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22 hornet crf mini mauser
Was there ever an american made 22 hornet controlled round feed 22 hornet other than the winchester model 70? I'm not counting the 799 remington.
Did cooper ,kimber , Montana, etc ever make one? |
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Cascade Arms
Cascade Arms did. I am pretty sure Cooper did not.
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Cooper M38s are not CRF. I think there were some Springfield '03 experimental rifles in 22 Hornet, but not sure if they were ever brought into production in any number.
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Though British made, I owned a BSA Hunter model that utilized a integral box magazine and a milled steel follower just like a miniature M70. It was CRF...when it would actually feed. If it had been of higher build quality and of more sound and debugged design, I would have considered it the perfect bolt-action Hornet. Alas, it was a great concept featuring only mediocre execution:
TBR Last edited by Teddy Bear Rat; 11-30-2020 at 07:46 PM. |
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Owned, as in past tense? Curious about this!
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Bear, that action has clover leaf tang, great looking bolt handle and magazine, good safety yet they produced a turd. Unbelieveable.
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I Wonder if a poly tipped bullet would have fed better? Very cool gun!
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Yes, it went down the road. The main problems involved small but important details, such as bolt binding when operated briskly, the cocking piece not being very secure when the bolt was retracted and often rotating, too much play in the safety; it would retract the firing pin but sometimes would not release it, a less-than-refined, direct acting trigger that, when pulled, would cause the rear of the bolt to lift before the sear finally released, and the aforementioned feeding.
The magazine was short to the point that the pointed bullets would have to be seated with the case mouth well into the ogive in order to fit. I could probably come up with more. I'm pretty forgiving of idiosyncrasies in otherwise nice rifles, since I feel I can work through them, or even fix them, better than most, but this one didn't have enough going for it to offset the foibles. It basically had good looks and a cut-rifled barrel, and that's about it. Here's a few more pics, for those still interested: The milled magazine follower next to a pre-64 M70: Note the severely angled locking lugs and cleaver means of securing the extractor collar: Maybe I should have kept it, as it is unique and quite rare, but, as the Pawn Stars famously say, "Being rare doesn't make something valuable." TBR |
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TBR, Thanks for the additional information. I’ve never seen one before and was interested in what you had to say about it. Now I know the real skinny!!! Thanks, Craig
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Looks like i have more research to do thank you all for your time.
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