Break down 22's
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AR-7 ......... 
How old is that sucker?........
I love my Rem Model 12 , and was pleasantly surprised to see it wore a 1910 stamp ?.......
How old is that sucker?........
I love my Rem Model 12
, and was pleasantly surprised to see it wore a 1910 stamp ?.......
I've owned the Browning, the Marlin 39, and the Rossi 62. All were decently accurate when assembled, but inconsistent in maintaining zero when taken apart and then reassembled.
I owned, sold, and now wish I still had, a Marlin Papoose. Superlight, accurate, removeable box mags (as opposed to PITA tube mags), and best of all, if you took just a little bit of care to torque the barrel on more or less the same way, the zero never moved. That was a great little gun. Ugly synthetic stock, though.
John
I owned, sold, and now wish I still had, a Marlin Papoose. Superlight, accurate, removeable box mags (as opposed to PITA tube mags), and best of all, if you took just a little bit of care to torque the barrel on more or less the same way, the zero never moved. That was a great little gun. Ugly synthetic stock, though.
John
Like broncoo said in post #2 above: GEVARM E1. Only I go one step further 'cause I consider them very accurate, but more importantly, you can feed 'em anything and never a misfire - at least in my experience.
This is my beat-up oldie I bought on Vancouver Island back in early '70s for $25. It's since been joined by an A7 and an A3. All I need to find now is a nice A6 and I'll have all 4 they imported back then.
Best regards ~ ~ ~ mauser
This is my beat-up oldie I bought on Vancouver Island back in early '70s for $25. It's since been joined by an A7 and an A3. All I need to find now is a nice A6 and I'll have all 4 they imported back then.
Best regards ~ ~ ~ mauser
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FIREARMS INTERNATIONAL CORP. "BRONCO" .22rf LR, single-shot, made from 1967 to 1970. This is their "takedown Model." FIC was headquartered in Washington, D.C., with factory in the old Beretta plant in Accokeek, MD. [NOTE THIS IS NOT FIE - an entirely different import company.]
FIC sold out to Garcia - yes, the fishing tackle folks - who continued on offering various other caliber/gauge configurations of the Bronco. AND, when they gave up the ghost, Bauer Firearms Corp. of Fraser, MI took their kick at the cat, naming their rifle the BAUER RABBIT, and finally shut down in 1984.
The BRONCO pictured breaks down to a 20" package weighing just 3 lbs.!
The basic "twist" design started with the Hamilton Rifle Company's little Hamilton No. 7 back at the turn of the century and continued up into the late '80s with the WILDCAT 500s made by Rau Arms Corp. of El Dorado, KS, followed by their buyer, Precision Industries Arms Division of Ozark Mountain Arms, in Ozark, MO..
Rumors continue to appear on the Internet that these so-called "Bronco type" guns were made in Italy and imported to the US. NOT! All were made in USA and they are NOT marked as an import, which is required by the Feds.
Who will be next to pick up and try to market this oddball design from a century ago?
Best regards ~ ~ ~ mauser
If you don't hate ALL politicians, you're not paying attention.
FIREARMS INTERNATIONAL CORP. "BRONCO" .22rf LR, single-shot, made from 1967 to 1970. This is their "takedown Model." FIC was headquartered in Washington, D.C., with factory in the old Beretta plant in Accokeek, MD. [NOTE THIS IS NOT FIE - an entirely different import company.]
FIC sold out to Garcia - yes, the fishing tackle folks - who continued on offering various other caliber/gauge configurations of the Bronco. AND, when they gave up the ghost, Bauer Firearms Corp. of Fraser, MI took their kick at the cat, naming their rifle the BAUER RABBIT, and finally shut down in 1984.
The BRONCO pictured breaks down to a 20" package weighing just 3 lbs.!
The basic "twist" design started with the Hamilton Rifle Company's little Hamilton No. 7 back at the turn of the century and continued up into the late '80s with the WILDCAT 500s made by Rau Arms Corp. of El Dorado, KS, followed by their buyer, Precision Industries Arms Division of Ozark Mountain Arms, in Ozark, MO..
