It’s unusual to be able to actually shoot some antique firearms, but being that this is a rolling block pistol in 22 RF; and had a super solid frame and receiver, I decided to play around. Using CCI CB 22 short, sub-sonic, low velocity ammo. Although I’m sure more regular off the shelf 22 ammo would be fine, I didn’t …
Remington Iroquois revolver
The Remington Iroquois revolver is the smallest in the Remington line. It’s a little 7 shot 22 rimfire, and was introduced to compete with Colt’s pocket 22 caliber revolver. Production numbers very but they are on the rare side these days. If you are a fan of 22 rimfire handguns, this is one defiantly worth looking for. Freeze www.John1911.com …
CMMG 22 Conversion Kit – Second Generation
Previously we had published a video discussing a CMMG 22 kit we had purchased 9 year ago at SHOT. It didn’t run very well. Ehhh….no big surprise. It’s a 22 kit. Not a dedicated gun. Well….CMMG reached out to us and stated, “We redesigned the kit years ago for a reason. Let us send you a replacement”. Which they promptly …
CMMG Replaces 22 Kit
This is a follow up to a post we made on social media in regards to some issues we were having making a CMMG 22 kit run properly. A kit we bought 9 years ago and never used. Well…CMMG reached out to us unsolicited and indicated that: The kit we have is a legacy design and has been dropped for …
Winchester 52 First Shots
I picked up a Winchester 52c from an estate auction earlier this year. It’s a pretty attractive setup and I was very lucky to get it. The rifle also came with Redfield Target Sights and an original Unertl optic. As best as I can tell, it hasn’t been shot since AT LEAST the early 90’s. Probably long before that. So …
.22LR Martini-Henry Rifle
I have been on a Martini- Henry kick the past year. I blame the movies Zulu and Zulu Dawn. As such, I have been paying more attention to them online. And I have been keeping an eye out should I run across an example in person. I spied this recently on the gun rack. It’s a Martini-Henry rifle in 22. …