Brought home a gun I did not need.

[ditchtiger]

I got it because of a unique feature. This is a single shot,bolt action .22rimfire. 50 years old or so.
Coast To Coast model 320, made by Savage/Stevens/Springfield/Fox. Take your pick, they are all the same, model 120. Common as dirt. I still have mine, first gun when I was 12. Had several others, gave one to a daughter a few months ago. You have all seen them, I've seen dozens of them over the years. But not like this one. It has a nylon/plastic stock. Pictures will be coming, but not tonight.
Looks like this model. So, has anyone here seen one of these, with plastic?

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[ditchtiger]

Forgot to post, $100. Free to me as I had store credit for time served.

 

[Kruel J]

Interesting find. The nylon stock has me baffled.

 

[Sgt Nambu]

I FIND YOUR LACK OF A WOODEN STOCK.........DISTURBING

 

[P7M13]

That model in Springfield would be the first gun I ever had. $25 IIRC. Shot so many times, when I was about 24 it started blowing gas back in my face with every shot. Didn't bother to figure out why. The firing pin catch was almost completely rounded, the stock looked like I had used it as a club rather than a rifle. Laid a welding bead in the receiver, making it useless, and threw it out.
I always considered it a kid's "training rifle", hence when people ask me what my first rifle was, I say my Winchester Model 70 in 270.

 

[ditchtiger]

I FIND YOUR LACK OF A WOODEN STOCK.........DISTURBING

Forgive me. I'm normally a wood and iron weapons guy.

 

[ditchtiger]

Interesting find. The nylon stock has me baffled.

I did find a Numrich link for a plastic stock, Stock, Plastic, w/ Buttplate Gun Parts | 104070A | Numrich Gun Parts. Shows that it is not a cobble/custom job. But an original stock.

 

[MilitantBEEMER]

I just picked up one with a wood stock a couple months ago. Also my first gun when I was 12. That one is long gone, however I plan on restoring this one as a first gun for my granddaughter.

Also $99 from a pawn shop in Roseburg.

Never seen the non wooden stock model before.

 

[MilitantBEEMER]

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[ditchtiger]

I just picked up one with a wood stock a couple months ago. Also my first gun when I was 12. That one is long gone, however I plan on restoring this one as a first gun for my granddaughter.

Take the bolt apart to clean it of course, but inspect it to see how it works. The firing pin is also the ejector.

 

[MilitantBEEMER]

Take the bolt apart to clean it of course, but inspect it to see how it works. The firing pin is also the ejector.

Yes I need to take some time to go through it, clean, inspect and take it to the range.

 

[ditchtiger]

They are good old guns, about as basic as can be.

 

[EPS]

The first gun I ever shot was one just like that my friends dad had one as did 3 or 4 of my friends dads like he said above they must have had a sale back in the day everyone had one got them for like $56 bucks good first gun for beginners

 

[EPS]

Lol I grew up in southern California my friend 's family had a house that was in the middle of the desert we would go out there on weekends some time and after a day or two of gun safety and practice the next time we each got a .22 just like that and a box of 50 rounds and we walked all over that desert looking for rabbit 's when his dad was working on the house I think I was like 12 or 13 lol

 

[ditchtiger]

Camera batteries died, so for now here is a cruddy cell phone picture.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Neat rifles...
I have a Stevens 15B which I use for pesky cans , old shot shells and grouse.
Cool rifle ditchtiger.
Andy

 

[Pops1911]

Wow! I remember shooting one of those at Boy Scout camp waaayyyy back in the day. Earned my marksmanship merit badge that summer. Do they even give those merit badges out any more?

 

[EPS]

Wow! I remember shooting one of those at Boy Scout camp waaayyyy back in the day. Earned my marksmanship merit badge that summer. Do they even give those merit badges out any more?

They do if you have the rainbow bandana

 

[Pops1911]

Guffaw!

 

[Flopsweat]

Wow! I remember shooting one of those at Boy Scout camp waaayyyy back in the day. Earned my marksmanship merit badge that summer. Do they even give those merit badges out any more?

They have Archery, Rifle and Shotgun merit badges but I think they discontinued the Marksmanship badge.