Old 22 Rim Fires
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skeptical_in_Ohio
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A couple of thoughts occur...
First, to those who thought the prices for Remington Nylon 66s were expensive, I checked out some Gunbroker prices on Winchester 52s. Yowza. That said, justifiable.
Next, with respect to the Marlin 81...
Marlin 81's are indeed tack drivers. From an earlier thread about Marlin .22's.
http://www.thehighroad.org/showpost.php?p=9834699&postcount=14
First, to those who thought the prices for Remington Nylon 66s were expensive, I checked out some Gunbroker prices on Winchester 52s. Yowza. That said, justifiable.
Next, with respect to the Marlin 81...
Marlin 81's are indeed tack drivers. From an earlier thread about Marlin .22's.
http://www.thehighroad.org/showpost.php?p=9834699&postcount=14
Tentwing
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Joed,
I have to confess the 22lr is far and away my favorite cartridge. The 22 long rifle was like a right of passage for me when I was a kid. It was my first "real " gun.
My dad started me out with a lever action cork gun to teach me how to be safe with muzzle direction etc. Later moved moved me up to BB gun and then the day finally came my dad handed me an Ithica model 49 falling block single shot 22 .
I thought I had finally joined the ranks. I now could now go hunting just like my big brothers. Across the pasture hop the creek and into the hardwoods I would stalk the mighty North Georgia fox squirrels. The most worthy adversary an 8 year old boy could have.
The Fox squirrel would not fall easy prey, but surely I was ready. After all I had dispatched countless Dr.Pepper cans from nearly every fence post on the farm. I would learn to be stealthy enough to take down the wary Crow, and one day I would be big enough to take the mighty 30-30 into the woods all by myself and bring back a deer just like my dad and brothers. ( Ah to relive the daydreams of a 8 year old boy)
Not long after I would look at the Sears catalog or the shelves at the Western Auto hardware store and dream of a Marlin 39a or a model 60. As I got older I was able to shovel stalls and bale hay for neighbors. As a kid/ young man I was able to buy some of my dream rifles, but most I would not be able to afford until years later after my own children were through college.
Now I am able to go out and seek out older rimfires that I wanted as a kid, and the best part is getting to work with my grandsons teaching them to safely enjoy them. Needless to say they have become lever action junkies. Wonder where they get that from?
Even the smell of spent 22 shell casings bring back memories of my dad standing behind me reminding me to line up the front post and the rear buckhorn while picking off green husked black walnuts from the tree limbs. Maybe that's the appeal of plinking with rimfires they remind me of being a carefree kid.
Maybe shooting 50+ year old rimfires reminds me of how lucky I was to have a World War Two Marine Corps veteran standing right there offering guidance,safety, and encouragement. After all if the man could shoot well enough to survive Guam, Boganville, and Iwo Jima surely he could teach a 7 year old boy how to shoot well enough to survive the dreaded North Georgia fox squirrel.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane fellas, Tentwing
I have to confess the 22lr is far and away my favorite cartridge. The 22 long rifle was like a right of passage for me when I was a kid. It was my first "real " gun.
My dad started me out with a lever action cork gun to teach me how to be safe with muzzle direction etc. Later moved moved me up to BB gun and then the day finally came my dad handed me an Ithica model 49 falling block single shot 22 .
I thought I had finally joined the ranks. I now could now go hunting just like my big brothers. Across the pasture hop the creek and into the hardwoods I would stalk the mighty North Georgia fox squirrels. The most worthy adversary an 8 year old boy could have.
The Fox squirrel would not fall easy prey, but surely I was ready. After all I had dispatched countless Dr.Pepper cans from nearly every fence post on the farm. I would learn to be stealthy enough to take down the wary Crow, and one day I would be big enough to take the mighty 30-30 into the woods all by myself and bring back a deer just like my dad and brothers. ( Ah to relive the daydreams of a 8 year old boy)
Not long after I would look at the Sears catalog or the shelves at the Western Auto hardware store and dream of a Marlin 39a or a model 60. As I got older I was able to shovel stalls and bale hay for neighbors. As a kid/ young man I was able to buy some of my dream rifles, but most I would not be able to afford until years later after my own children were through college.
Now I am able to go out and seek out older rimfires that I wanted as a kid, and the best part is getting to work with my grandsons teaching them to safely enjoy them. Needless to say they have become lever action junkies. Wonder where they get that from?
Even the smell of spent 22 shell casings bring back memories of my dad standing behind me reminding me to line up the front post and the rear buckhorn while picking off green husked black walnuts from the tree limbs. Maybe that's the appeal of plinking with rimfires they remind me of being a carefree kid.
Maybe shooting 50+ year old rimfires reminds me of how lucky I was to have a World War Two Marine Corps veteran standing right there offering guidance,safety, and encouragement. After all if the man could shoot well enough to survive Guam, Boganville, and Iwo Jima surely he could teach a 7 year old boy how to shoot well enough to survive the dreaded North Georgia fox squirrel.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane fellas,
Tentwing
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Rembrandt
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Tentwing, your reminiscence of youth and .22's brought back some fond memories.
Back in 1948 a 52 Winchester Sporter would sell for a pretty sizeable sum, around $80. Took me nearly 25 years to acquire one, and it was a lot more than the original sale price. One of the most memorable experiences has been to take it to the woods for a fall squirrel hunt.
