Nothing Like a Classic .22 Rifle

PALADIN85020 · #51 02-01-2019, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by wundudnee

I am a .22 rifle addict and have a pile of them. I especially favor old Winchesters. The top rifle in this picture is a model 58, the bottom one is a model 1900. The 1900 is the only bolt action .22 designed by browning.

Here are a few older single shots including the top rifle a Thumbtrigger.

A couple of Winchesters classics, a model 75 Sporter and an 1890 .22 long Rifle.

My favorite .22 classics models 61 and 62A Winchesters.

The model 1900 and 58 gradually evolved into the Model 60 and finally, the Model 67. I have both of those. Browning's mechanism was ingenious - one part served as extractor, ejector, and sear!

Here is a picture of the two actions compared - the 60 on the left, the 67 on the right. Note that the 67 incorporated a paddle safety on the rear of the bolt, and the bolt handle was larger. Also the single part I mentioned is shown here in the center. It pulls the shell from the chamber, pops up to eject it, and the lower half has a hook on it, activated by the trigger - this acts as the sear.

John

Tadeus67 · #52 02-01-2019, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by DWalt

My favorite classic .22 is the Remington 550-1. It was the first .22 rifle I could call my own (1956). I sold that one about 25 years ago, and I still don't know whatever prompted me to do that. Last year I ran across one in very good condition at a reasonable (for today) price, and it's even from 1956 according to the date code. So of course I bought it. They aren't seen too often even though there were many of them sold. At least to my mind, it is the finest .22 semiauto ever made. And not a piece of plastic on it except for the buttplate. It sure brings back a lot of good memories whenever I shoot it.

It is indeed a great rifle. Mine is also from 1956!

DWalt · #53 02-01-2019, 04:23 PM

That 550-1 had a great deal to do with making me a lifelong gun nut. Prior to that, the only guns in our family were a decrepit single shot H&R 12 gauge and an old Montgomery Wards single shot .22 bolt action. Disassembling the 550 for cleaning taught me a lot about how guns are designed and what each part does.

jimbo-indy · #54 02-01-2019, 04:51 PM

My safe contains the Remington 341P that was my dad's since new (1938). It's the gun I learned to shoot. Also have a Remington model 12 (take down) pump that was my father in law's childhood gun. These keep the modern stuff, like the CZ 453 Varmint and the Henry, company.

Narragansett · #55 02-01-2019, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Jebus35745

Saw this gun 2 years ago at a gun show and I thought about it frequently since. He quit setting up at Berea because of health problems. The owner comes to the NE Ohio Bunch, I call him about twice a year to see how he’s doing. Asked him last summer if he still had the gun for sale and it was, he never got back to me on the price. Finally connected again with him and bought it.

I shot it Tuesday morning after I met him and he went back home. It wouldn’t feed ammo from the tube so I shot it single shot. Used the peep sights that were on it. It did great but it was 50 ft indoors. After I got home I took it apart, cleaned it and lubed it. It now feeds good and I put a scope on it.

These old basic .22 rifles are great shooters. They were cheap but well made. It took me back to younger days when I walked the woods with a .22 rifle enjoying the outdoors. This one was made abt 1949. It’s a Mossberg 146 B with the early “T” blot. Tell us about your classic old rifle. Larry

Very nice!! This past summer I had a chance to pick up a mint 1942 Remington 512 Targetmaster for a couple hundred. What a beauty. I have a mid 70's Rem 583 too.

My great uncle died in 2009 at the age of 99. I got his early 40's Marlin 39A, and the small single shot Stevens youth gun that he got from his parents for being a good boy when he had his tonsils out on the kitchen table when he was 10 years old. I passed the 39A on to my youngest son years ago. I still have the Stevens

Mercs · #56 02-01-2019, 05:41 PM

Been trying to grab a 39A or 9422 for about a year but every time I find a good one they are very pricey. Always wanted to be a cowboy growing up

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weatherby · #57 02-01-2019, 07:05 PM

This is an oldie not sure about classic though.
It's a one of one from the savage R&D department.
I do expect good things from it.

Alpo · #58 02-01-2019, 08:50 PM

I'm wondering how OLD one needs to be to be a classic.

I've got a Remington #4 rolling block from the 20s. An 1890 Winchester 22 Short, also from the 20s. A Husqvarna 155(I think) bolt from the 30s. And a Marlin 39 from 1957. These, I reckon, all fall under that banner.

