Pumpaction rifles
- Thread starter Duane L.
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Which one? They will vary by the maker and I am sure there have been many since the idea was first put into production.
You like 22 magnum? You like a pump action gun? You will probably find one you will like a lot.
I'd really like to have an Uberti .357 Lightning rifle. I would also really like to own a Henry pump action .22 magnum.
You like 22 magnum? You like a pump action gun? You will probably find one you will like a lot.
I'd really like to have an Uberti .357 Lightning rifle. I would also really like to own a Henry pump action .22 magnum.
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A pump is a pump is a pump - They're mostly all good.
(I have a Marlin Model 38 .22 pumpgun, made more than 30 years before the .22 WRM was introduced)
The only caveat, IIRC, is that Henry had issues with their 1st generation .22 Mag pumpguns, and stopped production for about a year to get it right.
There's been zero issues with the 2nd generation Henry .22 Magnum pumps.
The top-ejection models, like the Taurus/Rossi clones of the old Winchester 90/06, are harder to scope, if that's in your future.
The Browning BP-22M is a very nicely-finished WMR pumpgun, and a.22WMR Winchester Model 61 will today cost every red cent you can beg, borrow & steal.............
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A pump is a pump is a pump - They're mostly all good.
(I have a Marlin Model 38 .22 pumpgun, made more than 30 years before the .22 WRM was introduced)
The only caveat, IIRC, is that Henry had issues with their 1st generation .22 Mag pumpguns, and stopped production for about a year to get it right.
There's been zero issues with the 2nd generation Henry .22 Magnum pumps.
The top-ejection models, like the Taurus/Rossi clones of the old Winchester 90/06, are harder to scope, if that's in your future.
The Browning BP-22M is a very nicely-finished WMR pumpgun, and a.22WMR Winchester Model 61 will today cost every red cent you can beg, borrow & steal.............
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Pumps are always cumbersome when bench-rest shooting at the range, but other than that, I like them. I've shot two Remington 760's in my life. First was when I was young. It was a .270 and was my hunting rifle for several years. It went to someone else in the family when Papa died. Second one, I bought a few years ago used. It is from the sixties and is a 30-06 carbine. It is my night hog gun.
I wish I had a pump .22.
I wish I had a pump .22.
Rossi made one in 22 LR. In 1985 I bought one new at a local sporting goods store for $100.00.
They are a hoot to shoot. I wish I had not sold it.
It was tube fed with a wooden fore-grip for pumping.
It had a hammer that cocked when you pumped in the next round.
One screw was all it took to break it into two pieces.
I don't see them anymore so I assume they quit making them.
My two sons learned to shoot with that rifle and they had a lot of fun shooting up the country side. If you held your finger on the trigger and just kept pumping.... it was some pretty quick rapid firing.
They are a hoot to shoot. I wish I had not sold it.
It was tube fed with a wooden fore-grip for pumping.
It had a hammer that cocked when you pumped in the next round.
One screw was all it took to break it into two pieces.
I don't see them anymore so I assume they quit making them.
My two sons learned to shoot with that rifle and they had a lot of fun shooting up the country side. If you held your finger on the trigger and just kept pumping.... it was some pretty quick rapid firing.
Sure Shot Mc Gee
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Frankly I don't remember ever seeing a pump in 22 Mag. Seen a few 22 lR's in pump model's thought. But when growing up the primary rifle brands I seen at the time were usually big game rifles Win Marlin Savage Rem on rare occasions Mossberg too. Stands to reason 22 Mags were made but no one I knew had one.
The good. A little more powerful than a 22 lR. enough so that it is quite possible to drop any game within reason within its range. Certainly not a black bear caliber. I did witnessed as a teen the power a 22 Mag had over its little brother the 22 lR. It having dropped a 8-point buck with ease near 50 yards once. Single well placed shot broke the animals spine just below its lower jaw bone. Whole lot better accuracy can be seen in its using verses the 22 lR. No doubt about that.
The bad. Shells for the 22 Mag have always been kind of spendy and many times kinda scarce or hard to find at those litt'l mom & pop mini-malls out in the country.
