Can you tell me what I have?

20 February 2009, 23:01

J Goering

I was going through some boxes of gunparts from my Dad's estate and came across this rimfire action. No Mfg stamps other than a serial number. I need to know what it is so I can get a trigger and anything else it might need to bring it back to life. I have a link to some pics. Thanks
Jeff
http://s633.photobucket.com/albums/uu55/oneputt_18/
http://i633.photobucket.com/al...rimfireaction001.jpg

20 February 2009, 23:09

J Goering

I should have given a few more details about it. I get in a hurry when I'm posting from work. It has 2 locking lugs, a small one opposite the bolt handle root. The barrel is pinned, not threaded. I beadblasted it to remove a bunch of rust. All of the parts are stamped with the last 3 digits of the serial #. The bolt face is .312 dia, .22 Mag maybe? Seems a bit larger than any of the .22LR actions I measured from the rack. A mag case fits nicely and the extractors grab it like they should. I always have wanted a .17 HMR .........

21 February 2009, 06:55

Gatogordo

Welcome to AR. I don't have a clue what action that is, but you'll get more and more knowledgeable responses if you post this in the "gunsmithing" section.

Finally, I recognize that it has sentimental value, but you'll probably be FAR ahead monetarily if you just go out and buy a rifle in .17 HMR. I'd suggest a CZ, usually very accurate and quite reasonably priced.

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21 February 2009, 07:52

J Goering

Thanks for the welcome and suggestion to post elsewhere. Money and sentimentality have nothing to do with it. It's a hobby. I have a complete machine shop, I build custom automation equipment for industry. I built tooling and guns for Wichita Arms back in the 70's and 80's. I do a lot of gun projects that don't make sense to anyone but me. I thought I had found a forum finally where a guy could get answers instead of folks thinking they knew what I needed better than me.

quote:
Originally posted by Gatogordo:
Welcome to AR. I don't have a clue what action that is, but you'll get more and more knowledgeable responses if you post this in the "gunsmithing" section.

Finally, I recognize that it has sentimental value, but you'll probably be FAR ahead monetarily if you just go out and buy a rifle in .17 HMR. I'd suggest a CZ, usually very accurate and quite reasonably priced.

21 February 2009, 10:53

Gatogordo

quote:
Originally posted by J Goering:
Thanks for the welcome and suggestion to post elsewhere. Money and sentimentality have nothing to do with it. It's a hobby. I have a complete machine shop, I build custom automation equipment for industry. I built tooling and guns for Wichita Arms back in the 70's and 80's. I do a lot of gun projects that don't make sense to anyone but me. I thought I had found a forum finally where a guy could get answers instead of folks thinking they knew what I needed better than me.
quote:
Originally posted by Gatogordo:
Welcome to AR. I don't have a clue what action that is, but you'll get more and more knowledgeable responses if you post this in the "gunsmithing" section.

Finally, I recognize that it has sentimental value, but you'll probably be FAR ahead monetarily if you just go out and buy a rifle in .17 HMR. I'd suggest a CZ, usually very accurate and quite reasonably priced.

Hey, it was just a suggestion, and meant to be helpful (in your original post, you negelected to mention that you were a machinist and were capable of doing the work yourself), but if you want to take it that way, screw you.

23 February 2009, 06:34

aleaddict

I don't have an answer to your question but you may try posting over on the homegunsmith.com forums. As to whether it is a WMR or not, you can try checking the headspace on the bolt (assuming that it headspaces on the bolt face). If it's .050" or greater, it could very well be a .22WMR or barreled into one.

-- Brian

24 March 2009, 06:11

TomP

It doesn't look familiar to me, I'd look in the Gun Parts drawings (ex-Numrich Arms) first. It looks nice in the pictures.

I've seen pinned barrels on old Remingtons and Marlins, might suspect it as a Marlin. Their guys in New Haven helped me out with one some years ago, don't know if they still have a place there or not.

15 April 2009, 10:31

seanshooter

It looks like a sterling action to me .Made in the phillipines and probably marketed in the states under a different brand name.Very good value for the money but as already stated not worth spending $$$ on.