Next oldest is a Remington 572 pump from 1973. That's 45 years. Does it qualify?

Qc Pistolero · #59 02-01-2019, 09:40 PM

OP:your story brings back some found memories.
When I was 16(almost 50 years ago)I went to work in OH in a summer camp.There was a shooting range with Remington and Mossberg 22s.
I was working 6 days a week and then,the 7th was spent going to town to chase girls or,in my case,split the day 1/2 and 1/2 chasing girls in town and at the shooting range.
I passed marksman and Marksman 1st class with a Mossberg.
I know that the brand might not be as prestigious to some as other american brand names(altough Mossberg is)but to me,it ranks right up there with 2 other famous american brand names.

StrawHat · #60 02-01-2019, 11:10 PM

I have enjoyed this thread, lots of “classics”. I have a couple but they have been modified to better suit the shooter.

I learned how to shoot with a Winchester (Model 67) and competed with a borrowed Remington complete with long barrel and peep sights. I wish I still had that one. It kept me in the top two.

Eventually, I wanted my own rifles. I bought a Ruger 77/22 worked over the action and trigger but the barrel was too short for me, I am old school. So, I found a Winchester model 52 barrrl removed and replaced the factory barrel. What a difference!!

The next rimfire I got was an old Springfield Model 1922. Completely stock with one tiny exception. It was converted to center fire and rechambered for the very young 22 Hornet! What a rifle! Heavy but capable of extreme accuracy.

I will eventually get a Model 1922 (of some variation) when my godfather decides he does not need it. For that one, I can wait.

I owe you photos.

Kevin

Drm50 · #61 02-01-2019, 11:49 PM

Drag out an old Stoger catalog from 1950s. The 22rifles were like snow flakes you could memorize all the models and variations just made by the
major US companies. I can't think of a one you would consider junk. The 63 Win was expensive. If I remember right it was more than a 94 Win. It
puzzles me where are all these guns at. Every boy had a 22 and so did his dad. Some one must be setting on a ton of classics. The same thing with the older single barrel shot guns there were thousands of them. Back in 70s & 80s we were glutted with them on trade ins. Wins were in demand but the others were slow sellers. Seems like they all disappeared overnight I figure they got sucked into the black hole called the net. The rural areas like ours that had a lot of these type guns have been looted out.

raljr1 · #62 02-02-2019, 12:03 AM

mine is a Remington 512. Bought it a hundred years ago for $15, ok, 1970.....had a second one i gave to m son. Every shooter should have a decent 22 rifle.
.............................and a 22 revolver....even a cheap one

Big E3 · #63 02-02-2019, 03:31 AM

I have an affliction with 22’s as well. Can’t seem to stop buying. I think it goes back to when I was a kid, I wanted every one I saw but could not afford. Here are some of mine.

First pic left to right: Ruger 10/22, Remington 341, 34, 34, 550-1, Mossberg 42MB, Winchester 275, 270, 9422M & 9422XTR.

Second pic top to bottom: Winchester 1906, Remington 12, 12, Taurus 62 & Marlin 20.

Third pic: Marlin 39

Forth pic: Browning Buckmark Carbon rifle.
I also have (not pictured) a Savage 24 in 22/410, I won’t even go into the handguns I have in 22.

6string · #64 02-02-2019, 03:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Andyd

Larry,

it seems that we share a love for classic rimfire rifles and handguns. I love Anschutz 54 sporters, particularly the short versions with set triggers.

But the newer ones aren't shabby, either.

I was just scrolling through, admiring the pics, and wishing I had a nice Anschütz sporter to show, especially if it had a cool schnäbel or Mannlicher style fore end.
I was not disappointed to see "Andyd" as the post's author.
Another fine showing!

And, with some nice Walthers a few posts further down!

Nice!

Jim

Andyd · #65 02-02-2019, 09:11 AM

Here is an early Anschutz JGA post-war Stutzen ( from the German word stutzen = to cut ) that is still built on the typical pre-war rimfire and Flobert action that was used by countless manufacturers in Germany. While this is my oldest Anschutz, the design is not the very best and was already obsolete when this rifle was built.

It has a unique extractor that also does double duty as a loading ramp.

