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Again? So soon? (Ithica .22 rifle and Steven's 87A)
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<blockquote data-quote="Catt57" data-source="post: 3262681" data-attributes="member: 34578"><p>So....</p><p></p><p>Not 1, but 2 rifles follwed me home again. I went to get a Stevens 87A but for another $20 got another rifle to tag along with me.</p><p></p><p>I won't bore you all with more pics of another Gill-gun, however, I ended up also getting something I never knew existed.</p><p></p><p>An Ithica .22 rifle. I thought they only ever made shotguns.</p><p></p><p>I present the Ithica X5 Lightning. My Googlefu says these were made from Dec 1957 to early 1963. The receiver on this thing is built like a tank and has a very different style charging handle that is just a push rod and not attached to the bolt. This one is missing the magazine but I already found a place to order one from.</p><p></p><p>We did manage to load it as a single shot ( not easy though) and test fire it a bit. This thing is dead on accurate.</p><p></p><p>And now the pics.</p><p></p><p>The Ithica and Stevens side by side</p><p>[ATTACH=full]141437[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Close up of the Ithica</p><p>[ATTACH=full]141436[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Note the size of the reciever</p><p>[ATTACH=full]141439[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And the unusual charging handle</p><p>[ATTACH=full]141440[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The youngest shooting the Ithica</p><p>[ATTACH=full]141438[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Catt57, post: 3262681, member: 34578"] So.... Not 1, but 2 rifles follwed me home again. I went to get a Stevens 87A but for another $20 got another rifle to tag along with me. I won't bore you all with more pics of another Gill-gun, however, I ended up also getting something I never knew existed. An Ithica .22 rifle. I thought they only ever made shotguns. I present the Ithica X5 Lightning. My Googlefu says these were made from Dec 1957 to early 1963. The receiver on this thing is built like a tank and has a very different style charging handle that is just a push rod and not attached to the bolt. This one is missing the magazine but I already found a place to order one from. We did manage to load it as a single shot ( not easy though) and test fire it a bit. This thing is dead on accurate. And now the pics. The Ithica and Stevens side by side [ATTACH=full]141437[/ATTACH] Close up of the Ithica [ATTACH=full]141436[/ATTACH] Note the size of the reciever [ATTACH=full]141439[/ATTACH] And the unusual charging handle [ATTACH=full]141440[/ATTACH] The youngest shooting the Ithica [ATTACH=full]141438[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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