Guns & Gun Related Stuff

[treefarmer]

If my memory isn’t completely gone, seems like Beretta made one of those little fellers in .22 and.25. The .25 ammo was naturally more expensive but I seem to remember the argument was the 22 had more stopping power than the 25. I may be all wet with this but the 32 that Bogi obtained jogged my memory.
Treefarmer

[Boji]

If my memory isn’t completely gone, seems like Beretta made one of those little fellers in .22 and.25. The .25 ammo was naturally more expensive but I seem to remember the argument was the 22 had more stopping power than the 25. I may be all wet with this but the 32 that Bogi obtained jogged my memory.
Treefarmer

The Bobcat or Model 21A was in .22 &.25.
The Tomcat is the .32.
Both operate the same way. The .32is available in decent self/defense rounds.
A girl friend of mine had one in the .25, I swear it would shoot around corners. Nobody could hit anything with it.

[Colonel26]

My mother had one of the little 22’s, well before I was born. I’ve heard her talk about how much she liked the little gun.

[doglegg]

The 21 is single action and the Tom cat is double action. I have one of the .25 cal and it is very accurate for a small gun.

[steve99f]

Really great looking guns you guys are showing. Those small Beretta's are a temptation. One of the 950's was chambered in 22 short but not sure which one. I added a mate to the Beretta Model 81 in 32acp I posted a while back. Model 85F in 380acp. Came just as shown in the picture. Put a couple of rounds through it today to check function with no issues. A slightly heavier bump in the hand than the 32 but that was expected. A pleasure to shoot. The other pic is a Remington Model 12C with Binos out squirrel hunting on Saturday. No squirrels but 1 snake. I love carrying the old rifles and shotguns in the woods. The last pic is from the State Game Lands my brother and I were hunting in.

[Colonel26]

Really great looking guns you guys are showing. Those small Beretta's are a temptation. One of the 950's was chambered in 22 short but not sure which one. I added a mate to the Beretta Model 81 in 32acp I posted a while back. Model 85F in 380acp. Came just as shown in the picture. Put a couple of rounds through it today to check function with no issues. A slightly heavier bump in the hand than the 32 but that was expected. A pleasure to shoot. The other pic is a Remington Model 12C with Binos out squirrel hunting on Saturday. No squirrels but 1 snake. I love carrying the old rifles and shotguns in the woods. The last pic is from the State Game Lands my brother and I were hunting in.

Steve, that’s a fantastic old Remington model 12! I know where there’s one for sale here locally for next to $700! They sure are neat ol rifles.

[steve99f]

Thanks Colonel! The one for sale local to you sounds a bit high to me but, then again, so does everything else. They are nice if you don't mind shooting standard velocity or target ammo in them.Never bothered me to use the slower stuff.

I am lucky to own 3 of them but this one goes hunting due to the old Weaver J2.5 scope. Still a useful scope after all those years as long as you can live with its limitations.

[1967redrider]

This was my great-grandfather's range rifle, a Winchester lever Model 1892, Patented in 1884. Chambered in .32 WCF, I bought some cowboy cartridges just to be able to fire it. Back when I was a kid, we didn't have any ammo for this rifle and I used to play with it in the woods.

[Quick Steel]

What a great bit of family history that rifle represents! 4 generations so far. Wonderful.

[steve99f]

I second that. Very nice old rifle with great family connections.

[Colonel26]

What a great old rifle and a great old caliber! A treasure for sure!

[treefarmer]

1967redrider,
I believe I have your rifle's twin sister captured here at our camp. That is great that your rifle has survived, especially since you used it as a toy as a youngster!
Mine is sort of a family heirloom. My wife's uncle was not the 1st owner of this rifle. Our rifle was made in 1911 based on a serial number search Uncle Cecil was born in 1927. He gave it to his "favorite" nephew which happened to be one of my wife's brothers. This happened probably around 1960. Brother-in-law Steve, joined the Seabees in 1964, went to 'Nam, came home and was on wife #4 when I ended up with the rifle. His wife at that time just had to have an old Jeep Wagon that I owned and we made the trade. Steve moved on, married again and has since passed on to his heavenly reward. I have no idea what happened to the old Jeep, I still have its' title in the box at the bank and I still have Uncle Cecil's Model 1892 32-20 rifle!

Treefarmer

[Boji]

Wonderful old “family rifles”. Like I mentioned before, I don’t have any. But my son and grandson will get to start family heirlooms with my guns some which are quite old.
I have 32-20 ammo for a Cimarron revolver, haven’t ever shot it with that cylinder, have with the 32 H&R cylinder.
I’m a big fan of all .32s. Need to get a rifle.

[1967redrider]

That's a great one, tree! And thanks to you guys for the kind words.

[cbay]

Wonderful rifles there. Love hearing others appreciate and share their special history with guns.
Still have a couple 61's, a 62a and an 1890 (all 22's). Those 61's are some straight shooting little rifles. The 62a was my favorite to carry on the trap line with it's smaller size.
Have to pull them out and get some pics one of these days.

