A great read and I was lucky enough to have experienced Vandalia, it was a very special place.
Thanks Drew.
I saw an ad listing a 22-250 as a choice, gotta look that up, didn’t know it was around in 1956.
It was, and still is, an amazing cartridge that spent many years as a non-factory round until it was adopted and made legit by Remington in the mid 60’s. It was chambered by Browning before it was made official by Remington. The 22-250 Remington squeezed every bit of velocity out of a .22 caliber from the powder available then by hand loaders. It’s still wildly popular and for good reason. I’ve sent thousands of prairie dogs to the promised land with several that I’ve owned.
$50 for an 03! Adjusted for inflation it would be around $473 in 2021 dollars. Most average 03’s today go for $8-900 so they’ve nearly doubled in price over the last 63 years.
MX8,
Did a little research, 22-250 developed in 1937, a true wildcat cartridge and not available as a production gun until 1963 when Browning offered it.
The ad I saw was for a barreled action.
That was my first varmit gun in a Model 70 about 1967.
In those days you could drive the country roads and shoot out the window of the vehicle without anyone getting upset about it.
MX8,
Did a little research, 22-250 developed in 1937, a true wildcat cartridge and not available as a production gun until 1963 when Browning offered it.
The ad I saw was for a barreled action.
That was my first varmit gun in a Model 70 about 1967.
In those days you could drive the country roads and shoot out the window of the vehicle without anyone getting upset about it.
It was originally called the 22 Varminter. Then it was named the 22-250. Ihave 2 Ithaca Tikka 22-250's I am thinking about parting with one, maybe both. There are no 4 legged woodchucks in Florida.
Very cool post... I own a '54 Auto5... the "Aristocrat" of shotguns and think I may actually have a copy if that ad... plus, the article on Vandalia was a great read... miss that place...
We were in Oklahoma last week and it was awesome. It was an opportunity to visit with a wonderful friend and see the sights. And folks, Oklahoma has them. One of our stops was the National Cowbo…
Drew sure posts some interesting stuff about the history of our sport. It helps us appreciate where we came ffrom.
I have a great story about a beautiful custom 22-250. A man at work bought one, I believe it was at auction. Old school custom, bluing as deep and smooth as a mirror. Wood detail and finishing that would be welcome on the finest musical instrument. He decided I would at least take it and shoot it one time. Picked up ammo, it would not fit. Went back and tried a different brand, it would not fit either.
Took the rifle to a local gunsmith named Penrod. The gunsmith looked it over and asked a bunch of questions. Turned out his grandfather had built that rifle before the 22.250 was a factory caliber. The wildcat dimensions were slightly different. He was proud to ream the chamber to modern commercial specifications.
Firearms are one of a few things that have multi generational appreciation.
Watched the 1941 movie “High Sierra” yesterday. Bogart pulls into a gas station near Lone Pine California and tells the pump jockey to put 10 gallons into the tank. Paid for it with a fiver and got back over three dollars in change.
Funny, the article content has not changed in 50 years.
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