someguy2800
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We had a favorite high end 22 thread and a favorite low end 22 thread, how about a least favorite 22 you've ever had?
I'll go first. A close friend of mine in school had a JC Higgins semi auto 22 that we used to attempt to shoot with frequently. Don't remember the model but it looks just like this one. I believe these were sold by Sears in the 60's?
It could not hit anywhere in the vicinity of where you aimed and a required tool for shooting was an 8 penny nail to dig out all the jams and stovepipes. It loved to double feed and would often lodge empty cases in the opposite side from the ejection port requiring much swearing, prying, and usually a trip to the barn for a pliers. I recall once him trying to shoot a rabbit about 30 yards and the rabbit sat there motionless as all his sots skittered around it and it finally stovepiped. He turned it around and threw it at the rabbit by the barrel.
Several years later after discovering that when shot from the hip you could see the bullets skittering off into the trees at about 600 fps he tried to clean it and jammed a cleaning rod in the bore. Turns out it was so leaded up there was only about a 17 caliber hole down the center of the bore. A gunsmith he knew removed the rod and cleaned out the bore and gave it back. We were excited after all these years that the ole Higgins would be good as new so we took it out to shoot it. Nope, still couldn't hold shots on a paper plate at 50 yards and still jams every 4 rounds.
Recently we keep seeing them at gun shows for $400 and we just share a glance and chuckle.
I'll go first. A close friend of mine in school had a JC Higgins semi auto 22 that we used to attempt to shoot with frequently. Don't remember the model but it looks just like this one. I believe these were sold by Sears in the 60's?
It could not hit anywhere in the vicinity of where you aimed and a required tool for shooting was an 8 penny nail to dig out all the jams and stovepipes. It loved to double feed and would often lodge empty cases in the opposite side from the ejection port requiring much swearing, prying, and usually a trip to the barn for a pliers. I recall once him trying to shoot a rabbit about 30 yards and the rabbit sat there motionless as all his sots skittered around it and it finally stovepiped. He turned it around and threw it at the rabbit by the barrel.
Several years later after discovering that when shot from the hip you could see the bullets skittering off into the trees at about 600 fps he tried to clean it and jammed a cleaning rod in the bore. Turns out it was so leaded up there was only about a 17 caliber hole down the center of the bore. A gunsmith he knew removed the rod and cleaned out the bore and gave it back. We were excited after all these years that the ole Higgins would be good as new so we took it out to shoot it. Nope, still couldn't hold shots on a paper plate at 50 yards and still jams every 4 rounds.
Recently we keep seeing them at gun shows for $400 and we just share a glance and chuckle.