AJ
US Veteran
My Winchester Model 75
I had one of those with a Vaver Rear Sight. Good gun. Was called "A poor mans 52" back in the 30's-40's.
Old School .22 Target Rifles
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I had one of those with a Vaver Rear Sight. Good gun. Was called "A poor mans 52" back in the 30's-40's.
A guy before me snatched one of those up right in front of me at the gun store but brought it back the next day. This time, noone beat me to it. Love that rifle!What ever happened to the blue steel and walnut .22's? Most of the modern stuff might shoot well, but they leave me cold.
My old Mossberg shown below is a very accurate rifle, with a trigger that always brings a smile.
Larry
Savage 416 Trainer
I have a Savage 416 U.S. PROPERTY trainer that was used at the local rifle club back in the 60's. My dad was the instructor and the club actually started the club up over the bank, a second floor. I remember shooting them at the National Guard Armory, big heavy rifles for a young kid. This was in dads closest, and when I tore it down this spring I found his name under the butt plate, like all his guns. Don't know a lot about them.
Any info would be great.
I have a Savage 416 U.S. PROPERTY trainer that was used at the local rifle club back in the 60's. My dad was the instructor and the club actually started the club up over the bank, a second floor. I remember shooting them at the National Guard Armory, big heavy rifles for a young kid. This was in dads closest, and when I tore it down this spring I found his name under the butt plate, like all his guns. Don't know a lot about them.
Any info would be great.
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AJ
US Veteran
Looks like one of the 144 series.
AJ
US Veteran
The 416's are good rifles. A friend had two, but sold the second to another friend when he figured out someone had rechambered it to .22 Magnum.
Green Frog
Member
More years ago than I care to recall a gunsmith friend went into his stash and put together a Winchester Model 75 from parts salvaged when a local club in Eastern VA had gone defunct. I got as far as having the fore end milled for a Freeland Rail, but never quite got around to finishing it up. I never really shot it as much as I had hoped I would and it now languishes in my safe waiting for me to have pity and take it out to play.
About 10 years ago I had the good fortune to go to the CMP Store at Camp Perry and pick out a Kimber 82G. It has been fired very little in the intervening time, but I did get around to fitting it with a Lyman 20x Super TargetSpot I had left over from my Schuetzen days.
For the real old timers here, I am in the process of resurrecting a Ballard position rifle as would have been used in the Thirties through the early Fifties. Single shots are my true love!
Froggie
About 10 years ago I had the good fortune to go to the CMP Store at Camp Perry and pick out a Kimber 82G. It has been fired very little in the intervening time, but I did get around to fitting it with a Lyman 20x Super TargetSpot I had left over from my Schuetzen days.
For the real old timers here, I am in the process of resurrecting a Ballard position rifle as would have been used in the Thirties through the early Fifties. Single shots are my true love!
Froggie
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My buddy and I went to the CMP Marksmanship Park in Talladega yesterday. If you ever have a chance to go, by all means GO ! The place is fantastic.
Anyway we took these old guys. We shot at 50yd and 100yds, they have electronic scoring which is so cool.
We set up the Remington Model 37 at 50yds and set up the H&R Model 12 at 100yds. The pictured group was my best of day at 100 yds.
The RO's were all super nice and the old school 22's caught a lot of attention from them.
Anyway we took these old guys. We shot at 50yd and 100yds, they have electronic scoring which is so cool.
We set up the Remington Model 37 at 50yds and set up the H&R Model 12 at 100yds. The pictured group was my best of day at 100 yds.
The RO's were all super nice and the old school 22's caught a lot of attention from them.
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