Old .22 caliber rifles

"Magazine fed, open-bolt, semi-automatic and I've read the first semi offered to the civilian market."

Maybe the first Mossberg semi-auto offered to the public, but certainly not the first .22 semi-auto offered to the public.

Both Remington and Winchester had semi-auto .22 rifles in the first decade of the century. Those were, however, chambered in proprietary shells (many .22 Long Rifle cartridges at the time were still loaded with black powder, or a black/smokless combo that would have jammed such a rifle).
 
" the wait is unbearable .........." :)

The drop is an optical illusion because the photo was taken at an upward angle.


Love the old Marlin !!!! It just LOOKS right.


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I`ve come to the realization that I AM `vintage`. :o

I`m beginning to gracefully ( and cleverly ) play the `age card` when the need arises. Keep the old .22s comming........let`s see what ya have.

JaDub
 
I would seem that as far as the OP goes there has not been much input as far as 60s thru 80s 22 are concerned. The Remingtons are a good choice, Winchester,yes, H&R,you bet. Lots of Mossberg talk, and that's where I fit in. Well Mossberg and Stevens. This is my Mossberg collection stsrted two years ago and I have around $800 in all of them. They are, from left to right.
42MB w/ British Proofs. 51M Spegiel, 46B(b), 44US, WWF version of a 46A,
46, and a 46A proper. The gun on the far left obviously isn't a Mossberg, its a Weatherby Varmit Master, JP Sauer manufacture I inherited along with the 42 MB which got the whole Mossberg infection going.
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The Marlin Model 60 certainly fits within the OP's parameters and has a very well deserved reputation for accuracy and durability, especially for a rifle in its price range. I've got one from the early 90's that shoots like a champ.
 
Here's my 2¢, old Mossbergs such as the 46B and Marlin model 60 are fabulous shooters. I bought a new Mossberg made in S. America, not so good. My Marlin I stupidly sold to my buddy, too bad for me.
 
Oh how I love my. 22's!!!! Lets see

-marlin 883 mag
-Winchester 61 .22 mag
-Winchester 94/22 mag
-Remington 341
-Stevens 15
-savage 5
-mossburg 46b-b
-Winchester 1902
-marlin glenfield model 20. X3
-Marlin 25
-marlin 7000
-marlin 60. X2
-ruger 10/22 takedown
-10/22 stainless /synthetic
-10/22 I -tac
-10/22 T
-Henry h001
-Henry lever (before H001 designation)
-Winchester 68
-colt m4 (walther)
-Ted Williams 340 (ithica 49)

Bet I'm missiing something..... the old boys rifles are my favorite to collect
 
I don't have any of them, and don't expect to get into them, but I've always admired the under lever single shots and the split breech single shot .22s.

These were rifles like the old Stevens "Crack Shot" and the Remington Rolling Block as examples.

Many years ago I was a youngster at the Wright family reunion. Seeing I was bored, a distant cousin called me aside and produced a Remington Rolling Block and an ancient box of .22 Shorts and told me to "go down to the pond and shoot some turtles."

Still have my first rifle, a 1950 vintage Marlin 39A.

Bob Wright
 
The most fun a person can have with a rifle is the SW MP15-22! That being said, the most accurate 22 rifle I ever shot was my Dad's Remington 511 Scoremaster. One ragged hole with ANY 22 ammo!
 
I love vintage 22s.

My first rifle was a Marlin 60 one of the ones with the squirrels on it. That gun was awesome I used to shoot prairie dog and rabbits way out in the fields. I hardly ever cleaned it when I did I wondered why it even still shot. and with out jamming.
 
I still own and shoot a Remington 41P Targetmaster that my Dad bought back in the thirties.
It is by far the most accurate rifle I have.
 
Nice photo line-up there Mark. They look really nice.

Stumper.......... do you own all those you listed ?? Great compilation !

I do have a Stevens Crack-shot..... was my dad`s first gun when he was 10. I`m still in the process of getting it away from my dad`s second evil wife. :mad:

One of my favorites is a Winchester 1890. I`ll try to post a photo if you`d like to see it.
 
As a good friend told me one time,,,, ""I have never met a 22 I did not like.""

I do not collect 22 cal rifle or handguns, but i have gathered a number of them over the years.

I picked up two old rolling block 22 for the grandsons. Not only safe and fun to shoot, they can hang them on the wall someday and say, old pops gave me that..""
 
My favorite range gun is the M-2 Springfield (think 03 with a 22 LR barrel).
My favorite plinker is a Norinco Mauser 98k lookalike in 22 LR. It was $119.95 when I bought it years ago.
 
I have a really nice 10-22, set up for Appleseed shoots, but I don't generally get into 22's... although I just finished relining a pair of Crackshots ( I bought my 2nd matching one, at the last gun show ) these are old enough, I just shoot Colibri's & Super Colibri's in them, but love shooting these old gallery guns...

I'm in the process of stocking up on small plastic animals ( from rats, to dinosaurs ) for gallery type shooting on my range
 
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My Remington Nylon 12 Bolt action 22, What you see in the picture was bought by me new in 1961, I believe I paid 39.99 or 49.99 for the rifle, dont remember what the cleaning kit or the scope cost. Still have it after 50+ years

 
I have a couple of them too..One is an 151m-b had a scope on it but not an origional one (I think) also have a 346k, (store brand) I have replaced the firing pin on but it really needs a bolt or at least the bolt body..I ordered one but it wasn't the right part..That rifle came from my dad and the "gunsmith" said it couldn't be fixed (years ago) he never even put it all back together right..I pulled the reciever out and parts fell out, screws and all..There was a round still in the tube even..Some gunsmith he was..Now trying to figure out how the parts go back in, I have exploded views and stuff..Also gonna get me a rear site (peep type) for the 151m..and the swivels for a sling..
 
I just picked my 151M-C from the shop on the way home :D My lord it's better than I hoped for:eek: it looks like it was just taken out of the box to be put on the shelf :cool:
 
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