All About Pocket Knives

treefarmer wrote: ↑Tue Oct 05, 2021 3:49 am 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

steve99f wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 1:04 am 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.

treefarmer wrote: ↑Mon Oct 11, 2021 3:07 am 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 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 11, 2021 3:31 am 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.

jerryd6818 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 11, 2021 10:57 am 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.

Quick Steel wrote: ↑Mon Oct 11, 2021 9:59 am 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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Quick Steel wrote: ↑Mon Oct 11, 2021 9:59 am 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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