Wee Hooker · #66 02-02-2019, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Jebus35745

Saw this gun 2 years ago at a gun show and I thought about it frequently since. He quit setting up at Berea because of health problems. The owner comes to the NE Ohio Bunch, I call him about twice a year to see how he’s doing. Asked him last summer if he still had the gun for sale and it was, he never got back to me on the price. Finally connected again with him and bought it.

I shot it Tuesday morning after I met him and he went back home. It wouldn’t feed ammo from the tube so I shot it single shot. Used the peep sights that were on it. It did great but it was 50 ft indoors. After I got home I took it apart, cleaned it and lubed it. It now feeds good and I put a scope on it.

These old basic .22 rifles are great shooters. They were cheap but well made. It took me back to younger days when I walked the woods with a .22 rifle enjoying the outdoors. This one was made abt 1949. It’s a Mossberg 146 B with the early “T” blot. Tell us about your classic old rifle. Larry

Beautiful Mossy (146?) you have there! A true gem from a time when .22 rifles were made "man sized" and from good materials.
In particular, I'm always amazed at the quality of the walnut they used on these rifles.
Back in he early 2000's, I made a hobby of accumulating old and unwanted Mossberg ( and Remington).22's and rehabing them. I must have gone through a dozen of them before gifting them to friends with kids.

Today, I still keep dads old 151K and a pristeen 144LS. I guess I need to get some more pics taken but here is a quick one of my 144.

6string · #67 02-02-2019, 12:12 PM

More than being just basic, these old 22s possess the distilled essentials that any fine fiream should have. Intrinsic accuracy, durability, a simple, understated beauty, and sensible engineering whereby even years after manufacture has been discontinued, a reasonably resourceful owner can keep it running.

As Larry has, I believe, mentioned in other posts, how many of us have been fortunate enough to have begun our involvement with firearms through a nice 22 rifle?
Regardless of where our interests take us, I can't think of a single instance in which a person wasn't a better shooter for having learned the fundamentals with a 22.

But, beyond the sentimentality, they remain fun and practical.

Jim

Art66 · #68 02-02-2019, 12:51 PM

Great thread! I only have one, a Winchester 67 bolt action single shot. My Dad bought it new in 1939 in Pennsylvania. No serial number, just the statement by his brother. Luckily it made the move to California in 1957. It was the first gun I ever shot and hunted with (age 12). It's still in very good condition. I recently took it to the range to check the correct setting for the rear sight ramp. I found out the lowest height was best for the .22 LR high velocity. It was a couple inches high at 50 yds but dead on at 100 yds! Very accurate for iron sights!
I just hope my son keeps it in the family after I pass on!
Sorry no photo yet.

Jebus35745 · #69 02-02-2019, 12:54 PM

Jim, glad you found this thread. Betcha have a gun that would fit in here that’s neat. I know you have a wood pile to take pictures on.

Thought of these 2 scopes that are from a friends estate and will actually meet Karen tonight for dinner. Both are in good shape and have a lot of life left in them. 15.00 shipped, your choice or both 25 shipped. Been clearing his stuff slowly and this thread seemed good for these. Larry
........”the Glenfield is sold”

wundudnee · #70 02-02-2019, 02:45 PM

Keeping this good thread on top. Some Winchester .22 bolt guns, 47s, 56, 57, 60, 60A target, 69 dualsight, 69, 69As.

Winchester 1890s, .22 short, .22 long, .22 WRF, .22 Long rifle.

Remington's #4 and #6

Narragansett · #71 02-02-2019, 04:56 PM

My first rifle was a Mossberg 22. I was 8 or 9 years old. My father bought it for me at the Navy Exchange. I traded that in my early teens for a 1917 Eddystone Enfield, that I later traded. The beginning of making mistakes in the gun swapping and selling arena. Nobody cared about sentiment at that age.

Well, we buried my father, at about 10AM Sept 11, 2001, and as the years roll on, I wish I had never swapped that 22. I called the guy I swapped it too, and he does not have it anymore. It is long since gone.

I don't even know the model. It was carbine size, a 7 shot clip I think. It had about a 5 or 6 inch black plastic forend that folded down 90 degrees. I think it was grooved for a dovetail scope mount. I believe the bolt was color cased. Think I will try to find it

Ole Joe Clark · #72 02-02-2019, 05:28 PM

Ya'll just keep on showing those beautiful .22's, so I felt pressured into showing mine.

