Still have my Winchester 190, which never FFF except speed shooting shorts sometimes. Thanks for the trip back to my childhood in the swamps chewing cypress knees off at water's level. Don't have places like that to shoot any more.....miles and miles of God's country.

Here's another working gun, a Marlin 39a c.1965

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I have a Remington 512 that I picked up a couple years ago. Has some finish issues, especially on the stock but I do like them so.

I have a sort of rare Marlin 39D. It's a shorter barrel cousin to the 39A. I bought it in 1971 at a Kmart in Cheyenne Wyoming when I was in the Air Force stationed there. It's a real tack driver. It will go to my grandson someday. Awesome rifle.

At first look I did not like the Rem nylon 22's. then I saw a picture of a Rem marksman setting on a pile of woods blocks, 144K? They were thrown and he hit most of them. No problems, Oh boy I took my hard earned money and went to the LGS, all they had was a REM Nylon model 77. It used a magazine. Not waiting on a 66 was an error.

The magazine split in a short time. I bought another it split. The LGS would not assist, like sending them back to REM.

It would hold a round in the chamber and 3 in the magazine, if you put 3 in the magazine would widen causing jams.

I put a cheap 22 scope on it and it was a tack driver.

Twice a year I would go by all the farm ponds within several miles of our house and take all the mature bull frogs. Just slip up till you had room to shoot, pop them between the eyes and look for the next one. Many a time I came home with half a gunny sack full.

I'd clean them and Mom would cook them up, we had turkey platters stacked high. If you've never had any they are good eating.

I had a few over the years, mostly for me a 22 was a working gun, I wanted a good accurate one. My current ones are a Marlin 25 and a Ruger. Both are magazine fed. The Marlin was a basket case I bought it at a Topeka gun show for 25 bucks. I had to draw file the bbl to get the blood pits out of it, luckily all were in front of the rear sight. I sanded down and put a nice oil finish on the fine birchwood stock and glass bedded the action. It shoots.

I love tube fed .22 rifles. I have an old Marlin Glenfield Model 60 I bought used for 80 bucks shortly after I turned 18. My only compliant is does not really feed shorts and longs, like other tube fed rifles can. The Nylon 66s were a great rifle as well. I find the tube magazine superior to most rimfire rifles which use a cheap and hard to replace magazine - the Ruger 10/22 being the major exception. Those rotary mags are easy to find - other brands not so much.

Way back when, my friend Pete had a Marlin Model 60 with one of those "cheap .22 scopes". It would consistently shoot groups you could cover with a dime at 50 yards! We were amazed by it constantly. It was the most accurate .22 auto I ever handled. At the time, I had a Ruger 10-22 with the deluxe walnut stock and a 4x Bushnell Banner, and it was a tough pill to swallow, being out-shot by his rifle!

I have a Winchester Mdl 69-A 22LR I inherited from my dad. I can remember the rifle from about 1955. It is not a tube fed but a 10 round magazine. Can anyone give me the years this model bolt gun was manufactured?

I have a Marlin Mdl 60 tube fed and really like it.

Two .22 rifles reside with me now, both tube feeders. One is a Winchester Model 62A made in 1940, the other is a Marlin Model 39A made about 1970. Both are great rifles, easily capable of emptying their magazines into a postage stamp as long as I do my part properly.

Here's my .22 tube fed. I won it in a poker game when I was 12 years old. I'm pretty sure a friend of my Dad's let me win the hand. I've had it for 61 years now.

One of my favorite tube fed .22 a Henry

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About the same condition as my earlier Model 12, but mine has the round barrel and straight stock. I would rather have it than any other pump .22 ever made, including any of the Winchesters. The only thing not original on it is a replica plastic butt plate, which looks EXACTLY like the original black hard rubber, which was cracked. I don't think anyone could tell the difference by looking. I have one of those replica UMC tin signs, showing a young boy hunting for rabbits with a Model 12 using UMC ammo. I know it's a replica sign, but very cool just the same.

This thread could go on forever. I have a Remington 12C just like the
one in the pic with an octagon barrel and steel buttplate and a 12A
with the round barrel and hard rubber buttplate. The 12C barrel is 24"
and the 12A barrel is 22" and with it's straight stock and small
buttplate the 12A is a very compact little rifle. The 12A must have sold
in very large numbers because way back when I was young they
seemed to be everywhere while the 12C was seldom seen.

Made from 1937 to 1963. Not serial numbered. Mine has a small compass very neatly inlaid in the butt stock. Like to think a Boy Sprout who knows how many years ago carried it afield. Beautiful ol' timey oil finished dark walnut wood.

Enjoy, Hank M.

My other tube fed .22 is the el cheapo model Henry:

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Wish I had my Marlin 783 in 22 magnum that was stolen way back. Bought new with scope in 72 I will never forget that great figured walnut for a .22 All for about $75.

Here is my Grandpa's old '1907' Stevens Visable loader.22aka misurable loader,tube fed still shoots When my Grand son pulls the trigger he'll be the fifth generation

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Wow that's one solid built 22. Amazing the sturdy craftsmanship that went into those guns back then. Looks like it's built like a tank. No blow molded synthetic stock on that baby. LOL Wonder what is would cost to build one like that today?

I've got an old Savage Model 29-A that belonged to my Dad. Best I can tell it is from the 1940s. It still shoots great.

Thanx Mauser.They sure built them back then.When I gut her from my Grandpa all that had to be done is have my gunsmith make a new firing pin next will be the parkerizing and stock redone.

I have a few, but sorry, no pictures currently:

Marlin 39- First year of production
Marlin Golden 39A from 1986
Winchester 1890 in 22WRF from 1912
Winchester 63 from 1936
Henry 003 Pump Action
Browning SA Belgian made

I think tube fed 22s are great.

still have the Winchester 1890 I learned to shoot on almost 65 years ago, and it still shoots great.

I have three Marlins, only one in 22lr. This is a 1948 vintage Model 39a.

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I have three...a Remington 512X..Henry lever and a Marlin 39A from 1956. The Marlin is my favorite. Rich.

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My Belgian Browning is still my favorite 22.

Marlin 39.

I bought a Remington 121A in 1950. It killed a lot of squirrels but I was really careful with it and it still is in excellent condition. My grandson and great grandson now have it.

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Marlin 39 carbine, 100 yr anniversary model made in 1970 and given to me for Christmas that year. Have no idea how many thousand rounds it has digested without a hitch. Don't shoot it much anymore, but would never part with it, either. May pass on to a grandson one day...

An older Remington 552 is on my look-out list.

I have a win 1890 22 long
a BLR 22lr
2 win mod 63s
1 NIB win 190

I have a Marlin Golden Mountie that my wife bought me new in 1963 and a couple of Marlin Model 60's from the late 80's and about 10 years ago I bought a new Henry Golden Boy for my grandson.

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