The Classics...

[zoomanderson]

Morning all,
I've been trying learn more about what would be considered "classic" rimfire rifles and pistols. The kind of stuff you grew up wantingthat you should be looking for in the used bins in shops, or just to know about. What makes your classics list? I didn't grow up shooting and wouldn't know what to look for, but am seeing things like Marlin Model 60 and 39, Remington 540x, Winchester 52, things like that. Price or current worth is not an issue, I'm just trying to learn about what's out there. Rifle or pistol is welcome, too.

 

[deemus]

Ruger 3-screw Single 6 that came with 22 and 22 mag cylinders.

 

[Acera]

Look for Colt Scouts. They came in a lot of barrel lengths and finishes, up to and including buntlines. They were replaced by the New Frontier, but I like the old ones better. They were all the rage during the Western TV show era of the 60's-70's

 

[ROGER4314]

Ruger Marks 1&2
High Standard Supermatic Citation Military
S&W Model 41
S&W Model 17 K22
Marlin 39A

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[Pilgrim]

My father owned a Browning Grade 1 but it was stolen when our house was broken into. Loved that little rifle when I was a kid. They're selling them again...

 

[grasshopperglock]

stevens....something. Semi auto. Tube mag(under barrel). I don't remember what model. We used it to kill cattle. Pin them up, bam, one round to the brain. 500LBS+ hit the ground like it had been thrown.

The other was a Remington 241. 22short. That was Grandpa's gun. It stayed on the wall. It was one of most the badass 22's ever made. Now Browning sells them. My dad would tell stories about how many deer that rifle had killed.

 

[308nato]

Remington nylon 66.
Wish I still had mine.
Also had a Colt .22 scout , chromed with walnut grips.

 

[chris211]

I grew up with a Ithaca Model 49, Remington Nylon 66 and a Ruger Single Six .22 & .22 Mag cylinders. On Satruday mornings, there was not a small animal that was safe until I went in for dinner.

 

[Tejano Scott]

S&W Model 41 have been very highly regarded for decades and I doubt that will change.

 

[Txmark]

Ruger Single-Six three screw with mag cylinder
Ruger Bearcat
Marlin 39 and 39a
(still have these)
Nylon 66 Apache black (first one stolen years ago, want another one)

 

[AKM]

If you see a 1923 crackshot drop block .22 short buy it they are awesome. It was my first rifle.

 

[40Arpent]

The other was a Remington 241. 22short. Now Browning sells them.

Not quite true. The Browning SA-22 actually came before the Rem 241, and while based on the same design, the 241 is a much larger rifle.

 

[OIF2]

Here's a couple of classics...
Bob

S&W K22, 1953 vintage.

S&W K22, Heritage Series, unfired.

 

[TxBigfoot]

My classic .22 is a Mossberg 352, if anyone remembers them, they had a plastic folding forerip.

This one isn't mine, just a random internet pic.

 

[Dawico]

OIF2, either of those a "kit gun"? What does that mean BTW?

 

[Dawico]

I think I have my dad's Winchester 63 or 63a or something like that in my safe. I will look and snap a pic in the morning.

 

[40Arpent]

OIF2, either of those a "kit gun"? What does that mean BTW?

A "kit gun" is one built on a small frame, easily carried in your "kit", for example, in a tackle box. The K22 is a full-size revolver, and is not a kit gun.

 

[Dawico]

A "kit gun" is one built on a small frame, easily carried in your "kit", for example, in a tackle box. The K22 is a full-size revolver, and is not a kit gun.

Thank you sir. Now I have to do some research because that only brings up more questions.

 

[Txmark]

The Ruger Bearcat falls in the "kit gun" category

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[ROGER4314]

The 22/32 Kit gun is a model 34 built on S&W's small "J" frame. It is a six shot revolver with adjustable sights. It's a sweet shooting little pistol but in no way compares to the Model 17 "K" frame K-22. In my view, they are both classics!

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