.22 drum fed carbine?

[25/20]

Hi
I was at the silverdome gun show today and saw a .22 carbine that vaugely resembled the older kind of beretta subgun, and it had a 50 round magazine. It also had an italian name, although i forget what it was. The guy wanted 495 for it. What kind of gun is this, are they any good, and was that a good deal?

 

[Jim K]

Just to show that you are not being ignored, I seem to recall something like that, but can't remember any details. The maker's name would help. Maybe you will run into it again and get more info.

Jim

 

[SDC]

For some reason, I've got this picture of a Mitchell PPS-50 in my head; is this what you saw?
http://www.gunsamerica.com/guns/976376709.htm

 

[25/20]

Thank you,
thats exactly what i saw. how much do these things usually run? are they always that much? are these guns very practical for a good 22?

 

[Sunray]

That's exactly what I thought about when I read the posting. A poor man's PPSH in .22LR. I don't think they're made anymore though. Squires-Bingham is from the Phillipines and aren't great. Marketers trying to cash in on the guys like me who like SMG's. It ain't.

 

[45Broomhandle]

Here's the gun in question

Mine is marked F.LLI PIETTA MADE IN ITALY. They're commonly called the "Bingham PPS-50." Just a nice little .22rf plinker. Some talk of feeding malfunctions with certain types of ammo. I don't know about mine because my guns are for display only and I don't shoot them. For the subgun lovers, there's the Auto-Ordnance Thompson 1927-A3 in .22rf. Mine is also pictured below, with a .22rf Erma M1. The Thompson can be drum fed by converting one of the PPS drums to fit it. 45Broomhandle

 

[bakerj]

The 50 round drum magazines for the PPS 50 are bringing high prices if you can find one.

 

[Bear89]

$495.00 for one in good condition with the drum is about right. There is also a 30rd. stick mag version also. If it has just the stick mag around $350.00-$375.00. Some of the higher grade ones have a walnut stock versus a birch stock. It also came in nickel or chrome model. I have had two and both were extremely reliable with either the drum or stick mag. Not to mention the fun and attention that they get at the range. Just a drum will fetch over $200.00 alone. BTW they have nothing to do with Squire Bingham from the Phillipines.

 

[diesel83]

The gun I had was imported by Mitchell Arms and manufactured by Pietta in Italy. They were very tight and very accurate. It had a walnut stock and came with a drum and stick magazine. With high-velocity .22 lr ammo, the thing worked like a charm, though I would never load the drum with more than 40 - 45 rounds.

BTW, I found an old 50 round drum magazine in my closet.

 

[ramrodpatrick]

Hey.. Diesel83

Hey do you still have the 50 rd drum for the Bingham pps-50 22 lr. Please let me know... Patrick ... 832-928-2616