It's a Ole Marlin model 80 DL, that I bought from a friend about 50 years ago. My Father in Law blued it after I cleaned it up. I refinished the stock.

Even though the trigger is awful, it shoots exactly where I point it.

Have a blessed day,

Leon

Wee Hooker · #73 02-02-2019, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Narragansett

My first rifle was a Mossberg 22. I was 8 or 9 years old. My father bought it for me at the Navy Exchange. I traded that in my early teens for a 1917 Eddystone Enfield, that I later traded. The beginning of making mistakes in the gun swapping and selling arena. Nobody cared about sentiment at that age.

Well, we buried my father, at about 10AM Sept 11, 2001, and as the years roll on, I wish I had never swapped that 22. I called the guy I swapped it too, and he does not have it anymore. It is long since gone.

I don't even know the model. It was carbine size, a 7 shot clip I think. It had about a 5 or 6 inch black plastic forend that folded down 90 degrees. I think it was grooved for a dovetail scope mount. I believe the bolt was color cased. Think I will try to find it

Sounds like a Model 142-A. You won't likely find the original but these are not hard to come by or overly expensive when you do. (I've owned several myself and they are decent little shooters.)

Narragansett · #74 02-02-2019, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Wee Hooker

Sounds like a Model 142-A. You won't likely find the original but these are not hard to come by or overly expensive when you do. (I've owned several myself and they are decent little shooters.)

Actually I looked it up after my comment, and it is a 342KA

I just placed an ad in the WTB section of the forum. The search is on!!

6string · #75 02-02-2019, 07:31 PM

I wish I could show you a nice Anschütz sporter, or even the Remington Targetmaster I used when I shot smallbore matches in my Dad's club when I was 9 yrs old.
Instead, here's my old Springfield model 15. A friend of the family found it in the basement of the house, left behind by the former owner. It was given to me when I was a kid. It had a broken mainspring, which was easy enough to fix.

It's a perfect example of a firearm that has little monetary value, but which is priceless to me.

Jim

Housepuss · #76 02-02-2019, 08:31 PM

I you are looking for a really good .22 cal bolt action, take a look at a Remington 34. They were made from 1932 to 1935. The craftsmanship and engineering put into that rifle are outstanding and it's deadly accurate.

I love Winchesters and this little Remington will out shoot my Winchester 72's any day of the week.

VaTom · #77 02-02-2019, 08:35 PM

A couple of classic .22 rifles with two classic handguns. That was a "classic" day at the range last fall. All shot flawlessly. No safe queens.

Remington 572 (1977)
Marlin Golden 39A (1958)

Ithaca 1911A1 (1943)
Colt Official Police (1956)

DWalt · #78 02-03-2019, 08:31 AM

At the local gun show yesterday I looked at a Winchester Model 56 bolt action .22, seller wanted $125. I was tempted, but it was in generally poor condition with light rust pitting all over the barrel and action and essentially 0% original finish. As the stock was in somewhat better shape, it might have appealed to someone with the wherewithal to polish and re-blue the metal. I could have done it, but I just didn't want to take on the job.

VTHokiesDuckHunter · #79 02-03-2019, 03:48 PM

Surprised nobody has mentioned the Winchester Model 77. That’s what I grew up shooting. When my father passed away my brother got it. (I got the 11-38 16 gauge shotgun; Browning Challenger and Ruger Standard .22LR pistols).

When I was a kid in WV my dad would give me a dozen shells for that rifle, which had a Weaver 4x Scope on it, and send me out for squirrels. And he expected head shots and a few rounds back after my limit!

Those are fine shooting rifles.

I still have the pistols (great shooters) and a couple of 10-22’s. Plus some newer Buck Marks (the UDX Pro Stainless I have is an incredible shooter).

Currently looking to get a Browning T Bolt and Browning SA-22.

Also when I was a kid I went to “Carbide Camp” every summer in WV. (My parents both worked for Union Carbide). Unlike a lot of camps today, we shot rifles and did archery, as well as horseback riding, all the time. I believe the rifles were all Winchester bolt actions. I got my Sharpshooters patch one summer on the range there.

BigBill · #80 02-03-2019, 05:27 PM

I have a collection of late 1800’s 22 cal single shot, bolt action, and pump rifles. For the grandson. I have more pump 22’s than bolts. Besides the military trainers in 22.

You can find these older 22’s in most gun shops in a corner rack full of dust. Great buys.

