Anyone collect competition .22 cal. Target rifles?

[CoalCrackerAl]

Wow wow some nice guns!. Im going to attempt to set up my Savage A22 Target for 200 yards. I was digging through my scopes. Found a Simmons pro target 4x12x40 milldot. I put it on for now. It had a 3x9 on it. Pic is with the old scope.

 

[ford8nr]

Don't 'collect' them but just added another.
Anschutz 1416

 

[btbell]

Here's a couple more - a pair of 1929 Winchester Model 52 Pre-A's, custom stocked by John Dubiel (formerly of Hoffman Arms) in roughly 1932-1935. The blonde is mine and has a Dubiel Arms barrel; the slightly older brunette has an early Eric Johnson barrel. The latter was owned by R.C. Pope, a DFW-based top shooter of the 1930's & 40's. He won a couple of Texas State Rifle Assn titles with it (hence the Texas medallion), and took it to England in 1939 to help the US finally win the Pershing Trophy.



The tiger stripes in the maple stock show up nicely in the sunlight....


US Pershing Team group photo in England. Pope is shown with his rifle (note Texas medallion), front row, 3rd from right.


A detailed writeup on these rifles has been posted here (and also at RFC):
https://www.doublegunshop.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=601441

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

Here's a couple more - a pair of 1929 Winchester Model 52 Pre-A's, custom stocked by John Dubiel (formerly of Hoffman Arms) in roughly 1933-1935. The blonde is mine and has a Dubiel Arms barrel; the slightly older brunette has an early Eric Johnson barrel. The latter was owned by R.C. Pope, a top DFW-based shooter of the 1930's & 40's. He won a couple of Texas State Rifle Assn titles with it (hence the Texas medallion), and took it to England in 1939 to help the US finally win the Pershing Trophy.

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The tiger stripes in the maple stock show up nicely in the sunlight....
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US Pershing Team group photo in England. Pope is shown with his rifle (note Texas medallion), front row, 3rd from right.
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A detailed writeup on these rifles has been posted here (and also at RFC):
https://www.doublegunshop.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=601441

Beautiful guns!

So, the blonde is a single shot?

 

[btbell]

Yes, they are beautiful guns, and were at the absolute peak of accuracy for their time. I've not shot Pope's rifle, but given its history, I expect that it's very accurate. I can say that my blonde is very competitive with my Dunlap 52C. My very first USBR 50 score with it was a 230-3X, and I've broken 240 since, and I'm not that great of a shooter.

Both rifles are single shot, which is typical at this level. Pope's was originally configured to use a magazine, but a wooden insert/plug was installed (pretty early on, I think) to cover the breech guide opening. Pope's also has inletting for a safety, which has been removed. For my gun, Dubiel simply omitted the safety and configured it as a single shot from the start.

Check the link in my previous post for lots more (very cool!) details.

 

[Riomouse911]

Another M-12 with a huge Tasco scope that my FFL has in his shop:



The gun is one hefty beast for sure .

Stay safe.