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Post by twomoons on Jun 7, 2010 13:17:52 GMT -5
Curt my friend came over Friday toting his latest find. He was at a farm sale and bought a 22 that no one wanted, the barrel was shot out and the rifling was gone!
It was a Mossberg TARGO 22 smoothbore of which they made less than 500 in the 40's. He gave under $150 for the gun and we did a little shooting with it. I have shot 22 shot loads from rifles before and was totally unimpressed but the little Trago gun would put all it's shot on a 10" steel plate at 10 yards and would be good on pests at 15-20 I would guess. Now he is looking for the under barrel thrower that came with the gun.
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Post by deputydon on Jun 7, 2010 14:14:47 GMT -5
Curt my friend came over Friday toting his latest find. He was at a farm sale and bought a 22 that no one wanted, the barrel was shot out and the rifling was gone! It was a Mossberg TARGO 22 smoothbore of which they made less than 500 in the 40's. He gave under $150 for the gun and we did a little shooting with it. I have shot 22 shot loads from rifles before and was totally unimpressed but the little Trago gun would put all it's shot on a 10" steel plate at 10 yards and would be good on pests at 15-20 I would guess. Now he is looking for the under barrel thrower that came with the gun. the under barrel thrower that came with the gun.  Explain please..... |
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Post by Jack on Jun 7, 2010 16:11:43 GMT -5
Interesting!
I can vaguely recall someone marketing a similar kind of small bore shotgun in the 50's or 60's. . I think that may have been a 9mm, but I can't recall who made it.
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Post by bounce on Jun 7, 2010 18:13:50 GMT -5
Pretty shure Winchester & remington had smooth bore .22 rifles, Winchester had a 9mm as I have one, they were made in the 20's as to the 9mm. Last remington I saw at a gun show they wanted over $500.00 for it and it was from the 50's I think? I'm shure I could look up model numbers if need too just don't want to take the time now.
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Post by Jack on Jun 7, 2010 19:52:39 GMT -5
Thanks, Bounce - that sounds like what I was thinking of.
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Post by Bill on Jun 8, 2010 6:23:40 GMT -5
I sold one of those sets complete about 5 years ago. Still in the Box. Kind of neat as they have a thrower that attaches to the barrel and it would toss a miniature clay and let you shoot it all at the same time. The thrower can be worth as much as the gun is in good condition.
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Post by jimh on Jun 8, 2010 7:22:24 GMT -5
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Post by jimh on Jun 8, 2010 7:23:19 GMT -5
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Post by jimh on Jun 8, 2010 7:23:42 GMT -5
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Post by jimh on Jun 8, 2010 7:24:23 GMT -5
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Post by bounce on Jun 8, 2010 7:50:47 GMT -5
Golly all that & a boat paddel too!!
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Post by Jack on Jun 8, 2010 10:13:00 GMT -5
Nice finds, Jimh!
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Post by twomoons on Jun 8, 2010 10:20:55 GMT -5
That's the critter and it works even better with modern CCI shot loads.
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Post by deputydon on Jun 8, 2010 12:30:53 GMT -5
WOW ~!!!!!!!
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Post by jimh on Jun 8, 2010 19:05:06 GMT -5
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