22 pump actions
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PUMPS RULE ! ! !
A couple of fine additions to your collection.
I've got two of Visible Loaders. One is in primo condition and the other needs a new barrel or the original to be sleeved to restore it.
A warning about the VL. If you haven't read about it already take note that the screwed in place part the pump handle fits onto is used to set the amount of kick back and rise of the block. If you take these parts apart they need to be tuned for proper operation at re-assembly. Not a hard thing to do but it's a bit fussy until you realize what is needed.
The '06 Winchester is a real score. This is the one that the collectors seem to salivate over and I've seen way too many listed for way too high a price to consider for myself. So I was more than happy to find a Rossi 62 clone of the Winchester instead.
One thing with these older guns. The metal was very often suited to the weaker and less sharp recoil of the old regular subsonic .22LR ammo. In reading around about old rimfires of these sorts there are frequent suggestions to not use modern HV ammo. Even if it's not needed on an individual basis for one gun over another it's likely a wise precaution to find a supply of subsonic and lower power "quiet" ammo.
It's not a bad way to go either. I couple of bricks of CCI Quiet I found turns out to be the ammo that my Remington 12c likes the best anyway. And the little I shot my good VL before taking it apart to use the firing pin as a pattern for making a new one for the other VL it did well with CCI SV ammo.
A couple of fine additions to your collection.
I've got two of Visible Loaders. One is in primo condition and the other needs a new barrel or the original to be sleeved to restore it.
A warning about the VL. If you haven't read about it already take note that the screwed in place part the pump handle fits onto is used to set the amount of kick back and rise of the block. If you take these parts apart they need to be tuned for proper operation at re-assembly. Not a hard thing to do but it's a bit fussy until you realize what is needed.
The '06 Winchester is a real score. This is the one that the collectors seem to salivate over and I've seen way too many listed for way too high a price to consider for myself. So I was more than happy to find a Rossi 62 clone of the Winchester instead.
One thing with these older guns. The metal was very often suited to the weaker and less sharp recoil of the old regular subsonic .22LR ammo. In reading around about old rimfires of these sorts there are frequent suggestions to not use modern HV ammo. Even if it's not needed on an individual basis for one gun over another it's likely a wise precaution to find a supply of subsonic and lower power "quiet" ammo.
It's not a bad way to go either. I couple of bricks of CCI Quiet I found turns out to be the ammo that my Remington 12c likes the best anyway. And the little I shot my good VL before taking it apart to use the firing pin as a pattern for making a new one for the other VL it did well with CCI SV ammo.
I've been reading about the VL. Not going to fire any of the faster ammo through it. Had no idea about the tuning. Not going to attempt at taking that gun apart. The model 06 will get most of the shooting. It's in need of a good disassemble and cleaning. For 200.00 bucks for the pair, I couldn't refuse.
I learned on a Winchester Model 61, dad had bought the rifle in the early 60s, and both me and my older brother all learned on that gun. When I turned 18 I wanted my first new rifle and headed to the OKC to buy one. Regretfully Winchester had dropped the Model 61 years earlier, but Browning had their BPR-22 out. I inherited the Model 61 from my father.
I have wanted a pump for years, ever since I lent out my rossi and it came back with a bent barrel 
. I started looking seriously this past 3 months or so, looking for a good shooter, not a safe queen. I did lots of research trying to choose a model, but it seems really it is hard to choose one without having it in hand. Anyway, I ended up with a browning 'trombone' for what I think is a fair price (275) and after finally getting a chance to really use it over the past week I really love this .22! My new favorite rifle! It is just so fun and easy to shoot, and whether or not it is really accurate (I havn't rung it out on paper yet) it sure makes me feel like a great shot. The best plinker I've had yet. Replacing my 94/22 as my go-to, the browning is just a little trimmer, a little faster, and I seem to shoot better with it.
. I started looking seriously this past 3 months or so, looking for a good shooter, not a safe queen. I did lots of research trying to choose a model, but it seems really it is hard to choose one without having it in hand. Anyway, I ended up with a browning 'trombone' for what I think is a fair price (275) and after finally getting a chance to really use it over the past week I really love this .22! My new favorite rifle! It is just so fun and easy to shoot, and whether or not it is really accurate (I havn't rung it out on paper yet) it sure makes me feel like a great shot. The best plinker I've had yet. Replacing my 94/22 as my go-to, the browning is just a little trimmer, a little faster, and I seem to shoot better with it.Ha!
LOL, what can I say? I'm both cheap and easy for pumps AND levers. And the more interesting single shot actions make my head turn as well.
Oddly enough semi auto leaves me cold in either rimfire or center fire. I've got a Ruger 10/22 and fell in lust with a Tactical Solutions XRing and bought that too. But the more I shot all of them the more I left both the semis at home and take the others out. In fact I'm going to sell both of the semis and see if I can find a nice condition Remington model 4 .22LR rolling block or something equally kitschy. For rifles I just like having to do something to prepare for each shot with my plinking. A buddy even let me shoot his AR rifle in a local tac rifle match. It was fun but mostly it was a bit of a "meh...." for me at the end of the day.
