Vintage .22LRs

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Vintage .22LRs

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I love the older .22s and well, most .22 LRs in general.

Picked up this Mossberg 152 recently with two ten round magazines, sling and old Weaver scope. I would have to remove the rear sight to use the scope, but it's going to sit with the other unused optics. The peep sights are quite nice and in grate shape as is the whole rifle.
Test fired out the back door of the garage and it functioned perfectly. Looking forward to putting it on paper.

I have several guns to get to the range, but no time.

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Jason, we seemed to have a lot of Mossbergs at Boy Scout camp in the 1960s. They were very good shooters and good choices to train on.
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Speaking of camp rifles, the Y camp I attended for several years had all Winchesters.

Some of us ask, but sadly they wouldn’t allow us to bring our own. After the first year we were smart enough to bring along a brick of .22’s
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Our scout camp had the Remington Nylon bolt guns, though I don't recall if they were the single shots or had magazines. In any case, we single loaded them. I've always kept an eye out for one but they don't show up often.
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Very nice Jason. :D

I'm with you; I love all .22's. :D :D :D
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Nice find, congratulations.
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Great find! I like the character and differences of retro 22's they certainly werent just kids rifles. Mossberg offered several and are fun to research. Have fun
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I’ve always liked .22 trainer rifles.

Kept my eyes open for a European military trainer. But I don’t know that I would actually use it.

So my old Ruger Single Six gets my attention.
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I have this one a 1952 Belgian navy trainer and a schimdt rubin 22lr conversion.I also have an Enfield trainer as well
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This Geco m28 Sportsbuche and my Anschutz Germania are fun rifles as well
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Nice rifles but only one thing missing , some targets showing how well they do!
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When woodsloafing the most natural gun to carry for me is some form of 22 rifle. Would like to find a nice Winchester 61. A 22 mag would be nice too. Had a Remington 121 that was nice and an older Marlin 39 is my main 22 rifle. I think the 22 rifle is the most important rifle to maintain and improve my shooting skills.
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My uncle loaned me one of those Mossbergs when I was a teenager in N.E. Ohio. I tried to find one for years set up like that after he got his back.
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My favorite is a High Standard Field King pump. It was the first long gun I bought when I was deemed legal age. Some how or other a second one found its way into my safe. I dont remember buying it, I do remember looking at it though...
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Top Marlin Glenfield, 2nd Mossberg 44 USb, 3rd Steven's 15a, 4th CZ 452 American, 5th CZ 452 Ultralux. I've recently given away to couple young men who expressed serious d3sire to hunt squirrels with a rifle, a Remington Mod 580 and Ruger 10/22. And I gave my brother a CZ 452 Lux 25" barrel and one prettiest Turkish Walnut stocks I've seen, for him to put up for his grandson. Been few more come and go, but one I wish I had back was the first rifle 8 bought in 1977 when I went to work, a Marlin 39a!
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This is my most beloved firearm of any kind! Only gun I ever had that I named, and it earned it! Ole Job TheCZ Ultralux, 29" barrel. Incredible how this rifle is in squirrel woods!
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Drawdown wrote: Thu May 09, 2024 12:59 pm This is my most beloved firearm of any kind! Only gun I ever had that I named, and it earned it! Ole Job TheCZ Ultralux, 29" barrel. Incredible how this rifle is in squirrel woods!20240509_093449.jpg
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barbarossa wrote: Wed May 08, 2024 7:49 am I have this one a 1952 Belgian navy trainer and a schimdt rubin 22lr conversion.I also have an Enfield trainer as well
Very cool!

I have a few surplus trainers, but my favorite and most rare is an Enfield No.7. The RAAF contracted for 2500 of them, then cancelled the order before they were all completed. According to Ian Skinnerton, the total number is unknown. My dad and I were in the right place at the right time and we each bought one for $400 each. Last one I saw sell at auction was near $3k.
I'll put up a few pictures when I can.

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My Enfield 22 trainer is an early one that still retains it s original bolt cover
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I have my Grandfather's Winchester Model 1890 22 LR octagon barreled pump. Wonderful craftsmanship...
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this one is 54 years old . . . a sweet rifle with 154 year old relatives
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Here a a couple more of my 22s a greener martini and a Francotte martini retailed by j venables
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Forgot all about my Greener.
What a tack driver. Pulled it out of a pile of them on one of the Navy Arms tables a an Ohio Gun Collectors shows a couple decades ago. I think it was $149! Should have bought a dozen of them.

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Four hours of mowing ,two hours weed eating ,wore out .Went inside grabbed trusty 29B offhand at 25 yards ,10 shots. Just can't beat them.
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A few pictures of the No.7 and my Greener.

The Cadet rifle is a .25-20 I had made years ago.
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2ndovc wrote: Sun May 05, 2024 12:00 pm I love the older .22s and well, most .22 LRs in general. jb 8)
we have a couple, the kids guns after they passed the cork gun level and the bb gun levels, they got these . . ,
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this Remington has a target trigger, and i suspect it was still shot after the peep disappeared . . , :)

oddly, the kids are all good shots anyway

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Those two have seen some action for sure! :D

I was given a Stevens Favorite, that I still have, long before I was allowed to have a BB gun. My dad's thinking was that I would get into trouble with a BB/ pellet gun. Truth be told, I caused a whole lot more mayhem with my slingshot. :)

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Nothing says vintage like a 1873 or a low wall…




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Though modern made but vintage style I also have a Uberti 66 aC Sharps Highwall in 22lr and a Varner Stevens
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I picked up a Winchester Model 67 single shot .22 for my Grandsons.
This one was made between 1935 and 1944 ... because it has no finger grooves in the stock, there is no "W" logo on the trigger guard and bolt and cocking piece are chromed. The finger grooves in the stock were eliminated in late 1935.

In an effort to render Winchester products more visible when stored vertically on retailers' racks, an inlaid bronze stylized "W" logo was added to the trigger guard in March 1944. The logo was changed to red paint at an unknown later date. In place of the earlier chrome plating, blued finish was used on the bolt, trigger, and cocking piece starting in October 1944.

So while I don't have a definite date I know the period in which it was made.

The rifle was WAY too long for the boys to handle. So I cut it down into a Boy's Rifle. I shortened the barrel to 16.5 inches, shortened the stock and the forend. While the length of pull is short for me, I enjoy shooting it and find it quite easy to use.

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THIS IS HOW MUCH I REMOVED FROM THE BARREL AND THE STOCK AND FOREND
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I RECUT THE DOVETAIL FOR THE ORIGINAL FRONT SIGHT AND MOVED IT BACK
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IT'S MUCH EASIER FOR THE BOYS TO HANDLE
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Cool!

A friend of mine offered to give me a Model 67 that's in near perfect condition knowing i love Winchesters.
i told him to keep it for his little boy that's was around 3. Should be big enough to shoot it about now.
I'm glad he kept it.

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I have a 67 same time period 2nd variation I guess you would say.Belonged to my Father n laws Grandad.
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