Thread: A rifle

I've got a Winchester 9422M .22WMR. I inherited it from my dad when he died back in 2004. I used it a lot as a kid, and if I didn't shoot my first rabbit with it, it must have been one of the first. It had a Weaver 4x scope mounted on top, and an ugly grind-to-fit recoil pad that was neither of those 2 things - I think it was to increase the length of pull. Anyway, I never used it much because it was louder and more expensive to shoot than my suppressed .22LR, so it sat in my safe and got shot maybe a few times a year.

This year I got an itch to do something with it, I hate guns that don't get used. I considered weird ideas like sleeving the barrel to .17HMR and putting a nicer scope on it, but eventually found Skinner Sights, and bought a set. I also got my local gunsmith to dig a factory Winchester buttplate out of his box of misc. It's now a really fun and practical gun, and I've been shooting it a lot.

Me and a hare with the 9422, about age 10


The previous setup with scope and ugly recoil pad:


Now:


And, an awful photo of me while in the process of shooting 138 rabbits with it on Sunday morning:

love a gun with a bit of history like that.

Nice rifle. Great original condition - and it's still over half your height

Alway wanted one of those rifles in .22mag.....are they reasonably accurate?

Originally Posted by R93

Alway wanted one of those rifles in .22mag.....are they reasonably accurate?

It hits anything I point it at. Maybe 4 inch groups at 100 metres but that's offhand sitting with irons, and I'm not much good with them yet.

Good enough to get 138 bunnies in a single outing. Did you get those barnes projectiles off Tussock or has he horded them?

Yeah, I got them. Cheers.

Excellent Gimp. I have an old single shot .22 that was my dad's that was my first shooter. I will never part with it as it has too much sentimentality attached to it. It doesnt get much use but it is the first rifle I see when I go upstairs.

Looks cool.

Choice looking rifle GIMP. I'm getting a Henry over... Should be here in a few weeks. I've been looking at those skinner sights for it... But I don't see that we'll out of my right eye... So always use a scope.

Might have to learn to shoot wonky handed.