22 TRAINER

Just received my Trainer. Found this one a few weeks back and it is in my hands. Love the wood, it has a lot of figuring. The bore looks like it was never shot. I got a good one at a great price i think for $650 total i`m a happy guy.

Nice catch - congratulations:cheers:

I’m waiting to go pick up mine...

She is a looker also!

Show us some markings

I`ll get more detailed pictures in the morning. I am a very happy guy. Have only function shot it yesterday after disassembly and cleaning. Looks like she is all there but the spring under the nose cape is missing. She shoots great i can`t wait to get out back to the range on a day that isn`t threatening rain so i can see what she really does.

I just love the wood on this rifle. So Please inform me about my newest treasure. I know nothing about the SMLE at all let alone the Trainers. Except what i have gathered in the last few weeks. So the front sight has a very small 25 mark at the bottom of the sight rail is that a 25m mark i assume?? And the side of the receiver has a tale to tell i wish i could see clearly.

Few more. Hope to get all the info i can from the experts.

The only rust is a little pitting on the wrist and the one bad spot on the barrel at the receiver. the rest of the barrel has great bluing. Would that have been done by Parker and Hale when it was lined?

You have a bonus - not only does it have the Cooey rear sight, it also has the correct .22 trainer rear mid sight. You will have to show a picture of the muzzle to determine if the barrel has been lined.

I will get a picture it looks like the end might wrap all the way over the end? It has a strange looking "seam" maybe. Looking right at the end it looks unlined. But when you look at the side of the muzzle it looks like it might have some seam that is finely joined? I really like the notch in the original sight. It is so fine I think i could do better with that sight. But the weather is supposed to be great this weekend so i will see.

Here is the muzzle. i believe it has a seem but you can not feel a lip or edge of any kind.

Sorry, M1 C FAN, but we need a picture square on from the front, not the side.

I see yes it is lined they sure did a great job of blending the liner to the original crown it is very hard to see the change after all these years. It sure is a cool rifle i love how the magazine catches the empties. It`s my first trainer and now my wife knows we`re in trouble. Now I have to have a M1922. I have been eyeballing those for several years drooling now i have to..... This rifle was just a opportunity that i couldn`t pass. I am so glad i went for it.

I guess I'll be in trouble myself soon then...:lol:

Yeah i love the fact it`s full weight and a actual SMLE that i can afford to shoot.

I see the PH on the barrel, so yes it would be Parker Hale who lined the barrel. I also have a 1918 PH lined .22 trainer.
They are so much fun to shoot and decent accuracy.

That was a great deal by the way. It would be over 1,000 Euro's over here!

I find the Cooey sight to be a distraction. When I flip up the sight to use the peep it co-witnesses the mid sight and it throws a glare that i cannot focus past. The notched sights on the cooey are two tall to use in the down position at a 25yd range. Since i have the mid sights that have been calibrated for the 22 i may sell the cooey sights. The mid sights work great for me with the cooey sight removed. Does anyone have a fair market value for a set of cooey sights? I might have to list them if there is an interest.

Have you tested the rifle yet? Before you sell the cooey sight; I would suggest trying it with the notch of the standard rear sight removed.
Or you can do as I have with the PH sight on an SMLE. I modified the rear sight notch by removing the rib on the underside and flipping it over; so the notch is fitted upside down when using the Match rear sight.
This way the standard sight does not interfere with the sight line of the match site. but if you want to revert to the standard sight, it's easy to just unscrew and flip the standard sight over so the notch is up.

Yes, she shoots great. Just way better shooting for me with the Standard sights. I am amazed by the firing pin mark on the Shell casings they don`t touch the RIM. It comes close but does not touch the rim ever. However I have shot 50 rds and not a single miss-fire and the pin really punches a deep mark. But The mark is so far off the rim it is amazing it works.

One thing to be aware of is not to dry fire these. The firing pin can scuff the edge of the chamber; which will cause extraction problems.
I had this issue when I first bought my Lithgow made .22 trainer. It was easily fixed; but frustrating when your on the firing line and it's leaving the case in the chamber!
How about a range report?
Also test various makes of ammo; because it seems that these rifles often have individual preferences.
We have some family in Portland, Oregon.

My daddy taught me to smack anyone in the back of the head if they dry fired a firearm. Thanks for the warning though. Some firearms can handle it better than others. I will get a range report soon. Haven`t really sat down and seen what she can do yet.

Congrats, That's Amazing.

The Cooey rear sight is a base combined with a Ross Mk. III rear sight. Being an aperture sight, with elevation and windage adjustment, it is a superior sight compared with the sight on the barrel. For shooting, remove the barrel sight and keep it in a safe place.

Oh yeah, i have come to really love that Cooey sight. I haven`t had the chance to get any real good ammo for her but she shoots garbage very well. I really like the way most cases are caught in the magazine shell after shooting. This is one of my favorite investments at this point. I am able to have fun with her without taking a mortgage.