If you have a shooting buddy who has a nice gun you covet, never hesitate to tell him that if he thinks of selling, he thinks of you.

In June last year such a buddy brought a Colt Lightning in .22 caliber (short and long I was told ?) to the range. I liked it a lot so I naturally told him to think of me if he ever wanted to sell it.

http://smith-wessonforum.com/firearm...-22-rifle.html

He called me recently willing to sell at the same price he acquired it from a friend of his, $600. I picked it up yesterday.





























Serial number dates it to 1889, 133 years young



Straight to the 50 m range, it functioned flawlessly with Swiss vintage .22 short from the Thun arsenal

That is beyond cool. Thank you for posting it.

Absolutely a spectacular addition to the Family

I am a big fan of slide action rifles

22LR came out some time in the late 1880s, You might want to give it a try

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Oh man, congratulations, that’s a wish list rifle for me! Been wanting one for years. Love those old Colt Lightings, and to have it in .22 is an awesome find.

Local gun store near me had one in decent shape over the winter (not any nicer than yours), but it was around $4k +, and it was an old odd ball caliber. You stole that one, enjoy!

Oh, if you ever want to sell it, let me know, please…. .

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I saw one about a month ago in a small gun shop is Pa. It was a .38-40 and they were asking $2400.00 for it. The rifle was only in about 20% condition or so.

Saw it the day after I bought a Pedersoli copy of the Colt Lightning Carbine in .45 Colt. Fun to shoot!

Nice piece, enjoy your!

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Beautiful piece for sure. I see Colt produced 90,000 between 1887-1904 with round and octagon barrel. Price certainly a steal. Thanks for sharing.