Assault Weapon.............
Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2015 10:51 pm
Went to local gun show today, almost zero milsurps, was kind of surprised.
Anyway.....I bought what many gun banners want to call an "Assault Weapon", only because
of high magazine capacity......
Bought an old JC Higgins (Sears & Sendback) Semi-auto Model 29 .22 rifle.
Appears to be pretty nice condition and mechanics seem to work well. Came with a era correct Weaver
model B4 4X 3/4" scope on a Weaver tip-off mount. Everything appears original. The scope looks far back
in the photos, the rear lens was barely screwed on, was in process of cleaning the inside.
Did a little digging and found these were made by High Standard, who made most of Sears .22s
back then. The model 29 was made from mid-1954 until early 1959, no serial numbers on most
.22s back then, so model number is all you have to go on.
Typical gun show find, the inside was very dirty but cleaned up with no problems. And was very
surprised at how many rounds this thing holds in the tube......18. And if I leave one in the chamber,
that's 19 in a row. Could probably stuff about 30 Short rounds in there........
But the barrel is stamped "Chambered for .22 L.R. only." And come to think if it, I haven't seen any
.22 Short rounds for years, but then I haven't been looking.
I paid too much for it, $190, but I liked it, so..............whatever.
Bought some Federal .22 LRN ammo, it was selling for $5 a box, so I bought 6.
Remember when we were kids and buying a box for a buck or maybe less, and my Dad was paying
about .28 for gas...........
Anyway.....I bought what many gun banners want to call an "Assault Weapon", only because
of high magazine capacity......
Bought an old JC Higgins (Sears & Sendback) Semi-auto Model 29 .22 rifle.
Appears to be pretty nice condition and mechanics seem to work well. Came with a era correct Weaver
model B4 4X 3/4" scope on a Weaver tip-off mount. Everything appears original. The scope looks far back
in the photos, the rear lens was barely screwed on, was in process of cleaning the inside.
Did a little digging and found these were made by High Standard, who made most of Sears .22s
back then. The model 29 was made from mid-1954 until early 1959, no serial numbers on most
.22s back then, so model number is all you have to go on.
Typical gun show find, the inside was very dirty but cleaned up with no problems. And was very
surprised at how many rounds this thing holds in the tube......18. And if I leave one in the chamber,
that's 19 in a row. Could probably stuff about 30 Short rounds in there........
But the barrel is stamped "Chambered for .22 L.R. only." And come to think if it, I haven't seen any
.22 Short rounds for years, but then I haven't been looking.
I paid too much for it, $190, but I liked it, so..............whatever.
Bought some Federal .22 LRN ammo, it was selling for $5 a box, so I bought 6.
Remember when we were kids and buying a box for a buck or maybe less, and my Dad was paying
about .28 for gas...........