Paying respect to the grand ol 22 magnum

[No_Regerts]

I'd love to have an 1885 low wall in 22 mag.......or 22 Hornet.

 

[Ura-Ki]

Man, I cannot believe I have only 1 .22 mag right now ( Ruger single six) I wish I had a nice little savage or that one Winchester Single shot my Grand Dad had way back when I was a little guy! Never found out why he sold it, but I remember it being awfully fun and very accurate! I have been looking for a Hornet lately ( Thanks to Sgt Nambu) so I may need to add a .22 wm to the list of never gonna have enoughs!

 

[bsa1917hunter]

Very cool!!!!!! I like those. I remember Glen's rifle. Looks like the same scope and everything. Is that the same barrel or did you replace it??? That's going to be a sweet little golf ball shoot gun...

 

[Lilhigbee]

Just the way we got it from him. Even his homemade mag release, which looks a little hokey but works really well!!

 

[bsa1917hunter]

lilhigbee..... I'm setting my Mossberg up kind of like your target rifle. I loved shooting your rifle last year. I'm hoping mine is at least 1/2 as accurate as yours:



Finally found the rear aperture sight made for this rifle. They aren't cheap and they are hard to find.... Now the waiting game for the front sight to come in. Hopefully in time to get it dialed in and ready for our bi-annual rimfire shoot!!!!!!! I'm thinking the old chuckster looks better set-up like this vs. a scope anyway... Now I hope it shoots alright with these irons...

 

[bsa1917hunter]

Well, I got the new sights on my Mossberg Chuckster and took it to the range today. She shoots pretty good for a plinking rifle. I really like the sight set-up, now I just need to practice more with them and become a little more proficient...:

 

[Rudedog]

My single six has been with me since 1982. I bought it specifically for varmint hunting. I ended up packing it as a hunting guide in Montana. The barrel was cut down to 7.5 inches so it would fit into my Bianchi flap holster. I added very fine sights when I saw a Bearcat outfitted that way. It was great for hunting mountain grouse. The magnum cylinder was used for larger varmints like raccoon when running hounds. It has killed a few unlucky coyotes. I thought about upgrading this beater but it is too ugly to polish at this point.
I purchased a beater .22 Mag. a few years ago. It is a Savage 93 wood stock with a Leupold 2x7x28 standard reticle. I want to be the first kid on my block to bag a nutria.