Rimfire Pics...Show em off!!!

hicaliber said:
No mistake it is a single shot semi auto.
#### the rifle, load one round and fire, gun ejects spent case, load another round in the loading gate and fire, load another round and fire and so on.
You only #### the gun on the first round and it automatically ejects the spent case hence a single shot semi auto.
A unique little .22 I picked up a few years ago from another nutter.

Remember everybody likes a little ass but nobody likes a smart ass. lol
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True... But like the typical smart ass I am, I don't really like most people much either so it cancels out. A little ass is however always welcome.

Well despite my ignorant sarcasm, I'm glad I said something. That is very unusual! It never ceases to amaze me the number of different action types out there and just when I thought I had an understanding of them, you tell me the tale of the single shot semi auto.
 
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SCHALL & CO. (Fiala 1920), .22rf LR, unique magazine-fed, single-shot. Only such design I know of. The gun must be hand-cycled after each shot is fired.

Its similarity to the older Hi-Standard guns is no accident. It was designed by Lucius Diehm who also designed the Hartford Arms Co. single-shot .22rf pistol which was the foundation of the company purchased in 1926 by Hi-Standard.

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Fiala Arms & Equipment Co. started up with this design in 1920 in New Haven, CT. At some later year, not sure exactly when as there are no known surviving factory records, but the Great Depression of '29 hit all gun businesses hard, Schall obtained the company via bankruptcy and continued limited sales through 1935 - date of his last known advertisement.

Though other brand names have been mentioned, some are from very old reports with no photo evidence that they existed. However, SIX guns have been observed (and I own one of those) with the name COLUMBIA ARMS CORPORATION engraved, NOT stamped, on them.

Anthony Fiala, whose name the gun bears, was a very colorful, internationally known explorer at the end of the 19th century.

I've managed to acquire more than 20 of the estimated 9000 units, including five of the 3-barrel sets in fitted case with detachable buttstock, made from 1920-1935. (see my post #95 on this thread, page 10)

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MOUNTAIN ARMS, INC. WILDCAT 500, 22rf LR, single-shot, turn-action rifle. Was extremely lucky to find this one like new in its original box with papers.

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Mountain Arms purchased the Wildcat design (1970) from RAU ARMS CO. of Eldorado, KS but produced the rifle under their PRECISION ARMS DIVISION, and continued stamping the gun with the Rau info up into 1975.

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Eventually they changed to the Precision stamping (1975), and finally to the Mountain Arms stamping until they shut down production in 1978. By this time there had been a total of 6,243 Wildcats produced.

Below is the original boxed Wildcat 500 stamped Mountain Arms.

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My rifle stamped PRECISION IND. ARMS DIV. OZ. MO. USA is pictured in previous post #285 on this thread.

Below is my rifle stamped RAU ARMS CORP. (1969-1970).

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Definitely an unusual and interesting group. The takedown versions are the most difficult to find.

Best regards ~ ~ ~ mauser
 
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LOW WALL 85 WINCHESTER WINDER MUSKET, .22short, stamped with US and ordnance bomb. According to serial number it was among the final government contracted training rifles in 1918, just months prior to the signing of the Armistice which ended WW I.

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All original, down to the issue rear sight. U.S. is overstamped on tang with a large GS. these were sold as "war surplus" to shooting organizations, private companies with shooting clubs, etc., up until 1924. Maybe GS stood for Girl Scouts????

Winchester was serving not only the war effort but civilian shooting needs as well. Military type arms were very popular back home while the doughboys were fighting in Europe. Below is ad from 1917 Arms And The Man (which became American Rifleman).

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COLT CAMP PERRY IMPROVED (or SECOND) MODEL, 22lr, single-shot, 400-450 produced 1920-1941. Has factory letter with it stating it was shipped to a Ft. Worth, TX dealer in 1934.

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Although Colt produced 2525 Camp Perry models, the short-barreled (2nd Model) is the more scarce variation. More than 2000 of the long-barreled version were made.

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mauser said:
COLT CAMP PERRY IMPROVED (or SECOND) MODEL, 22lr, single-shot, 400-450 produced 1920-1941. Has factory letter with it stating it was shipped to a Ft. Worth, TX dealer in 1934.

Although Colt produced 2525 Camp Perry models, the short-barreled (2nd Model) is the more scarce variation. More than 2000 of the long-barreled version were made.

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Mauser....
You never cease to amaze me!!
You REALLY should open a firearms museum someday! ;) :p :D
 
Here's my new (to me) Winchester 190 topped with a Vortex Crossfire 2x7x32 and ready for blood. I will start using Winchester sub hp and see how it shoots. Soon i hope.

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Thanks for the kind words, Wham-O. Did you see the WAMO Powermaster rifle back on post 572? It too started life with Wham-O products. Learned recently that Larry The Cable Guy of TV fame lives about 70 miles from here and is also a gun nut. Maybe I can get him to buy my collection and open a firearms museum for the folks here in the Gunshine State.

And, for your amusement and amazement, below is another scarce "flattened revolver" you don't see too often.

SMITH AND WESSON MODEL OF 91, .22rf LR, single-shot on revolver frame. All matching serial numbers, which indicates it to be one of only 862 made specifically in .22rf. Factory letter states this one was shipped to a large Philadelphia dealer Feb. 20, 1901.

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Several companies during this era produced similar single-shots on revolver frames. I would like to obtain a specimen of each.

Best regards ~ ~ ~ mauser
 
Might as well show you my second rimfire. A Zastava Z-5 in LR. I hade another in WMR but sold for a .22 hornet. But still those Zastava's are, imo, an incredible value. It's top with a Vortex Diamondback 2x7x35 rf. It's the set up i've been looking for for quite a while.

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