I was having a discussion with my 88 year old grandfather today. He was telling me about the 22 he hunted rabbits with as a boy.
It was a single shot 22 bolt action. It could shoot 22 longs and shorts. My grandpa thought his dad had bought new when he was 5-6, so it was probably purchased in 1923-1925.
He thought it might have been a Winchester, Stevens or Savage, but he had no idea as to models.
My grandfather's family was very poor. It would not have been an expensive gun. He vividly remembers his dad buying 22 shorts and telling him not to waste any ammo-- so he would crawl on his belly to get up close. His family really needed the food.
I would like to get some ideas as to what types of guns it might have been in that timeframe, and then find some pictures and it show them to him-- see if any thing looks familiar.
Thanks for your help
Jared
It was a single shot 22 bolt action. It could shoot 22 longs and shorts. My grandpa thought his dad had bought new when he was 5-6, so it was probably purchased in 1923-1925.
He thought it might have been a Winchester, Stevens or Savage, but he had no idea as to models.
My grandfather's family was very poor. It would not have been an expensive gun. He vividly remembers his dad buying 22 shorts and telling him not to waste any ammo-- so he would crawl on his belly to get up close. His family really needed the food.
I would like to get some ideas as to what types of guns it might have been in that timeframe, and then find some pictures and it show them to him-- see if any thing looks familiar.
Thanks for your help
Jared