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Old 09-04-2009, 04:31 PM
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DARN IT, CANOEGUY!

Whyja have to go and put a spotlight on my favorite 22 Semiauto rifle?


Seriously, the Sears 25 (High Standard 1041) is "all that" in a 22 Semi auto rifle. The lockwork is straight out of the Savage 6/Stevens-Springfield 87. Known as "Gill Guns" because of the closely-spaced slots in the left side of the receiver just behind the breechface; and "Click-Clacks" because of the sound they make when firing the weapon and holding the trigger back and then releasing -- The bolt stays to the rear with a "click" when the trigger is held, then slams forward with a "clack" to load the next round when the trigger is released.

These guns are EXTREMELY reliable with good springs and when kept reasonably clean and remarkably accurate.

Another neat feature is the magazine loading port in the mag tube -- it is located to the SIDE of the gun at about 02:30 or 03:00 instead of at the bottom as on every other 22 tubeloader. The reason? A very smart High Standard engineer patented the idea to rotate the loading port around by the barrel so that you can load the mag easily by placing rounds on the gap between the barrel and mag tube with the rifle canted butt-down just a little to get the rounds to move backward. They fall right into the mag tube though the loading port zip-zip-zip. Is that smart, or what?

Yep, I've bought Sears 25s for anywhere between $45 and $160 and they are worth every penny.

There go the prices on Gun Broker . . .

Noah

Last edited by Noah Zark; 09-04-2009 at 06:20 PM.
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