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Very nice find. That's a beautiful rifle. How's the trigger?
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“When you have to shoot…shoot, don’t talk.” Tuco
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Originally Posted By MadeintheUSA: Very nice find. That's a beautiful rifle. How's the trigger? View Quote Pretty good. Not match grade like you'd find on a mod 75, but certainly better than any modern off the shelf .22 plinker. Extraction and ejection is also solid. These use the same action as the 75 and 52D with dual extractors. The pre war 69a had no dovetails for scope mounting, so Iron sights it is. My understanding is that dovetails were added when production resumed after the war. |
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Trusting your life to the benevolence of an armed criminal is not a strategy, it is stupid!
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Nice find! Those are sweet. I inherited one that had been worn out to some degree. The bolt would hit on the mag and the stock was cracked. Repaired it well enough to run and it still shot great. I’ve read they’re silly quiet with Colibris or .22 short due to the long barrel but haven’t tried it yet.
I’d love to find an old Marlin like my brother had growing up. |
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Gang rape is democracy in action.
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Originally Posted By shotar: I truly have no need for any new firearms. Pretty much anything I need to do for work or play is already met. I do however like going to gun shows and looking for steals not deals. Last week I found such a steal. It walked in with an elderly ( even to me ) gentleman and looked sad and neglected. It was covered with rust that looked surface, but I really couldn't tell if there was pitting in some parts. I offered $50, he countered with $70, and done. A Winchester model 69a. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/10063/20240211_093112-3125533.jpg I took the action out of the stock and sprayed it down with clenzoil in and out. I let it sit for 6 hours. After a wipe down, all of the rust was gone, no pitting and the crud came out of the bore to reveal good strong rifling. The action is buttery smooth. I have never found a shot out .22, but plenty with leading and crud in the barrel leading the uninitiated to think it is shot out. This was a well loved and well used rifle that based on features, I dated to between 1936 and 1940. These rifles are pre serial number. It also had two original magazines also in good working order. Note that there are no sling swivels, this was a walking around hunter/plinker. 85ish years old, all original and it still works fine. I wonder if my RPR will make it through generations? The old fellow said he was selling it because his kids have no interest in blue and walnut, and he didn't want to burden his wife with selling guns when the time came. He said it was his fathers rifle, he learned to shoot on it and killed many squirells and rabbits with it as a boy. I think I'm going out back to shoot it today. View Quote So you bought two magazines and got a rifle for free! Love the old classics myself |
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A long time ago I had a 69A, I ended up trading it for an MAS 45 in cosmoline.
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America is at that awkward stage, it’s too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards....Claire Wolfe
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Trusting your life to the benevolence of an armed criminal is not a strategy, it is stupid!
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I bought a model 69 a when I came out West 50 years ago. It was one of the most accurate rifles I’ve ever owned. Gave it to one of my buddies to raise his kids with, he’s still got it. You got a great deal
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Gods on the side with the best artillery
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I have a 1930 69A (first year ) that has a funky rear peep sight mostly made of stamped tin .
I stole it from a guy I used to work with for $15. Mine was also filthy dirty , stock cleaned up decent metal looks pretty good right after you wipe it with a oily rag but it does have a fair amount of small surface pits . In the condition I have I am thinking by the blue book it should be worth $200+ . After I worked the value out I tried to give the guy I got it from some more money but he wouldn't take it. To the OP-- Original Winchester mags generally get separated from the guns , I have heard originals are worth $70-$100 each. Crazy for a silly bit of folded sheet metal. Over the years it was made I believe the 69A had something like three different rear sights . |
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Well played sir, well played indeed.
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A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence. Otto von Bismarck
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Originally Posted By nhsport: I have a 1930 69A (first year ) that has a funky rear peep sight mostly made of stamped tin . I stole it from a guy I used to work with for $15. Mine was also filthy dirty , stock cleaned up decent metal looks pretty good right after you wipe it with a oily rag but it does have a fair amount of small surface pits . In the condition I have I am thinking by the blue book it should be worth $200+ . After I worked the value out I tried to give the guy I got it from some more money but he wouldn't take it. To the OP-- Original Winchester mags generally get separated from the guns , I have heard originals are worth $70-$100 each. Crazy for a silly bit of folded sheet metal. Over the years it was made I believe the 69A had something like three different rear sights . View Quote Yeah, based on gunbroker sales, I gotta put the value of this in the $350 ish range. Note that I simply cleaned it, not refinished. These were well made guns built to last generations, when American craftsman built nice things. |
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Trusting your life to the benevolence of an armed criminal is not a strategy, it is stupid!
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Good find, I have my grandad 67a single shot. I killed a ton of squirrels out of there pecan trees as a kid. 10 rounds, bring me eight squirrels. I would get 10 more rounds. Taught me patience, and grandparents ate well.
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Nice. I’m hoping to find a replacement of my first rifle. A Remington 34. House burned down when I was in high school lots of great memories with that old rifle. I know the next one won’t be the same rifle but hopefully it fills a void.
Nice rifle and a heck of a price. I like shooting the old ones better |
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I have a very similar rifle in concept, the Remington 521-T junior special rifle. I picked mine up off an online auction for about $200
Smooth operation, accurate. Shot it in a match yesterday targets at 25 50 and 75 yards. One miss entirely my fault. The 25 yard target was about the size of a playing card and the 50/75 about 5x7 shot without support from sitting and prone. The old classics just get it done both performance wise and appearance |
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Originally Posted By sigpros: Nice. I’m hoping to find a replacement of my first rifle. A Remington 34. House burned down when I was in high school lots of great memories with that old rifle. I know the next one won’t be the same rifle but hopefully it fills a void. Nice rifle and a heck of a price. I like shooting the old ones better View Quote I had a Remington 33 that I picked up at a garage sale. Traded it for a 10/22 for my grandson. The gut learned to shoot on a 33 and it had sentimental value to him. |
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Trusting your life to the benevolence of an armed criminal is not a strategy, it is stupid!
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We are living in a Tom Clancy novel
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Originally Posted By mike_nds: Truelock chokes had a new manufactured model 69 at SHOT Show. They were across the aisle from me. The metalwork was superb. https://scontent-atl3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/422934225_861099686026546_5141845709441731449_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=dd5e9f&_nc_ohc=MT3Q4OAE7fYAX_uYpns&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-2.xx&oh=00_AfB9llb9Lw4xoXF2IF0kk-IS4r_3ecBFtbCI_4EnShcV9w&oe=65DA5A84 https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/421525318_861122499357598_6250423866865971598_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=dd5e9f&_nc_ohc=FcpPnzHro2YAX8r8QBS&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.xx&oh=00_AfCl68Gb8CPpPVDkUB_e-jTUGl93H6cq--6sqwgrCEzCIw&oe=65D9C52C View Quote The signage and gun appears to actually identify a model 67 ( single shot no mag) |
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We are living in a Tom Clancy novel
Over 50 and reputed to be a formidable brigand https://hr1871.com/ |
Trusting your life to the benevolence of an armed criminal is not a strategy, it is stupid!
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Preferred pronoun: MARINE
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