What was the first .22 you actually owned? - Page 14 - The Firearms Forum

tom357 · 06-10-2012, 08:40 AM

Colt Frontier Scout, Nickel plated, 2 cylinders, original box. My friend wanted $100 for it, I gave him $50 and a trailer hitch. Haven't fired it in 40 years.

montveil · 06-11-2012, 08:59 AM

Remington Nylon 66

D.Mathews · 06-11-2012, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Helix_FR

Romainian Model 69 Training rifle. .22 with a Mil-Surp Feel and two stage trigger.

My first .22 also idk about your but mines a tack driver for a .22

whirley · 06-11-2012, 11:56 AM

My first .22 was a Winchester Model 57 chambered for the .22 short cartridge. It had a lyman aperature sight and I bought it for $15 when I was 15 in 1943. I would tie it to the crossbar of my bike and go squirrel hunting. While I was in the service, they sold or gave away everything I owned. Needless to say I was furious when I came back. Many years later I tried to buy another 57, possibly the same one, but it went for $900 and I didn't have that kind of money at the time. Needless to say I'm still browned off! I have since bought a Model 57 chambered for the .22 long rifle for one of my sons. Good, dependable and accurate, will last several lifetimes, but I still miss that rifle chambered and rifled for the .22 short cartridge.

jwrauch · 07-18-2012, 10:42 PM

H&R Leatherneck 22 semiauto and here are a couple pics of the one I just picked up to replace it with 43 yrs later. Its a long story. A real tack driver. JR

Redbeard · 07-18-2012, 10:59 PM

Colt Challenger.

aa1911 · 07-19-2012, 12:45 AM

Springfield (Stevens) .22 single shot bolt rifle, just before I turned 7. Took quite a few rabbits out of the garden with this puppy and it's gotten enough squirrels to be labeled a weapon of mass destruction by PETA!

Still shoots accurate as can be, has like 3 moving parts in the whole gun

MadScotsMan · 07-19-2012, 05:56 AM

Browning .22 Mark I rifle. Got it for Christmas when I was six.

45nut · 07-19-2012, 10:49 AM

Marlin Model 60. Put about 500,000 rounds through it, sold it to a buddy and bought another one with the gold medallion in the stock late 80's or early 90's. I'll check the serial number when I get home.

Dean · 07-24-2012, 04:29 PM

J C Higgins model 42DL It cost $13.50 new at the local Sears store. I still have it and it outshoots some of my newer stuff.

BadWool · 07-30-2012, 12:04 PM

I bought a Remington Nylon 66 in my early 20s. It was a great plinker which I carelessly lost a few years later while tooling around the Sierra Nevadas with a friend of mine. Leaned it up against his truck while we were loading stuff into the truck and completely forgot about it..........stupid stupid stupid.

A square 10 · 08-16-2012, 02:24 PM

the first was a 1911 stevens favorite my grandfather gave me , i no longer have it as it perished in a house fire in the mid 80s ,

the second , and first new one was a colt frontier scout - its in a newer holster rig im fixing up for my grandson to shoot SASS with me

over the years ive accumulated a list of others -

havnt thought about it for a while , ill list these today [lots have come and gone ]

enfield trainer Cond II
enfield trainer no2 mkIV
enfield trainer Cno7
cooey trainer M82
winchester windermusket US trainer
remington M1903A3-4gery w/conversion sleeve and M2 bolt
colt 603 / M16A1 retro w/ceinar bolt
DPMS 20" AR15 w/dedicated upper
DPMS 16" AP4 w/ceinar bolt conversion
henry AR7

winchester M1890
winchester M69
mosberg M151A
mosberg M142A
remington nylon 66 mowhawk
rueger 10/22 international
marlin M39A golden mountie
henry goldenboy
remington 121
stevens 414
stevens mod 87M
ruger 10/22 carbine

