saw a 16ga.

[JDMiller]

I've got a Remington 12 ga semi-auto Sportsman 48 / 30in full .. that I've had since I was 14. Gun was given to me by my great uncle and belonged to his son that was killed in a car accident in 1974. Definitely a keepsake to pass down for sentimental reasons. Blue shows some wear but the stock is still in real good shape. I use to hunt with it a lot... gun never jammed and the action is still as tight as it came from the factory. The 48's & 58"s were some good guns... seem they dont build them like that anymore.

It too... was my first semi-auto 12ga to shoot and at the time it was definitely a step up from the 12ga bolt-action JC Higgins I was using. Still have that old gun as well. I have a hard time parting with firearms after some memories are built with them.

[FlydownCackler]

I have a 16. My grandfather used it for years hunting squirrels and rabbits and it was left to me when he passed.
It is a beautiful gun and truly one of my most prized possessions in the world.

[duckslayer870]

Ive got one in 12 28 in improved. I love it. I had a storage issue with my guns and it has got some surface rust. I know thier not worth a whole lot but Im going to have it reblued.

[C.L.Button]

I have a Sportsman 48 in 12 ga. It was bought new in Germany around 1948. Has a CUTTS brand compensator and shoots great. I'd like to find a 20ga of the same variety. ;)

[D-buck]

I have a 58 in 20 gauge. It has a 26" barrel, in improved cylinder and ventilated rib. It was the first gun i ever bought with my own money and also my first auto loader. I truly love that gun. have shot a truck load of rabbits and doves with it. Still as tight as the day it was new and in the words of a famous hunter never fails to go " boom, boom, boom". My step dad used to have a 58 in 12 gauge with a plain barrel that i would have loved to have owned but thats another story for another day. I used to think i wanted other barrels for mine but have only ever seen two...a full and a modified with ventilated ribs....guy at a gun showed had em but wouldn't sell em...said he wanted a gun for them...then got mad at me when he found out i had a gun and wouldn't sell it to him.....i got the last laugh though when i told him i could shoot what i have.....lol.IMO these are some of the best guns remington has ever made. Mine doesn't get used like it used to but i still take it out at least once a year for old time sake. I just can't stand to let it sit in the safe and not get to use it. The kids also enjoy shooting doves and clays with it.

[riverboss]

Im glad to here that im not alone ,they are a beautiful peace.I had a 20 bought but the guy tried to up the price 200 dollars when he saw how bad i wanted it.Did you know that a 870 barrel will fit and all you have to do is drill the 2 gas holes under the barrel,i have a 24" 870 barrel with choke tubes on mine ,the non vented barrel gut bent in an accident years ago so i herd one would fit and did the drilling my self, works great.