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bswiv · September 17, 2009, 07:04 PM

I remember my dad saying that because of the design of it, as opposed to some of the newer fast .22s, it had a habbit of eating barrels ar full power.

I don't know if that's true today with better steels and different powders but you should check on it before you buy one, especially a old one.

September 17, 2009, 07:04 PM	#2
bswiv Senior Member Join Date: June 4, 2006 Location: NE FL....... Posts: 1,081	I remember my dad saying that because of the design of it, as opposed to some of the newer fast .22s, it had a habbit of eating barrels ar full power. I don't know if that's true today with better steels and different powders but you should check on it before you buy one, especially a old one.