I was out and about today and stopped by a gunshow here in town. There was a guy at a table that had a Winchester 9422 NIB. I checked the serial # and found that it was one of the early models ( no checkering) I have been watching the price go up on these little guys like a rocket, but really wanted one. It was the end of the show and people were starting to pack up, I looked at it for a minute, listened to the guys hard-luck story, and offered him $500.00 for it, paid the man and brought it home. It took me about 2 hours to clean all the packing grease out of it! Geez, Now I feel kinda guilty, but I bet I get over it after a trip to the range!!!:king:
My dad bought me a 9422M 36 years ago. It was my 1st firearm. I still have it and couldn't even guess the number of rounds I've shot through it but it must be in the 10's of thousands.
Well, it WAS NIB, but I cannot leave a firearm sitting around without being shot for very long. I took it up to the range today after work and ran about 50 rounds through it, it shoots and functions perfectly. It took about 5 rounds to get it sighted in, the rest was spent perforating half sized Pepsi cans!!:hand10:
I went and treated it to a new case, and put the box and paperwork in a safe spot, I was told that those items add value to the gun.
thanks again for the info on this rifle OD, I really appreciate it! The XTR model was the style with the curved lever and a pistol grip stock, is that correct? I've shot one of those and found it to be a very accurate rifle
Congrats, they are fine shooters. :congrats:
Do hang onto the box and paper work, Winchester collectors are as bad as Colt collectors, and yep, they do add to it's value. The early XTRs were straight stocked and had no checkering, they just had a high-gloss finish on the wood and XTR stamped on the barrel, just ahead of the receiver.
Nice find! I bought one back in 1978 or 1979 and still have it. Haven't shot it for several years, but it was extremely accurate when I was shooting it. I once shot a bug that landed on my target when I was at a range and had just finished zeroing in the scope at 100 yards. I kept the target for years, but not sure where it got to. It had bug guts splattered around the hole. I'm going to TRY to attach a picture of the rifle. I've never done it before and am not sure how to do it.
OK, that didn't work. I think I figured out how to do it, but got a message that the file was too large. I have a Nikon D80 and the standard setting for pictures is about 2 meg per pic. I can "dumb" it down to a much lower resolution, but I've left it at standard so that if I was to print and enlarge a picture, I'll still retain the resolution. Don't need it for internet photos, but do for printed enlargements. Sorry, can't post a pic.:frown:
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Related Threads
?
?
?
?
?
Defensive Carry
5.4M posts
117.5K members
Since 2004
A forum community dedicated to defensive firearm owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about everyday carry, optics, holsters, gunsmithing, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more!