info on ithaca 22 single shot

moisanfan11 · December 17, 2012, 09:24 PM

I have had a ithaca m49 22 single shot for a few years and learned to shoot off it. Anyway I just wanted to learn some more about the model and company

Scorch · December 17, 2012, 10:14 PM

The M49 was a single shot based on a copy of a Martini action made by Ithaca. There was also a repeater version of it made. They were configured to look like a lever action rifle due to the popularity of cowboy movies in the mill back then. They were made from 1949 until about 1970 IIRC. They were also private labeled for Sears (Ted Williams Model 40.530430). Fun little guns. They have weak extractors, so be nice to it.

Panfisher · December 17, 2012, 10:35 PM

I still have my Ithaca M49 single shot. Blond stock, has a few character marks it didn't have when I got it a LONG time ago. Still love that little rifle, it has killed a pile of stuff, shoots great. Some rifles you never outgrow.

B.L.E. · December 17, 2012, 10:51 PM

I wish I still had mine. It was a fun little rifle.

I still have an Ithaca M66 supersingle shotgun that was a regular break open single shot but with that western look using a '94 style lever to unlock the gun.

bamaranger · December 19, 2012, 01:27 AM

Yeah, lots of guys in my little town had one. They made a .22 mag version too.

Bamashooter · December 20, 2012, 05:34 AM

My pops used to take his fishing to kill snakes whenI was a young man. It was amazingly accurate. Great little .22.

December 17, 2012, 09:24 PM	#1
moisanfan11 Member Join Date: December 1, 2012 Location: flagstaff, az Posts: 58	info on ithaca 22 single shot I have had a ithaca m49 22 single shot for a few years and learned to shoot off it. Anyway I just wanted to learn some more about the model and company

December 17, 2012, 10:14 PM	#2
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 11,113	The M49 was a single shot based on a copy of a Martini action made by Ithaca. There was also a repeater version of it made. They were configured to look like a lever action rifle due to the popularity of cowboy movies in the mill back then. They were made from 1949 until about 1970 IIRC. They were also private labeled for Sears (Ted Williams Model 40.530430). Fun little guns. They have weak extractors, so be nice to it. __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services Taylor Machine

December 19, 2012, 01:27 AM	#5
bamaranger Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2009 Location: North Alabama Posts: 3,679	always wanted one Yeah, lots of guys in my little town had one. They made a .22 mag version too.

December 17, 2012, 10:35 PM	#3
Panfisher Senior Member Join Date: July 30, 2010 Location: Missouri Posts: 217	I still have my Ithaca M49 single shot. Blond stock, has a few character marks it didn't have when I got it a LONG time ago. Still love that little rifle, it has killed a pile of stuff, shoots great. Some rifles you never outgrow.

December 17, 2012, 10:51 PM	#4
B.L.E. Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2008 Location: Somewhere on the Southern shore of Lake Travis, TX Posts: 1,709	I wish I still had mine. It was a fun little rifle. I still have an Ithaca M66 supersingle shotgun that was a regular break open single shot but with that western look using a '94 style lever to unlock the gun.

December 20, 2012, 05:34 AM	#6
Bamashooter Senior Member Join Date: March 12, 2010 Posts: 1,680	My pops used to take his fishing to kill snakes whenI was a young man. It was amazingly accurate. Great little .22.