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Winchester 9422M .22 mag.
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Just another 22 shooter
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I had one that was extremely accurate. No feeding issues at all. If you're in the market for one, $700 isn't a bad price, considering the price of a new Henry(the only new lever gun available). The 9422s seem to be slowly appreciating.
gmiller0737
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I have 1 Too Purchased New in the Mid 80's It's Accurate & Has been Totally Reliable,Sounds like a fairly reasonable price in Todays Market.
Yes they are reliable guns and that is a decent price.
Hairtrigger
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If you don't buy it I will
stykshooter
Member
I had one that functioned and shot well, terrible trigger though. Recently sold it as I wasn't shooting it and prices have sky rocketed. I paid $250.00 for it used in about 1990. Sold it for $950. Mine was flawless and an XTR. I still have five Marlin 39's in the safe that I do shoot though.
KarmannGhia
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The only 22 mag I have is a 9422 gifted to me in the late 90s. Not in the best shape cosmetically, but it runs and shoots flawlessly. Very smooth action.
At 98% $700 is a good price. The very nice condition ones I've seen over the last few years, and don't see all that many magnum versions, have been in the $800+ range. Good luck.
Jeff
SWCA #1457
Jeff
SWCA #1457
cowboy4evr
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I have a 9422 that is just a 22 . It was a truck gun by former owner so it's seen a lot of hard use . It is very very accurate and I have never had a feed issue . They're not making anymore of them so if you want one better grab it . The price seems fair to me .
sigp220.45
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I agree that 700 bucks is a good price for a nice one. I looked at a dogged out 9422M at a local pawnshop so many times it earned a name - I would come in and ask to see Ol' Rusty. It was a gun from the reservation and had literally been rode hard and put up wet. I just couldn't bring myself to pay $450 for a project gun. One day Ol' Rusty was gone.
Yours probably won't last long at that price.
Yours probably won't last long at that price.
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The Winchester 9422s are excellent guns that were designed to be a premium .22 rifle. The 9422s have forged/milled steel receivers and internals, and walnut stocks. I like the new Henry .22s, but they are not in the same league as the 9422. The 9422 XTRs are really nice if you can get your hands on one, and the prices reflect the quality.
The 9422 has a great action that was designed similar to the venerable Model 61 pump action rifle. This is a very smooth action, with the rounds controlled throughout the feed process; very reliable guns.
I've got a couple of 9422s in .22LR. One is early production, and the other is from the last year they were made. Both in excellent condition, with box and docs. I also have a Marlin 39 and a Henry. As much as I like them, the Winchesters would be the last to be sold.
If the condition is right, I think that $700 is in the ballpark for value. While Winchester made a lot of these rifles, they don't make them any more. If the one you are looking at is a 1980 model, that is prior to Winchester's sell-out to U.S. Repeating Arms in 1981, so it's a 'true' Winchester... My later production 9422 is in NIB condition, and it would take more than $700 to buy it from me...
Good luck with your decision, and please post some pics when you get it..!
The 9422 has a great action that was designed similar to the venerable Model 61 pump action rifle. This is a very smooth action, with the rounds controlled throughout the feed process; very reliable guns.
I've got a couple of 9422s in .22LR. One is early production, and the other is from the last year they were made. Both in excellent condition, with box and docs. I also have a Marlin 39 and a Henry. As much as I like them, the Winchesters would be the last to be sold.
If the condition is right, I think that $700 is in the ballpark for value. While Winchester made a lot of these rifles, they don't make them any more. If the one you are looking at is a 1980 model, that is prior to Winchester's sell-out to U.S. Repeating Arms in 1981, so it's a 'true' Winchester... My later production 9422 is in NIB condition, and it would take more than $700 to buy it from me...
Good luck with your decision, and please post some pics when you get it..!
30-30remchester
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As dmar said, there is no comparison with others. Milled steel and walnut. It is one of the few controlled round feed rimfires. Beautiful quality, as dmar said the gun was designed after the model 61 Winchester which is superb quality and an engineering marvel. The 61 was known as America's Sweetheart. If I had just one gun to walk away into the wilderness with, and be used to feed my family as well as protect them, the 9422 magnum would be very high on my go to list. I keep mine at arms length with 500 rounds of ammo in a pouch hanging off of it.