[treefarmer]

cbay,
Just reading your post and the Win 61 mentioned, jogged my memory. Back in the early 60's my old uncle had traded for a 61 chambered in 22 magnum. I remember looking the word "magnum" up in the dictionary, a big bottle of wine, it said. We had no idea what it was. Unkie said the shells were too expensive to shoot it. Unkie was a wheeler dealer and he made money on the rifle selling it for $75. I was a middle teen and couldn't afford the thing but it sure was a looker. Fast forward about 20 years and I bought a 61 22LR from a guy that was on our maintenance crew for $125. A few weeks later he came back begging to get the rifle back. Seems it had been given to him by his grandpa and the old feller was upset. I understood and he got his rifle back and I got a new Ithaca 37, 20 ga. for my trouble.
A few years after Unk sold the 22 magnum 61, I found out that probably 9 out of 10 of the local outlaws poaching deer for the market used just such a rifle. That was in the years right before Disney ruined central Florida.
As for the 62A, I have one made in 1946, the year I was born. It's in much better shape than I am. I traded a young Santa Gertrudis bull calf for the 62A back in '84.
Treefarmer

[cbay]

Treefarmer,. Thanks for sharing. Was a good thing to do and a 37 in exchange don't sound like a bad move. I traded for a well used 37 20 gauge to have the little brother of Dad's 12g. There's something special about those old pump guns.

[Quick Steel]

Recently acquired my first single-action revolver. If all goes as planned, I'll be shooting it this afternoon with my sister. It is loosely based on the 1873 Colt but not an exact replica. Made by Chiappa. Most of their guns are manufactured in Missouri but I believe this was made in Italy as that is stamped on the frame. The cylinder provides 10 shots of .22 cal. I find the quality of the piece surprising. At under $200 I wasn't expecting much. But the nicely fitted parts, the finish, and so forth all suggest a quality build. Well, the proof will be in the shooting.

[jerryd6818]

This single shot .22 cal Steven's Favorite came down from my paternal Grandpa. The ejector is badly worn but she still shoots just fine. I've always loved it and was happy to inherit it.

[New_Windsor_NY]

From a June 1946, New York newspaper.
Good job, Billy.
Click on the picture to ENLARGE.

[Colonel26]

cbay,
Just reading your post and the Win 61 mentioned, jogged my memory. Back in the early 60's my old uncle had traded for a 61 chambered in 22 magnum. I remember looking the word "magnum" up in the dictionary, a big bottle of wine, it said. We had no idea what it was. Unkie said the shells were too expensive to shoot it. Unkie was a wheeler dealer and he made money on the rifle selling it for $75. I was a middle teen and couldn't afford the thing but it sure was a looker. Fast forward about 20 years and I bought a 61 22LR from a guy that was on our maintenance crew for $125. A few weeks later he came back begging to get the rifle back. Seems it had been given to him by his grandpa and the old feller was upset. I understood and he got his rifle back and I got a new Ithaca 37, 20 ga. for my trouble.
A few years after Unk sold the 22 magnum 61, I found out that probably 9 out of 10 of the local outlaws poaching deer for the market used just such a rifle. That was in the years right before Disney ruined central Florida.
As for the 62A, I have one made in 1946, the year I was born. It's in much better shape than I am. I traded a young Santa Gertrudis bull calf for the 62A back in '84.
Treefarmer

Treefarmer,. Thanks for sharing. Was a good thing to do and a 37 in exchange don't sound like a bad move. I traded for a well used 37 20 gauge to have the little brother of Dad's 12g. There's something special about those old pump guns.

Now y’all are talking my language! Ithaca model 37s are my thing.

I saw a nice model 61 in the rack at my local lgs the other day. Beautiful gun, but sadly out of my range.

[Colonel26]

This single shot .22 cal Steven's Favorite came down from my paternal Grandpa. The ejector is badly worn but she still shoots just fine. I've always loved it and was happy to inherit it.

That’s a treasure for sure!

[Colonel26]

Recently acquired my first single-action revolver. If all goes as planned, I'll be shooting it this afternoon with my sister. It is loosely based on the 1873 Colt but not an exact replica. Made by Chiappa. Most of their guns are manufactured in Missouri but I believe this was made in Italy as that is stamped on the frame. The cylinder provides 10 shots of .22 cal. I find the quality of the piece surprising. At under $200 I wasn't expecting much. But the nicely fitted parts, the finish, and so forth all suggest a quality build. Well, the proof will be in the shooting.

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That will be fun for sure! Nice little pistol.

[treefarmer]

Recently acquired my first single-action revolver. If all goes as planned, I'll be shooting it this afternoon with my sister. It is loosely based on the 1873 Colt but not an exact replica. Made by Chiappa. Most of their guns are manufactured in Missouri but I believe this was made in Italy as that is stamped on the frame. The cylinder provides 10 shots of .22 cal. I find the quality of the piece surprising. At under $200 I wasn't expecting much. But the nicely fitted parts, the finish, and so forth all suggest a quality build. Well, the proof will be in the shooting.

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Garry, that's a new one on me! Had to look it up.
That company sure makes some unusual, futuristic lookin' handguns!
Let us know how it shoots.
Treefarmer

[Quick Steel]

I will let you know treefarmer. Couldn't get the shooting done this afternoon; sister got home after dark. I would like to try the .357 Chiappa. The fired bullet is from the bottom chamber. Supposed to reduce felt recoil.