Luvin' the pump action rifles

Put a nice 22short winney 1890 in the stable..
Bore looks nice , considering all the corrosive ammo they used back in the day..
Anyone want to part with there timberwolf, 44 mag 357...
Hell, one of each works...
 
Rem 12
Rem Fieldmaster
High Standard Sport King
All are fun, though the 12 is pretty tired and finicky.
Steel challenge with the Fieldmaster is a blast !
Had my hands on a chrome plated, reciver and barrel, Rem 121 at a gun show in Pueblo CO a few years back. It was a thing of beauty and I wish I could of arranged to get it home. Only one I have ever seen.
 
Got me again...
Just started reading the thread without looking at the post date! LOL
How nice it would be to still have the old galleries...with real .22 pumps.

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Must admit...luv em too.

Have a few...this one isn't here yet....

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It's a Model 1903 - the first "hammerless" pump .22. Note five-round detachable magazine.
It was introduced in 1903 and discontinued in 1916, with an additional run in 1922.
 
sillymike said:
Remind me of going to a country in the Mid-West, late 90s... they had shooting gallery with old 22short pump rifles and single shot pistols...
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Most I can remember... at the county fairs, were the pneumatic BB guns.
Where you had to shoot out all the Red Star on a piece of paper with a predetermined amount of BBs.
Always just a few short. LOL
Still lots of fun.
 
sillymike said:
Remind me of going to a country in the Mid-West, late 90s... they had shooting gallery with old 22short pump rifles and single shot pistols...
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How times have changed and not all for the best. my Father told me that my one uncles used to get kicked out of those ranges in Hamilton because he was such a good shot . you won chocolate if I remember correctly . I took my uncle to our range one time . he out shot me and I wasn't even angry . I have my fathers old shooting badges . Westinghouse in Hamilton if I remember correctly had their own shooting range. downtown Hamilton . off Barton street. now we are protected from ourselves . I'm glad I grew up in the 1970ties. you all take care.
 
I take care of a friends old win m61 for him, it was his grandfather’s small game hunting rifle that his father passed down to him. It’s such a nice rifle to carry while snowshoeing for rabbits, I’m going to be sad when te day comes and he asks for it back. It shoots pretty damn well for an old .22, I’ll have to look for one of my own when he’s in a position to have it back in his possession. Till then I’m pretty happy to take it out hunting again.
 
My first rifle ever was a Winchester model 270 pump .22. I traded an old McCullough chainsaw for it, this was in the early 70's. It had a plastic forearm and plastic front and rear sights. This was one of the quintessential post '64 Winchester product offerings and reeked of the cheapness from that period. Next was a Win. m1890 originally in .22 short, that was relined and chambered to .22 LR. his was a good rifle, and chambered everything except "Stingers". Nicely accurate, and easy to cycle from the shoulder. I sadly traded it off after a few months...

My current pump .22 is an early Marlin Model 38 with Octagon barrel. This models take-down feature is simpler and faster than any other manufacturers offering past or present, it literally takes down in seconds!
It is from the era well before the hyper velocity .22 shells became popular, and is quite valuable so I only run CCI subsonic, or std. velocity ammo through it and is quite accurate to 100m with the factory open sights. If you appreciate open sighted pump .22's, this one is a real gem.
 
Recently acquired another of the older Rossi SAC with the 16.25" barrel... this one in nickel in very good shape. Fun rifle. Looked at the Rossi new version at one of the gun shops. Not impressed.
 
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