Difference between a model 250 and 9422?

[andym79]

Hi can someone please tell me the difference between a Winchester model 250 and the 9422?

 

[Jim Watson]

The 9422 is a traditional looking lever action with exposed hammer. It looks quite like a model 94 .30-30 until you notice the small ejection port and slip tube magazine.

The model 250 is a streamlined hammerless lever action rifle. There was a whole series of them, pump, auto, and lever action. See pictures at:
https://www.google.com/search?q=win...oft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=&oe=&rlz=1I7ADFA_en

I think the 9422 is the better rifle. Prices went up sharply when they were discontinued.

 

[Onmilo]

250 is a concealed hammer, streamlined, modernistic, post 64, alloy framed rifle and the 94/22 is a forged steel conventional is what it is design.

 

[andym79]

Is either more ACCURATE than the other or are the 9422 just built to last longer?

 

[Onmilo]

I have not ever shot a 250 so I can't answer that question accurately.
I have owned and shot a semi auto Winchester 490 and a couple or three 94/22s and the lever guns always shot better than that semi auto! Fed better too.

 

[bangaway]

My first repeating rifle was a model 250. It shot sub inch at 50 yards with rem. gold hps.and 4x weaver scope. Never shot a 9422 but my friend stayed right with my groups with 9422M. Have fun and bangaway.

 

[P-32]

My first lever 22 was also the 250. It shot very well but it ate springs and needed to have them replaced a couple of times. Made out of Alum.

I have not shot or owned the 9422. My SIL has one and it appears to be well built with steel. The 9422 is on my list of rifles to get.

These two rifles are not in the same league.

 

[rcmodel]

These two rifles are not in the same league.

Boy, you can say that again!!

The 9422 was one of the finest lever-action .22 rifles ever made for the first 15-20 years of it's production.
Unfortunately, it was made from 1972 till 2005 on the same machinery.

There toward the end the tooling was worn out, and quality suffered.

The Model 250 (Made 1965 - 1971) was a product of the "make them cheap and sell them at more profit" business model Winchester adopted before it went bankrupt.

rc

 

[batmann]

I have a 9422M (.22 Mag) that I wouldn't trade for anything. IMHO, it is one of the, if not the finest rimfires ever made.

 

[M2HB M240]

The Winchester 94/22 is one of the best made lever action 22s ever. The Marlin 39A is in the same league. The Winchester 490, mentioned above is a very well made (Canadian Cooey) semi auto rifle. You don't find semi autos with steel receivers and walnut stocks very often.

 

[Jdillon]

+1 on Batman. Have a 94/22 M that I purchased in 1974. Beautifully made rifle and never plan on letting it go.