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
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...nes/mehare.jpg

The previous setup with scope and ugly recoil pad:
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...s/CIMG0027.jpg

Now:
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...6A42C25509.jpg

And, an awful photo of me while in the process of shooting 138 rabbits with it on Sunday morning:
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...8C5710F704.jpg

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?

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Originally Posted by R93

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

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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.