Nice collection of vintage 22 rifles. Whats missing?

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  • abeguzmanmarine

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    TERRE HAUTE
    from left to right:
    1958 Browning SA22 Belgium w/ Vortex Crossfire
    1932 Remington Sportmaster 512
    Early Colt Lightning (just got it so no research yet)
    1946 Winchester Model 62 (yes, that is original finish)
    1956 Marlin 39A
    1960's Mossberg Model 152

    I enjoy the older wood stock lever / pump 22 rifles. Just started collecting these this year, whats the one I'm missing?

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    Bapak2ja

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    Impressive! I suggest a Winchester 9422 would be a good addition, and an early Marlin semi auto. Savage made some good ones back in the day, too.
     

    LarryC

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    Make sure it's an old 552.

    Winchester 52 A through E and a 52 Sporter. Remington 40X Sporter.

    Yeah, I looked this up because I used a Remington 22 semi-auto in the 50's or early 60's that shot 22 shorts, long and long rifle. The info on the site I looked at is wrong as it claims the 552 (shown on the site as a smooth rear receiver) was the first rifle to do all three as a semi-auto.

    The one I used had a knurled knob on the receiver that you turned to increase the bolt recoil spring pressure. Relieving the tension to shoot shorter cartridges. It kinda of worked but shorts would not feed reliability. Sure don't remember the model number as it was near or over 60 years ago!
     
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