which are you

[oldfoneguy]

yu are clearly thinking of a different rifle , the Marlin Model 60 is a tube fed and is arguably one of the most reliable semi auto .22 rifles ever , i owned 10/22 , i kept it for like a year and gave it to my nephew , it just wasnt for me , 10/22 is great if you want to play Barbi dress up with it because they of all the available after market parts , but for the extra money that a pain jane standard 10/22 costs , it makes me yawn

I was wrong it is an older Marlin model 70 which is the same basic rifle with flimsy detachable magazines and it is still a piece of crap.

Obviously Barbie doll dress up is high on your list of daily activities but I have no need for it as I own all the real firearms the dress up kits are designed to mimic. All 3 10/22's are as they came out of the box with the exception of one having Weaver base and rings with a Barska 3x9 scope as a nod to age. 17 new shooters have learned the basics on one of the 3 of these rifles and all are avid and excellent shooters today each with their own 10/22's as part of their collections.
What could be more boring, slow and inefficient than a tube magazine 22? I can't stop yawning thinking about them.

[browningautorifle]

I had a Squires-Bingham AK22.

it literally shot itself to pieces in roughly 10 years. There are still pieces of it on the range somewhere

I had a Squires Bingham model16, sort of looked like an AR...for a minute. Same thing happened to it. I thought I was alone in that way. It never worked right for the original owner and when it failed me I removed the mag for resale and tossed it downrange, shot it to bits with an L1A1. I had forgotten that.

[oldfoneguy]

I had a Squires Bingham model16, sort of looked like an AR...for a minute. Same thing happened to it. I thought I was alone in that way. It never worked right for the original owner and when it failed me I removed the mag for resale and tossed it downrange, shot it to bits with an L1A1. I had forgotten that.

Jim I didn't realize at the time but the receiver was cast pot metal with a sheet metal cover. Lived and learned since then. After about 8 years the barrel could visibility move up and down. With the last shot the barrel fell out, the receiver cover flew off and the top of the block that held the barrel went flying in multiple directions. Back in the late 70's I paid $86 plus tax for it. I sold all the parts except the receiver individually on gunbroker roughly 20 years afterward and netted $486, the 32 rounders brought the most money. Who knew these things had such a following.

[browningautorifle]

the 32 rounders brought the most money.

I had one of the small mags, the whole thing didn't cost me much if anything. I tried to silk purse it to no avail. I saved nothing else from it, I probably got a $20 for the mag.

[Sapper740]

I had a Squires Bingham model16, sort of looked like an AR...for a minute. Same thing happened to it. I thought I was alone in that way. It never worked right for the original owner and when it failed me I removed the mag for resale and tossed it downrange, shot it to bits with an L1A1. I had forgotten that.

I had a Squires Bingham Model 20 once. We called it the 'Mystery rifle' because it was always a mystery how many rounds it would shoot with one depression of the trigger before jamming. My personal best was 7.

[SkyKid]

I have a Ruger 10/22 and a JC Higgens bolt action 22
The JC is way more accurate than the Ruger

[micmacman]

Marlin Mod 60 gen 3 in a gen 1 stock, walmart gun ,think i bought it in 93ish? stock split at the wrist ,not the best of stocks so i didnt even attempt repair , still have but hunted down a gen 1 Squirrel stock and inlet it to accept the gen s , gen 1 had no bolt release at the trig guard , i can shoot water snakes in the head at 20 feet away with this rifle

Marlin Mod 60 gen 2 ,bought used at a yardsale $100 , cleaned up , gentle stock redo , tried to duplicate the look of the stock on my M1a

Vintage Mossberg Mod 400 lever vintage Oigee , bought this as a resto project , gave $50 , was not functioning , complete redo , blue had rust and light pitting patches , tore it completely down , took the metal to white , buffed the pitting out and did a back yard reblue , Brownells Oxphoblue , parts from gunparts corp got it running , believe the gun is from late 40's early 50's, vintage Oigee with German 3 post commercial small caliber optic , pre WW1 , maybe ww1 era , this rifle i can hit 1 1/2 steel spinners at 30 yards , fun stuff

Springfield 84C , vintage Oigee , this was a tent peg with a questionable bore , another yardsale find $35 , rusty metal throughout , stock had layers of what was porch paint , non functioning , again Gunparts corp parts got it running , tack driver , bore cleaned up amazing after a few passes , total disassemble , took all metal to the white to eradicate the rust , polished out the pitting , one or two spots the pitting i could just ease over as it was bad , new blue hides well , been about 7 years and rust has not reappeared so i got it all , did not take befores because honestly did not think it was coming back from the dead , the stock i used a heat gun and 0000 wool , heat the paint and wipe off paint wihile its hot the wool collects the paint with out removing any wood , this method also works on varnish , shellac and poly , gun is early 1940's , another vintage period Oigee 3 post

Rossi RSM22 Semi Auto .22 mag , always wanted a WMR SA ,so when Rossi came out with it i grabbed it and the .22 LR same day , first outing i already had a SIG 3-12x44 Buckmaster , sighting in the scope with 3 shots , finished the mag , reloaded went to charge a round , charging handle was gone , must have went flying during previous mag , Rossi sent me a new one after but made me invoke the nuclear option to do so ,rifle is Free Float barrel , very accurate , have maybe 300 rds since the new handle so far the rifle runs like a clock and no more magic trick charging handles , i have my own range on my farm so i looked but no way i was finding it in field grass

Marlin 783 .22 mag , ive had this bolt gun for decades , it was my tractor/field gun for many years , i got into AR's and switched to an AR for a farm gun due to the increase in Coyote population , did a face lift on my old friend for a life of service performed very well , many fox , and other vermin including a few fisher cats and mink ,pretty much a safe queen these days only getting play on 22 day

Rossi Rs22 , bought this .22LR same day as the Magnum , billed as a elcheapo , figured it would make a good beater i could leave in the barn in case i forget to bring the AR with me , for a elcheapo this gun performs extremely well , i have at least a brick through this one and i can recall a failure to feed maybe 3 times , which more than likely means ammo , free float barrel , came with very nice fiber optic sights from the factory , very light if you want a carry around gun for the farm





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those are finger prints on the reblues they have a deep black in person , i apply oxpho blu in many stages , wipe the metal with alcohol , then apply the blue , wait 3 minutes , wipe with alcohol , 0000 steel wool , and repeated about 10 times , you end up with a deep high polish dark finish

[micmacman]

Mk2 Target 1982

Mk1 Target with original Ruger comp 1960

Ruger Standard 1980

[Low & Slow]

Mk. I 5 1/2" Bull barrel 1965

[jimb16]

I like .22 handguns. My 2 favorites are a couple of High Standards. One is an Olympic .22 short with the original box, paperwork and barrel weights. The other is a Model B U. S. in very nice condition.