Underappreciated

[C.R.]

The last gun that I bought is a .22 single shot,and the little rascle is a riot to shoot. I have never taken the time to enjoy shooting the lowly .22 single shot,I have had a few different types of rimfires both long guns and pistols ,auto loaders, lever and slide action,all are fun,but Im digging the little Savage Servens Favorite the most right now. What other guns do you fellows and ladies like that may be un loved but still fun to shoot ?

 

[WhyWaltzWhenUCanR&R]

Has to be one of two of my Savage mod. 24's chambered for 20ga.-2/34" and .22- short/long/long rifle. Or its newer cousin chambered for 20ga. 2 3/4"-3" and.22 mag.
They both have successively taken what I fondly refer to as "Natures Potato Chips" (Rabbits)

 

[FROGO207]

That was my first rifle. I always will have a fond place in my heart for it. Nothing like taking the time to reload and reestablish your aim and actually hit what you are trying to each shot. I feel it made me a better marksman as well as being able to get by with less ammo way back when. It still is the favorite .22 I shoot and is just as accurate as ever.

 

[76shuvlinoff]

Ted Williams lever action single shot .22. Got it when I was 10, still have it at 56. Now my wife's favorite.

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

I have a coupe that, while I enjoy shooting, they do get unfairly ignored.

I have a couple... maybe three Husqvarna .22 single shots but this is my favorite and stays near a safe door most of the time.

The lower is a surprisingly fun Stevens .22 shotgun. Flies, moths and rats hate that one!

I used to have a Savage single shot Colt "revolver" as shown last. I finally succumbed to the pleading of a pal and sold it to him. Big mistake. If you ever get the chance to buy one, get it. They hover on the far side of 100 bucks and are well worth it once shot.

Todd.

 

[aarondhgraham]

Those Savage cowboy guns are a true hoot,,,

Those Savage cowboy guns are a true hoot,,,
Have you closed it on your skin yet,,,
I got a huge blood blister one time.

I remember as a kid,,,
One of the neighbor boys had one.

He was the envy of all the rest of us hoodlums,,,
Until Mom finally allowed me to carry her Colt Frontier Scout.

If I ever see one for $100 I'll snap it up,,,
The cheapest I've seen them lately is $200 plus.

Aarond

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[DeoreDX]

Heritage Rough Rider 22LR single action. Just fun to shoot and will digest any 22 round you throw at it. LR. Long. Short. Shotshells. Colibris. etc. Cheap too, can be had for less than $150. $99 at Academy during black Friday.

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

Have you closed it on your skin yet,,,
I got a huge blood blister one time.

Yup - one of those wonderful scenarios in which; what you just did hurts like hell but to un-do it is gonna hurt worse and you know it's coming this time!

Todd.

 

[MaterDei]

A lot of people 'un-love' the Mosin but I find it a hoot to shoot. Any single shot 22 is also on my shortlist of loved but under appreciated rifles to shoot.

 

[PowerG]

I think I enjoy shooting single action revolvers more than anything, especially cap and ball.

 

[tark]

Here are three pics of My Favorite. It is a 1915 model with a full octagon barrel. The 1915s had all coil springs and mine was made in the couple of years before Savage bought out Stevens.

It is the most accurate 22 I own, and I own nine. It is the only 22 that has run the table on my row of gongs in my back yard.

Since my drunken computer will probably post the pics every which war but rightside up....Apologies beforhand.

 

[BullRunBear]

I have one of those old JC Higgins 22 single shot rifles, the kind you pull back on a plunger to cock. Light, accurate and just plain fun. After shooting old battle rifles, it feels like a toy. I've introduced a lot of people to shooting using it. Probably the best, and safest, teaching firearm around.

For all the press about AR this, AK that, and semi-autos with huge ammo capacity, my bolt action battle rifles, muzzleloaders and Contenders often attract the attention of other shooters.

Jeff

 

[MedWheeler]

I have a Stevens Model 89, a lever-action, falling-block, single-shot. It's essentially a Favorite with a fake magazine tube beneath the barrel to make it look more "authentic". I haven't shot it in decades, but it always was fun to pop around with.