That's a $900-1100 rifle in south Florida.
Regards,
turnerriver
Regards,
turnerriver
dusty3030
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I wouldn't take $700 for mine and I don't even ever shoot it. I bought it new and it has box and docs etc. I also have a big loop .22LR 9422 that I wouldn't sell for that either.
They are very fine guns.
They are very fine guns.
Last year I scored a real nice 1975 9422 in .22LR for $600. They're getting harder to find and are well built, accurate little rifles. Due to a pair of very old eyes, I crowned it with a Redfield Revolution 2-7x scope with an Accu-Range reticle. It shoots exactly where pointed. I'm sure you'll enjoy yours.
The Winchester 9422s are excellent guns that were designed to be a premium .22 rifle. The 9422s have forged/milled steel receivers and internals, and walnut stocks. I like the new Henry .22s, but they are not in the same league as the 9422. The 9422 XTRs are really nice if you can get your hands on one, and the prices reflect the quality.
The 9422 has a great action that was designed similar to the venerable Model 61 pump action rifle. This is a very smooth action, with the rounds controlled throughout the feed process; very reliable guns.
I've got a couple of 9422s in .22LR. One is early production, and the other is from the last year they were made. Both in excellent condition, with box and docs. I also have a Marlin 39 and a Henry. As much as I like them, the Winchesters would be the last to be sold.
If the condition is right, I think that $700 is in the ballpark for value. While Winchester made a lot of these rifles, they don't make them any more. If the one you are looking at is a 1980 model, that is prior to Winchester's sell-out to U.S. Repeating Arms in 1981, so it's a 'true' Winchester... My later production 9422 is in NIB condition, and it would take more than $700 to buy it from me...
Good luck with your decision, and please post some pics when you get it..!
Great post!........I bought mine I think in 1977 or so when they first came out......Still got it(.22).......A quality rifle!
Hairtrigger
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The first 9422s came out in 1972. The first 9422 XTRs were made in 1978.
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The 9422Ms in .22 Magnum are not quite as numerous as the 9422s in .22LR, so they Ms tend to sell for a bit more.
Also, during the .22 LR shortage, the non collector grade 9422s were harder to move as ammo was scarce, so again the shooter grade 9422Ms sold for a bit more.
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As a 1980 model it should have a brass magazine tube, as they changed from steel to brass in mid 1978.
As a 1978-1989 non XTR model its should not have checkering on the wood. The XTRs were discontinued in 1989, but the stocks and fore ends on the non XTR 9422s were checkered after that.
All of the rifles made after 1981 are after the restructure as USRAC, but the quality on them is still superb.
The 9422 came about as an effort to try to regain some of th reputation lost in the 1964 changes so the 9422 was designed from the start as a premium .22 LR, with exceptionally good design, manufacture and finish.
The only major engineering change late in 9422 production was the use of the longer stroke action parts of the 9422M on all the 9422 models. These later 9422s can be identified by a bit to the bolt carrier being visible at the back of the ejection port, as well as by the change from the ".22 S, L, LR" marking on the barrel to just ".22 L, LR" as the longer stroke action won't feed .22 Short reliably. I don't recall what year that occurred.
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The going rate on an excellent condition 9422 is in the $700-$750 range, with the 9422M bringing a bit more.
XTRs sell for $100-150 more as does the less common 16 1/4" Trapper model, the 22 1/2" Legacy model and the large loop carbines.
There are also a bunch of anniversary and commemorative models and like most Winchester commemoratives, they don't bring much of a premium over a regular unfired condition 9422.
$700 for the 9422M in 99% condition is a good deal as it's a $750 carbine.
$500 for a 9422 in the same condition is a steal as it's a $700 carbine.
If you're not going to jump on it, PM me their phone number and I'll call them this afternoon, buy it and arrange a transfer to my LGS.