colt pre-woodsman
ruger mkII
hi-standard sportking lightweight
H&R 999 sportsman
H&R sportsman DA
browning nomad
browning challenger II
browning buckmark camper
Colt frontier scout SA
Colt 38wcf factory conversion to 22LR
cimaron lightning SA
kimber custom conversion for my TLE II

webley mkVI SA/DA 22cal
webley mkIV SA/DA 22cal

montezumaz · 08-20-2012, 04:23 PM

Pistol: High Standard Sport King
Rifle: Remington Nylon 66, Seneca Green

gajman · 08-25-2012, 02:38 PM

Mine was a Hi Standard 6.5" model 102 Supermatic. I still have it. It has always shot great and it looks marvelous. I now have six hi standards and they all shoot well, even the 107 victor. Never have had a Texas gun.

leo1318 · 08-26-2012, 02:09 PM

About 3 years ago when I was 53. Yes 53. My first gun was a 12 ga when i was 10 followed by a Marlin 30-30 when I was 12. I'm retired Navy, a career cop and I've shot just about everything but 22s. A friend sold me a Winchester 190 a few years ago and my kids and I shoot it all the time now. Now I know what I've been missing.

RangeM4 · 08-29-2012, 04:23 PM

Winchester Model 77, .22lr semi-auto rifle.
it is still in great shape. Made around 1962.

HAGEN442 · 08-29-2012, 04:35 PM

Remington Bolt Action Single Shot
Wife owns same rifle
We still have hers and take it and shot it on occasion.

GLS_1956 · 08-29-2012, 05:28 PM

Stoger Luger. Bought it about 36 years ago.

oldfartrr · 08-31-2012, 10:51 PM

dont remember the modle but was an ""OLD"" remington single shot falling block that my grandfather gave to me and later took it back when i went in the service.

my brother and i shot lots of rabbits and squirels for the table with it. while i was gone a worthless cousin talked him into selling to him for $10 cause it was to old and worthless !! it i could find that worthless punk would skin him allive over an ant hill !!!
in jr high bought a new savage 24C (22 over 410) carbine only 16 inch barrel take down.. and still have it,,, and it stil shoots great .

one shot hunter · 09-01-2012, 08:59 PM

My first 22 rifle I owned was a Winchester 57.

jtguns · 09-02-2012, 09:47 AM

My first was and still is a Ruger single six flat gate which was bought by my dad to teach me how to shoot (started at age 4), it is still my best and oldest friend and out to range often.

gun runner · 09-02-2012, 01:54 PM

First .22 I ever owned was a Marlin Model 60

howlnmad · 09-03-2012, 10:13 AM

Still own it. My father bought it as a gift for me about 34 years ago. Remington Model 572.

Ironvarmint · 09-10-2012, 06:41 AM

My first was a savage model 24 410/22 O/U. Was a great squirrel gun back when I was a youngster in the sixties and I still use it today. I nail a squirrel with it a few years back at about 80+ yards. It was running a tree line on the edge of a hay field, he stop to take a look around big mistake!

sub-moa · 09-11-2012, 09:41 AM

Remington Nylon 66. Taught my wife to shoot with it 33 years ago. She still loves to shoot.

06-10-2012, 08:40 AM	#326
tom357 Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Westland, Michigan Posts: 4	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? Colt Frontier Scout, Nickel plated, 2 cylinders, original box. My friend wanted $100 for it, I gave him $50 and a trailer hitch. Haven't fired it in 40 years. Attached Images

06-11-2012, 08:59 AM	#327
montveil Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: mountains of NC Boone area Posts: 24	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? Remington Nylon 66 __________________ montveil in the NC mountains (Boone area) Salute All persons present in uniform should render the military salute. Members of the armed forces and veterans who are present but not in uniform may render the military salute. All other persons present should face the flag and stand at attention with their right hand over the heart, or if applicable, remove their headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart.

