Here's a start--

http://www.remington.com/products/archived/rimfire/bolt-action/model-33.aspx

 

The earlier M/33s did not have a serial #. There were two major variations; the Type 1 & Type 2. The type 1 did not have grasping grooves on the fore part of the stock. There were at least four different bolt configurations.

 

Thanks guys! It's a nice shooter!

 

John, I thought there were 5. lol. The serial numbers didn't start until around the halfway mark of production. The pic of the model 33 I posted is a first type. It is considered collectable because it is Remington's 1st bolt action, when they went to type 2, those are considered not as collectable. There are a few ways to tell other than the stock. The bolt us up and down, not swept back, the sear is a little different, ect.

I just got my model 33 Smoothbore. I got it from the original owner. It looks like it has never been fired. It is amazing how nice. But it has normal sights. Shouldn't it have a shotgun bead on the front?

 

There are a few ways to tell other than the stock. The bolt us up and down, not swept back, the sear is a little different, ect.

I just got my model 33 Smoothbore. I got it from the original owner. It looks like it has never been fired. It is amazing how nice. But it has normal sights. Shouldn't it have a shotgun bead on the front?

There are twelve differences shown on page 187 in our book.

Original owner? If it was made eighty years ago he must be very old.

Shotgun bead? Nope. Regular rifle sights.

 

Really nice little guns, have a great balance and ''feel'' to them. I had a real nice one, let my cousin talk me out of it though RH

 

He is 96 and he got it in '34. It is a beauty. I will post pics. I asked him if he could find any pics with it. All they used it for was shooting critters in the barn and out buildings. It looks like they never used it much, but I think it has the wrong rear sight on, at least the ladder part. Everything else matches, the serial number and the date marks. My dad has his first gun he ever got, an Ithaca 66 in 20 gauge and it looks like new, even though he claims to have used it alot, and was fast at poppin it open and reloading. I don.t see why in another 30 some years it won't look good still. Of course I did have to redo the receiver cause some paint was coming off the aluminum.

 

I must have a early one.
Remington says "introduced 1932" and one here is date coded on the bottom of the barrel, forward of the stock "RZ" which should be November 1931.
The other is August 1932, same model with several noticeable changes.

 

Production started in July, 1931. 263,552 were made. Many small changes were made during the five year production run..

 

I finally got around to cleaning my old 33 today. It showed pretty good rifling before I cleaned it but now after two and a half hours, three brushes, half a can of bore cleaner and many many patches it looks NEW! I was really surprised! And boy does the old girl shoot!!! Happy as a fat kid at a buffet!

 

i picked one of these up late last year , this is the first i took time to start checking it out , so far i know two things for sure , i have a mid range rifle and its got the later features ogf serial number and grasping groove stock ,

glad i dropped into this thread , i learned something new - my goal every day ,

 

Nice... I'll post pictures of mine when I figure out how!

 

Does anyone know when production stopped for the model 33?
My gun has the finger groove stock and no serial number.
I am guessing by what has been said earlier the gun is a type two and was made some where in the middle of the production run. If production started in 1931 I am wondering what the middle time frame was.

 

Does anyone know when production stopped for the model 33?
My gun has the finger groove stock and no serial number.
I am guessing by what has been said earlier the gun is a type two and was made some where in the middle of the production run. If production started in 1931 I am wondering what the middle time frame was.

I believe the Model 41 replaced the 33 in 1936.

 

Anyone with insight on bolt reassembly for the Mdl 33?

 

You've revived a 6 year old thread for your first post, but here goes anyway: I had mine apart recently to replace the bolt handle (to fix a headspace problem). Disassembly was to drive out the crosspin behind the bolt handle, Reassembly was the reverse, might have to use a screwdriver to jiggle the parts around so that the pin will fit back in.
Remington 33 Rifle Parts | Gun Parts Corp.

 

When I was about 9 my dad bought one at a farm auction for $40. I hunted with it for several years. Once shot a raccoon with it and wounded him, finished him off with a good whack from a handy tree limb! He was a big one, in fact, big enough to place 3rd at the "Big Raccoon" contest at the local bar. That netted my 11 year old self $80....So, the old gun is twice over paid for- and then some.... Earned it's keep anyway.

 

I THINK I might have a spare stock for a 33 (somewhat broken) with an intact trigger guard and buttplate. I'll have to check.

Edited to add: Just remembered I had a photo on my computer from when I was sourcing a replacement stock. Does this look like it would fit?

 

I would be very interested. Mine is not only missing the trigger guard but also the butt plate. Asking price?