Wee Hooker · #81 02-03-2019, 05:28 PM

I was digging through one of the safes today and came up with this old gal. Almost forgot it was there.
She's a Savage Sporter, Mod 23A made during the roaring twenties.
This came into the shop I work in as part of an estate about two years ago. It was in nice shape but missing the magazine. A little research showed a mag to go for around $75-$100 (IF you can find one.) The owner didn't want to deal with it so offered me the gun for $20. I fell in lust with the fine "feel" and ballance of the gun so took a chance. I got lucky and found the proper mag (i.e with Button on the bottom) for $65 (bringing my total investment is $85 on this one.)
Very retro features with walnut shnable stock, silver front sight blade and oval ejection port. After a good cleaning, the stock just glows!

RSBH44 · #82 02-04-2019, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by BearBio

Mossberg 640K in 22 mag!. Biggest game was a coyote or two.

Ahh yes , the old .22mag chuckster. I’ve got one too and it’s a great shooter!

BAM-BAM · #83 02-04-2019, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by RSBH44

Ahh yes , the old .22mag chuckster. I’ve got one too and it’s a great shooter!

The .22 magnum ammo has come a long way since the 1950s. My CZ 452 FS/mannlicher is one of my favorite field/walk in the woods guns

Rayfan87 · #84 02-04-2019, 01:43 PM

I love my rimfire rifles, vintage and new.
Classics are my 550-1 that belonged to a very close family friend (basically another grandparent) who gave it to me before he passed (I also got an H&R 622 after he passed), and a Winchester 72.

Jebus35745 · #85 02-04-2019, 02:59 PM

Lots of neat and classic rifles showing up. Hope some of you took one of the old .22’s out to shoot. Bet after you started shooting, you sat back and you were in a different time period when you were younger.

It would be fun to all meet somewhere with all the .22’s here, get some food ordered and have a great time talking & shooting!!!! Will shoot the Mossberg tomorrow morning with the scope and see what it is capable of and post the results here. No one asked for a range report but you’re gonna get one anyway. Larry

Big Cholla · #86 02-04-2019, 04:50 PM

I grew up terrorizing the desert reptiles around Las Vegas with my Father's Win. M. 63. He had poor eyesight and had a scope mount that required four holes drilled and tapped in the left side of the receiver. Then he mounted an early Weaver 2.5X scope. Later when I was in college and working part time in a custom gun shop, I re-blued it and refinished the stock. My Dad took one look at the now very pretty rifle and told me that it was mine. I kept it for 10 yr. after my Dad died and just never shot it much as the scope and mount just offended me. I had a dear friend with a son with poor eyesight who wanted it. I gave it to him. I then kept thinking about that particular model Winchester and started watching for a pristine rifle without any extra holes. About ten years ago I found just what I wanted in a closet queen. I now have a 95% Win. M 63 unmolested from about 1959. It functions and shoot just as it should. I would post a pic, but I'm just not in the mood to learn how. .....

Wee Hooker · #87 02-04-2019, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Jebus35745

Lots of neat and classic rifles showing up. Hope some of you took one of the old .22’s out to shoot. Bet after you started shooting, you sat back and you were in a different time period when you were younger.

It would be fun to all meet somewhere with all the .22’s here, get some food ordered and have a great time talking & shooting!!!! Will shoot the Mossberg tomorrow morning with the scope and see what it is capable of and post the results here. No one asked for a range report but you’re gonna get one anyway. Larry

That WOULD be great fun, Larry.

p.s. I didn't ask for a range report because I've never met an old Mossy.22 that wouldn't shoot tight groups at hunting distances. I'm confident your's will be no diffrent.
FWIW, The first .22 I ever shot was dad's old 151k. Dad's gone 25 years now but I'm fortunate to still have the gun. It still shoots circles around my stock Ruger 10/22 ( not to mention looking a whole lot nicer!)

BigBill · #88 02-04-2019, 11:44 PM

Remember when 5,000k rounds of 22lr delivered was $225. I sold some here to keep my fellow brothers shooting.

Andyd · #89 02-05-2019, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by BigBill

Remember when 5,000k rounds of 22lr delivered was $225. I sold some here to keep my fellow brothers shooting.

I remember when 550 rounds were $7.97. How else could I have afforded to put 110,000 rounds through a S&W22A on current prices?