06-11-2012, 11:56 AM	#329
whirley V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Contributor Posts: 457	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? My first .22 was a Winchester Model 57 chambered for the .22 short cartridge. It had a lyman aperature sight and I bought it for $15 when I was 15 in 1943. I would tie it to the crossbar of my bike and go squirrel hunting. While I was in the service, they sold or gave away everything I owned. Needless to say I was furious when I came back. Many years later I tried to buy another 57, possibly the same one, but it went for $900 and I didn't have that kind of money at the time. Needless to say I'm still browned off! I have since bought a Model 57 chambered for the .22 long rifle for one of my sons. Good, dependable and accurate, will last several lifetimes, but I still miss that rifle chambered and rifled for the .22 short cartridge.

07-18-2012, 10:42 PM	#330
jwrauch V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Flyover territory , USA Posts: 202	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? H&R Leatherneck 22 semiauto and here are a couple pics of the one I just picked up to replace it with 43 yrs later. Its a long story. A real tack driver. JR Attached Images __________________ People who are willing to sacrifice freedom for security deserve neither. Liberalism is a mental illness.

07-18-2012, 10:59 PM	#331
Redbeard Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 32	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? Colt Challenger.

07-19-2012, 12:45 AM	#332
aa1911 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 3,115	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? Springfield (Stevens) .22 single shot bolt rifle, just before I turned 7. Took quite a few rabbits out of the garden with this puppy and it's gotten enough squirrels to be labeled a weapon of mass destruction by PETA! Still shoots accurate as can be, has like 3 moving parts in the whole gun __________________ "Loud noises don't end gunfights.... well placed shots do."

07-19-2012, 05:56 AM	#333
MadScotsMan V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 156	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? Browning .22 Mark I rifle. Got it for Christmas when I was six.

07-19-2012, 10:49 AM	#334
45nut Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,428	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? Marlin Model 60. Put about 500,000 rounds through it, sold it to a buddy and bought another one with the gold medallion in the stock late 80's or early 90's. I'll check the serial number when I get home. __________________ A gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that. Shane Nemo me impune lacesset We recall the case of the Shoshone war band which showed up complete with one 30-30 rifle per man the week after Pearl Harbor, and simply wanted to have the enemy pointed out to them. "We hear there's a war going on and we want to go fight it." Jeff Cooper *KCCO*

07-24-2012, 04:29 PM	#335
Dean Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Western Washington State Posts: 6	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? J C Higgins model 42DL It cost $13.50 new at the local Sears store. I still have it and it outshoots some of my newer stuff.

07-30-2012, 12:04 PM	#336
BadWool Former Guest Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Central Virginia Posts: 35	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? I bought a Remington Nylon 66 in my early 20s. It was a great plinker which I carelessly lost a few years later while tooling around the Sierra Nevadas with a friend of mine. Leaned it up against his truck while we were loading stuff into the truck and completely forgot about it..........stupid stupid stupid.

08-16-2012, 02:24 PM	#337
A square 10 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 52	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? the first was a 1911 stevens favorite my grandfather gave me , i no longer have it as it perished in a house fire in the mid 80s , the second , and first new one was a colt frontier scout - its in a newer holster rig im fixing up for my grandson to shoot SASS with me over the years ive accumulated a list of others - havnt thought about it for a while , ill list these today [lots have come and gone ] enfield trainer Cond II enfield trainer no2 mkIV enfield trainer Cno7 cooey trainer M82 winchester windermusket US trainer remington M1903A3-4gery w/conversion sleeve and M2 bolt colt 603 / M16A1 retro w/ceinar bolt DPMS 20" AR15 w/dedicated upper DPMS 16" AP4 w/ceinar bolt conversion henry AR7 winchester M1890 winchester M69 mosberg M151A mosberg M142A remington nylon 66 mowhawk rueger 10/22 international marlin M39A golden mountie henry goldenboy remington 121 stevens 414 stevens mod 87M ruger 10/22 carbine colt pre-woodsman ruger mkII hi-standard sportking lightweight H&R 999 sportsman H&R sportsman DA browning nomad browning challenger II browning buckmark camper Colt frontier scout SA Colt 38wcf factory conversion to 22LR cimaron lightning SA kimber custom conversion for my TLE II webley mkVI SA/DA 22cal webley mkIV SA/DA 22cal