Rumors continue to appear on the Internet that these so-called "Bronco type" guns were made in Italy and imported to the US. NOT! All were made in USA and they are NOT marked as an import, which is required by the Feds.
Who will be next to pick up and try to market this oddball design from a century ago?
Best regards ~ ~ ~ mauser
If you don't hate ALL politicians, you're not paying attention.
FIREARMS INTERNATIONAL CORP. "BRONCO" .22rf LR, single-shot, made from 1967 to 1970. This is their "takedown Model." FIC was headquartered in Washington, D.C., with factory in the old Beretta plant in Accokeek, MD. [NOTE THIS IS NOT FIE - an entirely different import company.]
FIC sold out to Garcia - yes, the fishing tackle folks - who continued on offering various other caliber/gauge configurations of the Bronco. AND, when they gave up the ghost, Bauer Firearms Corp. of Fraser, MI took their kick at the cat, naming their rifle the BAUER RABBIT, and finally shut down in 1984.
Did any of these get into Canada? Anyone on CGN own one or see one up for sale in Canada ever over the years? Looks neat, i'd like one.
Hi, betasite,
In the 18 years we lived out on the Left Coast of BC, and was very active in gun collecting at the time, don't recall ever seeing one. They were made in the East so might be some in the Eastern Provinces.
Good luck finding one. There's one (FIC) up for sale down here right now. They're still reasonably priced.
Best regards ~ ~ ~ mauser
sparling, I just realized - you didn't specify any TYPE of takedown .22rf. There are single-shots (my first love), semi-autos, lever actions, bolt actions, drop blocks, rolling blocks, etc., etc. - or does it matter?
I think I've got a dog from each of those kennels!
Best regards ~ ~ ~ mauser
Christmas is coming! What other time of year do you sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy out of your socks?
I think I've got a dog from each of those kennels!
Best regards ~ ~ ~ mauser
Christmas is coming! What other time of year do you sit in front of a dead tree and eat candy out of your socks?
I have a butler creek packer stock for a 10/22 that alows you to simply fold the forend down and pull out the barrel (bull barrel) making a short package out of it . If you used a VQ barrel mounted scope mount it should give 100% repeatability because the scope would never be moved on the barrel
m6 scout
marlin papoose
browning auto 22
norinco JW-20
ar7
i just picked up a marlin papoose a few weeks ago. i am very impressed with it. excellent build quality. very accurate. definatley a keeper. i cant wait to mount a scope on it.
marlin papoose
browning auto 22
norinco JW-20
ar7
i just picked up a marlin papoose a few weeks ago. i am very impressed with it. excellent build quality. very accurate. definatley a keeper. i cant wait to mount a scope on it.
I've seen a couple of the Bronco's over the years. As low as my opinion is of the AR-7, I'd take one over the Bronco. Just flimsy.
I grew up in the interior of BC, and there were a few around my home town. Gotta have been a fair few more around. Pot metal and a soda straw sized barrel don't make for real long service life though, and I suspect that any that fell into the hands of a young fella on the prowl in the hills, would be reduced to a non-functional toy or closet filler shortly.
The Browning is a nice rig, though bulkier than some once a scope is added. I'd like to see the barrels on them be made to match the length of the stock/action assy, though. That would make it that much more compact to pack.
You can get a take down kit for a 10-22, too.
Then there are the Remington Number 4's. Stevens Favorite. Winchester 1885.
Lots to choose from, in lots of styles, if you get down to looking.
Cheers
Trev
I grew up in the interior of BC, and there were a few around my home town. Gotta have been a fair few more around. Pot metal and a soda straw sized barrel don't make for real long service life though, and I suspect that any that fell into the hands of a young fella on the prowl in the hills, would be reduced to a non-functional toy or closet filler shortly.
The Browning is a nice rig, though bulkier than some once a scope is added. I'd like to see the barrels on them be made to match the length of the stock/action assy, though. That would make it that much more compact to pack.
You can get a take down kit for a 10-22, too.
Then there are the Remington Number 4's. Stevens Favorite. Winchester 1885.
Lots to choose from, in lots of styles, if you get down to looking.
Cheers
Trev