Back in 1948 a 52 Winchester Sporter would sell for a pretty sizeable sum, around $80. Took me nearly 25 years to acquire one, and it was a lot more than the original sale price. One of the most memorable experiences has been to take it to the woods for a fall squirrel hunt.
I'm amazed at the workmanship of these older .22's, wish they still made guns like these. And there is a variety of pump, lever, auto and bolt rifles, all beautiful.
I may have to take a range trip with my .22's just for nostalgia.
I may have to take a range trip with my .22's just for nostalgia.
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Rembrandt, love that 52 sporter. Very nice!
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Larry Ashcraft
I think there's something special in every gun that's passed down in a family, from one generation to the next. Would love to see that custom work your Dad did on the stock, especially the inlaid dice.
I think there's something special in every gun that's passed down in a family, from one generation to the next. Would love to see that custom work your Dad did on the stock, especially the inlaid dice.
SwampWolf
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Wonderful photo, Rembrandt!
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My Dad grew up during the Depression and while he dreamed of .22 target rifles from Winchester and Remington, he couldn't afford a rifle of his own. He use to borrow one from some friends of theirs, a no-name single shot made between the wars in Germany, to put meat on the table during those very lean years.
Years later while cleaning out his parents home we came across all of these old brochures that my Dad had collected along with a dozen or so small bore rifle targets. He did shoot Expert when he was in the Army during WWII so maybe all that dreaming about target shooting had some positive effect on his shooting abilities after all.
Years later while cleaning out his parents home we came across all of these old brochures that my Dad had collected along with a dozen or so small bore rifle targets. He did shoot Expert when he was in the Army during WWII so maybe all that dreaming about target shooting had some positive effect on his shooting abilities after all.
SwampWolf
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Neato! I mean awesome! Loved seeing that stuff again, bannockburn.
My son has a Savage Model 29B. My dad left it to him when he passed away in 2009. My dad got it from my Grandpa who bought it new. I had to take it completely down and clean it. ( I think it was the first complete cleaning it had) After that it shoots like a dream, I'm a little jealous of it. lol
HighExpert
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My wife owns the prettiest .22 I have ever seen. It is an Italian-made Weatherby MKII which has the same presentation-grade stock as the high end Weatherby large bores. It is also very accurate. Came with a 5 and a 10 rd. mag. She lets me know every time I mention it that it is HERS.
chicharrones
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Great photos of those brochures, bannockburn!
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chicharrones
Glad you enjoyed them! They're all I have left of my Dad's childhood target shooting aspirations, along with an NRA Handbook for Small Bore Shooting and quite a few small bore 50' rifle targets.
Glad you enjoyed them! They're all I have left of my Dad's childhood target shooting aspirations, along with an NRA Handbook for Small Bore Shooting and quite a few small bore 50' rifle targets.
aarondhgraham
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Dang this thread anyhow,,,
Dang this thread anyhow,,,
As if I didn't have enough projects,,,
Now I'm feeling the urge to do a project rifle.
Over a year ago I bought a Savage 3B single-shot rifle,,,
I was going to refinish it as a gift for a friends son.
The project got put down when the kid bought a 10-22
The rifle is in okay condition for it's age so it will clean up nicely,,,
And to my great surprise it's a very precise shooter.
It has a very simple peep sight that was loose when I got it,,,
So when I took it to the range it shot a foot high and over a foot to the left.
But at 25 yards the group was easily covered by a nickle.
Now this danged thread has me all het up to start the project again,,,
As if I didn't have enough things needing doing as it is.
Aarond
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Dang this thread anyhow,,,
As if I didn't have enough projects,,,
Now I'm feeling the urge to do a project rifle.
Over a year ago I bought a Savage 3B single-shot rifle,,,
I was going to refinish it as a gift for a friends son.
The project got put down when the kid bought a 10-22
The rifle is in okay condition for it's age so it will clean up nicely,,,
And to my great surprise it's a very precise shooter.
It has a very simple peep sight that was loose when I got it,,,
So when I took it to the range it shot a foot high and over a foot to the left.
But at 25 yards the group was easily covered by a nickle.
Now this danged thread has me all het up to start the project again,,,
As if I didn't have enough things needing doing as it is.
Aarond
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Reloadron
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I know that drill. I ended up with two Remington 550 rifles. One with poor blue, what remained of it, some rust and a perfect stock. The other a poor stock. I made one sweet rifle and the other went at a gun show for $150. Took some time and effort but well worth the end result.
Ron
The 1930 something Springfield in my 3rd post was a project. The action was sitting in a basement rusting next to the stock that had been meticulously sanded and prepped when I got it.
I put 6 coats of polyurethane on the stock lightly sanding between coats. The action was tougher. I took it all apart and went over it with oil and bronze wool. I was actually amazed at how well it came out. Missing some blue but it looks good and shoots great.
My first restoration. There is something to be said about working on a gun that is 80 years old.
I put 6 coats of polyurethane on the stock lightly sanding between coats. The action was tougher. I took it all apart and went over it with oil and bronze wool. I was actually amazed at how well it came out. Missing some blue but it looks good and shoots great.
My first restoration. There is something to be said about working on a gun that is 80 years old.
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