08-20-2012, 04:23 PM	#338
montezumaz Former Guest Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Central AZ (Yavapai County) Posts: 653	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? Pistol: High Standard Sport King Rifle: Remington Nylon 66, Seneca Green

08-25-2012, 02:38 PM	#339
gajman Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 1	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? Mine was a Hi Standard 6.5" model 102 Supermatic. I still have it. It has always shot great and it looks marvelous. I now have six hi standards and they all shoot well, even the 107 victor. Never have had a Texas gun.

08-26-2012, 02:09 PM	#340
leo1318 Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Orlando Posts: 7	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? About 3 years ago when I was 53. Yes 53. My first gun was a 12 ga when i was 10 followed by a Marlin 30-30 when I was 12. I'm retired Navy, a career cop and I've shot just about everything but 22s. A friend sold me a Winchester 190 a few years ago and my kids and I shoot it all the time now. Now I know what I've been missing.

08-29-2012, 04:23 PM	#341
RangeM4 Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 2	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? Winchester Model 77, .22lr semi-auto rifle. it is still in great shape. Made around 1962.

08-29-2012, 04:35 PM	#342
HAGEN442 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: The Dodge House, NC Posts: 70	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? Remington Bolt Action Single Shot Wife owns same rifle We still have hers and take it and shot it on occasion. __________________ "A Man's got to have a Code, a Creed to Live By, No Matter his Job" JW

08-29-2012, 05:28 PM	#343
GLS_1956 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: The Great State of Oklahoma Posts: 73	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? Stoger Luger. Bought it about 36 years ago.

08-31-2012, 10:51 PM	#344
oldfartrr V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: northern calif Posts: 293	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? dont remember the modle but was an ""OLD"" remington single shot falling block that my grandfather gave to me and later took it back when i went in the service. my brother and i shot lots of rabbits and squirels for the table with it. while i was gone a worthless cousin talked him into selling to him for $10 cause it was to old and worthless !! it i could find that worthless punk would skin him allive over an ant hill !!! in jr high bought a new savage 24C (22 over 410) carbine only 16 inch barrel take down.. and still have it,,, and it stil shoots great .

09-01-2012, 08:59 PM	#345
one shot hunter Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 4	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? My first 22 rifle I owned was a Winchester 57.

09-02-2012, 09:47 AM	#346
jtguns Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 2	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? My first was and still is a Ruger single six flat gate which was bought by my dad to teach me how to shoot (started at age 4), it is still my best and oldest friend and out to range often. __________________ Shoot Safe

09-02-2012, 01:54 PM	#347
gun runner Former Guest Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: South Texas Contributor Posts: 1,871	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? First .22 I ever owned was a Marlin Model 60

09-03-2012, 10:13 AM	#348
howlnmad Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Harriman, Tn Contributor Posts: 2,569	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? Still own it. My father bought it as a gift for me about 34 years ago. Remington Model 572. __________________

09-10-2012, 06:41 AM	#349
Ironvarmint Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Athens, Ohio Posts: 23	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? My first was a savage model 24 410/22 O/U. Was a great squirrel gun back when I was a youngster in the sixties and I still use it today. I nail a squirrel with it a few years back at about 80+ yards. It was running a tree line on the edge of a hay field, he stop to take a look around big mistake! Last edited by Ironvarmint; 09-14-2012 at 06:46 AM..

09-11-2012, 09:41 AM	#350
sub-moa V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Kentucky Posts: 395	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? Remington Nylon 66. Taught my wife to shoot with it 33 years ago. She still loves to shoot. __________________ "America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln