Re: What was your favorite .22 or small game gun
[Re: Sheepdog1]
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I bought a Remington 550 semi auto for $30.00 when I was a freshman in high school. My shop teacher had a small gun shop in his basement. I actually bought the gun right in the shop at school when he brought several in for us boys to look at. Can't do that kind of thing now days people would freak. I still drag it out and shoot squirrels with it now and then. But my go to now for squirrels is my Marlin 17 HMR. I have couple other Marlin 22s also.
Mac
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Re: What was your favorite .22 or small game gun
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01/06/18 10:53 AM
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bleeohio
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Another vote for the 39a, shorts, longs or lr. It didn't matter as they all shot minute of squirrel.
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Re: What was your favorite .22 or small game gun
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little winchester single 22 i got when i was 8 for around the farm.dad paid 15 bucks for it so i'd leave his guns alone.40 yrs later it still goes everywhere and always has.second is a winchester model 37 single in 410 i was given for helpin put in hay for a neighbor,believe i was 10 when i got that and can't imagine how many meals its provided.
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Re: What was your favorite .22 or small game gun
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I got a Remington 550-1 semi-auto when I was 12. I inherited it when my biological father died. It was made in the early 40's. I shot at a fat fox squirrel with that rifle when I was very young (3-4??) and still carry it when I'm squirrel hunting or late-season grouse popping. I've killed everything from mink to bear with it over the years. My much-older brother, now deceased, carved ornate oak leaves on it and inlayed ivory squirrels about the time I was born. I, literally, would not take 10 grand for it. My 44 year old Ruger Single Six is an old friend also, it has killed bushels of small game over the years. It is also not for sale for even a ridiculous amount of loot.
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Re: What was your favorite .22 or small game gun
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01/06/18 11:27 AM
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bleeohio
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Posco, that looks to be an early 39 non golden with the fat forearm and true rifling, before the micro groove. Smooth action, is the firing pin broken or just worn?
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Re: What was your favorite .22 or small game gun
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01/06/18 11:34 AM
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Stevens break open .22 over / 410 under. The first gun I purchased from my summer jobs as a kid. Used it so much it became an extension of my body.
Still take it on the trap line all these years later.
Brian
Author of The Lure Hunter: A Guide to Finding Fishing Lures
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