Pre-1898 .22 long-guns

[cyclone]

Okay , if they were antiques in Canada .... .....

Anyhow , what makes and models of pre-1898 rifles in .22 actually exist ?

 

[coldestcanuck]

Model 1890 winchester pump actions were made in .22 short .22long and .22WRF--the last one is not on the list of "no go"calibers, so it could be an antique if it was pre 1897

 

[locke it]

Model 1890 winchester pump actions were made in .22 short .22long and .22WRF--the last one is not on the list of "no go"calibers, so it could be an antique if it was pre 1897

No. No repeater rifles and I think there is an over 8mm line in there somewhere.

 

[tiriaq]

No. No repeater rifles and I think there is an over 8mm line in there somewhere.

Please take the time to check.

 

[locke it]

My bad, it's 8.3mm or greater.

 

[locke it]

oh, and they don't say "repeater" as I did. The exclude "repeating firearms fed by any type of cartridge magazine". Please note this is rifles only.

 

[tiriaq]

8.3mm or greater for single shot centerfire; smaller single shot centerfires don't have antique status.
Pre-'98 .22WRFs should be antique, single shot or repeater would be irrelevant.

 

[locke it]

Right you are... Interesting

 

[tiriaq]

A few lots of .22WRF ammunition has been manufactured in recent times.

Now here is a question to which I do not know the answer. If a person had a sound pre-'98 .22 pistol, would it gain antique status if rechambered to .22WRF?

 

[cyclone]

Cool answers all-round.......but.....

It's okay to mentioned pre-1898 .22 s/l/lr rifles in this thread !....

I'm just trying to see what makes/models of .22 rifles would be antiques in the U.S. but not in Canada....

 

[tiriaq]

Winchesters, Stevens, Marlins, Colts, others. Single shots, lever actions, pumps. .22 rimfire rifles have been made for a long time, and under US law, if they are pre-'99, they are antique. .22 Short and Long predated Long Rifle, which appeared in the 1880s, I believe.

 

[gunzik]

.22 WRF, new manufacture by Winchester, shows up here quite regularly at a couple of our gun shops. I've laid in nearly 1000 rounds in anticipation of picking one of these gems up some day. $10 a box. CCI makes it too... I fired off a few in my .22 magnum (they're .22 magnum shorts, after all) and it's snappy.