My Heritage Rough Rider is hard to put down once picked up, too.

Oh, and my old Jennings J-22 is actually fun in the hand as well. Shoots pretty good, too, for what it is.

 

[Aragon]

The last gun that I bought is a .22 single shot,and the little rascle is a riot to shoot. I have never taken the time to enjoy shooting the lowly .22 single shot,I have had a few different types of rimfires both long guns and pistols ,auto loaders, lever and slide action,all are fun,but Im digging the little Savage Servens Favorite the most right now. What other guns do you fellows and ladies like that may be un loved but still fun to shoot ?

Whenever I go to the range I always take my Remington #4 Rolling Block in .22LR. No matter what else I bring to the range -- including Glocks, ARs and combat shotguns, the old #4 always makes the trip.

There is something very relaxing about shooting it...

 

[Hardtarget]

Foe me, its hard to beat an afternoon with friends, just plinking with the single shot .22 guns.
I have five .22 rifles and two pistols...well, not all are single shot.

Best gun for starting the kids shooting.

I still hunt with my Savage mod 24 in .22/410. Hunted with that gun since 1960.

Mark

 

[Leanwolf]

Here is my Stevens Favorite .22 L.R. It is marked exactly like Tark's except mine has a round barrel. I've owned it for about 65 years. I bought it for $2.00 at a farm house sale and auction in northern Arkansas. Still is very accurate and fun to shoot.



L.W.

 

[J-Bar]

Under appreciated? .410 shotguns.

I love mine; a Browning Model 42 and a CZ Ringneck side by side. I agree with those who do not take them out for waterfowl, but a .410 feels like a magic wand when hunting upland birds, and the birds don't get blown apart--table trophies!!

 

[230RN]

My first shot.

I got a Remington Sportsmaster 512 a while ago because it was like the first powder-acuated gun I ever shot as a kid.

Sixty-five bucks, NRA fair condition, buttplate had a chunk chipped off.

Unusual in that it has a tube magazine but was bolt action. Holds 22 .22 shorts.

Shoots very well with the iron sights (gold bead front) but it was made before they grooved the receiver for scopes.

Was thinking it shot well enough to deserve a scope, wondered if I should get it grooved or tapped.

Twenty-five inch barrel... it also makes me wonder how it would shoot with higher velocity .22s like Stingers.

But it still sits there all cleaned up and cased, a reminder of the day I first handled actual "bullets" in an actual gun... not a mere cap gun.

I slip it out of its case once in a while just to look at it and remember the first time I ever smelled the smell of .22 rounds.

And heard the crack of a real "bullet."

And saw the fall of an empty .22 box sitting on a stump as I pulled the trigger.

Terry, 230RN

REF:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remington_Model_512_Sportsmaster

 

[AnselHazen]

I slip it out of its case once in a while just to look at it and remember the first time I ever smelled the smell of .22 rounds.

And heard the crack of a real "bullet."

And saw the fall of an empty .22 box sitting on a stump as I pulled the trigger.

Terry, 230RN

REF:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remington_Model_512_Sportsmaster

Marlin Model 60 from KMart $39.95. 45 years ago maybe. I don't shoot it as much as I should but it's still within easy reach in the house ready to go.

 

[Kookla]

Winchester 67 bolt action single shot .22. The outside is a pitted mess. The inside is ok- but man, does it shoot.

 

[200Apples]

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^ ^ ^ Similar to your sentiments are mine regarding 1935-ish Remington Model 34 tube-fed bolt action .22 rifle... what a sweet shooter!

Another arm I feel may be largely underappreciated by the general "America's Sporting Rifle! ...the AR-15" crowd is any decent pistol-caliber lever carbine: a 16" .357 magnum Model 1892 and a 20" .44 magnum 1892 are among my favorite rifles... but then again I feel that way about nearly everything in my safe; bolts, levers, pump shotguns, etc...

 

[VINTAGE-SLOTCARS]

In the early 1960's my father bought my older brother a Remington .22 single shot rifle for S&H Green Stamps. I still have that rifle that is in new condition. It is great for training kids and new shooters the basics in firearm safety.