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Originally Posted by LoboGunLeather
I like vintage and antique guns, more so than anything manufactured in the past 50 years or so.
My Winchester Model 1885 Winder Musket is a .22 Short single-shot rifle, originally intended for military training use about 120 years ago. Shooting from the bench it will consistently shoot 1/2" groups at 50 yards.
Also had a nice little Stevens Favorite .22 single-shot that I wish I'd had the good sense to hang onto.
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I've got a 1887 "Winchester 1885" low wall (?) in .22short..... Ive never shot ........ 9lb IIRC and a "at best" OK bore.
Also still have my take down Steven's Favorite..... that my Dad gave me as my first rifle in 1962/63 ......had all the springs replaced about 10 years ago and both my boys fired their first shots from it. It's in the 'white" and I refinished the the stock and forearm in the 80s. It's (was) about Minute of chipmunk at 20-25yds.......
Both now hang on my home office walls.................................
My 1963/64 511-X Scoremaster a Christmas gift from my Dad ....... still see occasional use........ but my "go to" rim-fires for the past decade are several CZ 452/453s in .22lr, .22mag and .17hmr...... my favorites are their FS/mannlicher stocked guns.....they make me
A 452 FS/mannlicher in .22mag with a Leupold 1-4x20 scope is my "Walking in Penn's Woods" rimfire!!!!!!!!