The good. A little more powerful than a 22 lR. enough so that it is quite possible to drop any game within reason within its range. Certainly not a black bear caliber. I did witnessed as a teen the power a 22 Mag had over its little brother the 22 lR. It having dropped a 8-point buck with ease near 50 yards once. Single well placed shot broke the animals spine just below its lower jaw bone. Whole lot better accuracy can be seen in its using verses the 22 lR. No doubt about that.
The bad. Shells for the 22 Mag have always been kind of spendy and many times kinda scarce or hard to find at those litt'l mom & pop mini-malls out in the country.
I have bought (8) pump 22s in the last year and my favorite is the cheapest, a Remington 572 field master made in 1963 with an old 1999 Leupold Vari x IIc 1x4x20 scope.
It is not a magnum. It will shoot shorts, longs, and long rifles.
This guy does a great review of that old gun:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoytTQvgQcE
It is not a magnum. It will shoot shorts, longs, and long rifles.
This guy does a great review of that old gun:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoytTQvgQcE
POKEYJOE04
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I have three pump rifles:
The Winchester 06 is an old timer that's really fun to shoot.
The Remington 760 in .30/06 is wonderfully accurate, totally reliable, and an excellent deer rifle for the mix of woods and open areas where I hunt.
The Taurus 71 in .22 WMR is a very good looking rifle, but it's accuracy has been disappointing. Hits on WMR sized varmints would be iffy at 50 yards.
The Winchester 06 is an old timer that's really fun to shoot.
The Remington 760 in .30/06 is wonderfully accurate, totally reliable, and an excellent deer rifle for the mix of woods and open areas where I hunt.
The Taurus 71 in .22 WMR is a very good looking rifle, but it's accuracy has been disappointing. Hits on WMR sized varmints would be iffy at 50 yards.
wachtelhund1
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Pump guns are just fun to shoot
I have plenty of guns, bolts, semi-autos; but find pump gun just fun to shoot. I had a Taurus Thunderbolt 45lc that was custom ordered in a 20" barrel. It was a blast to shoot and easy to carry, unfortunately, I loaned it out and the person fired a p+ load in it. That was the end of the Thunderbolt. I also have a Remington model 14 in 25 Rem. A 90 year old gun with a 50's vintage Weaver scope. The gun was designed to shoot 117 gr round nose bullets. Never could get them to group. Shortened the 25 Rem brass .110" to seat 120 gr Speer GS bullets in their canular. With this load and the 50's vintage scope it fires 1.5" groups @ 100 yards. I also just restored a 100+ year old Marlin 27-S in 25-20, this little pump is a just plain fun to shoot. I hard cast 65 and 85 grain bullets and load them behind approximately 8 to 13 grains of powder, depending on the powder. Thirteen grains of AA 1680 pushs the 65 grain GC cast bullet past 2,000 fps with no recoil. Vastly supieour to the .22 mag and cheaper to shoot than the .22LR.
I have plenty of guns, bolts, semi-autos; but find pump gun just fun to shoot. I had a Taurus Thunderbolt 45lc that was custom ordered in a 20" barrel. It was a blast to shoot and easy to carry, unfortunately, I loaned it out and the person fired a p+ load in it. That was the end of the Thunderbolt. I also have a Remington model 14 in 25 Rem. A 90 year old gun with a 50's vintage Weaver scope. The gun was designed to shoot 117 gr round nose bullets. Never could get them to group. Shortened the 25 Rem brass .110" to seat 120 gr Speer GS bullets in their canular. With this load and the 50's vintage scope it fires 1.5" groups @ 100 yards. I also just restored a 100+ year old Marlin 27-S in 25-20, this little pump is a just plain fun to shoot. I hard cast 65 and 85 grain bullets and load them behind approximately 8 to 13 grains of powder, depending on the powder. Thirteen grains of AA 1680 pushs the 65 grain GC cast bullet past 2,000 fps with no recoil. Vastly supieour to the .22 mag and cheaper to shoot than the .22LR.