Winchester Mod. 90 22 WRF
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Winchester Mod. 90 22 WRF
I paid for this one, but not as much as its worth. The real kicker was 2000 rounds of 22 WRF, still plastic wrapped in bricks came with it.. 24 " barrel, made around 1919. Anybody got a guess at the rarity of these ?
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Re: Winchester Mod. 90 22 WRF
That’s incredible. Looks like it is still new. Was it restored? It’s beautiful. How old is the 22 WRF ammo that came with it? I know that the ammo is currently being produced by Winchester I believe.
Re: Winchester Mod. 90 22 WRF
Nice rifle. My local shop had 2 of those a couple of weeks ago. One in .22WRF like yours, and a .22 short model. I think the one similar to yours was around $880. I have one that was in .22 short, but my grandfather reamed it out to .22lr. I also refinished it when I was about 13. Young Bubba. It has nice wood.
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Re: Winchester Mod. 90 22 WRF
I would have paid for that one also.Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
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Re: Winchester Mod. 90 22 WRF
Winchester made a special run of ammo for these in '94. This is all that lot and like new, never unpacked. When you get in the sunlight the barrel is starting to get a little brown patina, I think it's original. The checkering on the hammer shows no wear. Somebody in East TN owned it 50 yrs. and never took it out of a bag except to clean it, so the story goes.
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Re: Winchester Mod. 90 22 WRF
The rifle had never been sighted in, hitting 5 inches low and two left at 50 yd. That tells me a little more about how much use it's had.steelbuttplate wrote: ↑Wed Apr 28, 2021 1:18 amWinchester made a special run of ammo for these in '94. This is all that lot and like new, never unpacked. When you get in the sunlight the barrel is starting to get a little brown patina, I think it's original. The checkering on the hammer shows no wear. Somebody in East TN owned it 50 yrs. and never took it out of a bag except to clean it, so the story goes.
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