My sons and I also shot a lot of rounds through a little Marlin 70P. I had paid $40 in a pawn shop in Kentucky for it.

Those were the days!

Wee Hooker · #90 02-05-2019, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by BigBill

Remember when 5,000k rounds of 22lr delivered was $225. I sold some here to keep my fellow brothers shooting.

Bill, I never thougth I'd see it but those prices are actually back. I've reciently purchased cases of CCI Minimags, CCI blazer and CCI standard and Federal Auto Match . ( I'm never geting caught short on .22 again!) CCI Mini Mags were about $265/case. Blazers around $170/ case 5000. ( i.e 3.5 cents/round delivered!)

No affiliation but I use mostly TargtSports and GB vendors as sources.

Wee Hooker · #91 02-05-2019, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by RSBH44

Ahh yes , the old .22mag chuckster. I’ve got one too and it’s a great shooter!

Yea, my Chuckster has been around a bit too. Love those old Mossbergs!

DWalt · #92 02-05-2019, 12:44 PM

Last Black Friday, Academy had Federal .22 for about 2 cents per round after rebate. I bought two cases, even though I didn't really need them.

bmcgilvray · #93 02-05-2019, 12:44 PM

.22 rifles of the classic, traditional kind live here. Here's a photograph that shows three of them together.

Springfield Model 1922AII, Winchester Model 1890 .22LR, Winchester Model 57

The Winchester Model 57 was a story of redemption. Spied deep within a large pile of junk guns and gun bits thrust into a corner of a pawn shop, it came home for $30. No remaining finish, stock had been broken at both wrist and forearm, glued, pinned, and wrapped back together, then badly broken at the forearm on a subsequent occasion. It came home, jagged and splintered. I glued it up, purchased a replacement rear sight aperture and put it to work. Hunting, training two young sons, used by sons with great success in junior small bore competition. I'd always intended to eventually "restore" it with replacement stock and nice blue job. Have a lot of affection for it as is by now so will let a son restore in future if he likes. It's one of the most accurate .22 rifles on hand and has a lovely two-stage trigger.

ol777gunnerz · #94 02-05-2019, 04:14 PM

My vintage 22's. Remington Model 37 with R A Litschert scope. Anschtz Model 1418 Mannlicher Carbine, Stevens 1915 Favorite, Winchester Model 75, Marlin Golden 39A.

ol777gunnerz · #95 02-05-2019, 04:21 PM

Savage NRA Match rifle with Lyman 12x scope. Winchester Model 1885 [22 short] with MSA tang sight & Lyman #7 Windguage front sight.

Jebus35745 · #96 02-05-2019, 05:20 PM

Still have some neat guns coming out for pictures. How does that crack shot shoot??

Shot the Mossberg today and the scope gave me adjustment problems for a while. The groups were at 50 ft, most at less then 1/2”. Figure if at 25 yards the groups would be 1” or under. Still wobbly sitting and the gun resting on the bench. The Federal lightning did extremely well. Love the accuracy from the older .22 rifles. Larry

PALADIN85020 · #97 02-05-2019, 05:48 PM

One of my favorite classic .22 rifles is this Springfield Armory example. It's nostalgic to me, because when I was in high school, our ROTC armory had one, and I shot it now and then. Mostly, for competition, I shot a Winchester Model 75 Target, but I fondly remember the Springfield for its workmanship and similarity to the M1903 service rifles.

As for the Winchester Model 75 Target, I put a lot of miles on a duplicate of this one I own, back in high school ROTC. I have also acquired a great example of the Model 75 Sporter, which is fully the equal of its big brother in the accuracy department...

John

Riverboys · #98 02-05-2019, 05:59 PM

Great thread! I bought my Remington 512 Last summer. I love shooting it with .22 shorts, no need for ear protection. I think its from around 1956.
Love the tube feed. Great buttery action.

bmcgilvray · #99 02-05-2019, 09:29 PM

Hi Paladin;

Here's another shot of the Springfield here. It's sorta brothers with yours. Crystal bright bore and really accurate off the bench rest, even out to 100 yards with selected ammunition. I've dabbled with small-bore competition with it. Serial number's a little under 10,000 and the barrel date is 4-32.

Andyd · #**100** 02-06-2019, 08:44 AM

The Ruger 10/22 is out there since over 50 years and I have an older one with walnut stock, metal trigger group and aluminium butt plate.

I consider it a classic, too.