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<blockquote data-quote="ronny" data-source="post: 4295260" data-attributes="member: 8853">Most of the 22s from that era (20s, 30s &amp; 40s) were something on the order of a Crackshot or bolt action, mostly single shot.&nbsp; If you were well-off, you might have a Winchester&nbsp; 63, Remington 24 (241) or Remington 12 (121).&nbsp; You could name many others similar.&nbsp; That first group could be had for a few dollars.&nbsp; The second group ran around $30 - $40.&nbsp; I had a Winchester 67 single shot, one of the best of that first group.&nbsp; Would have given my eye teeth for a 63.I think the key to the good shooters in both these groups was the sights.&nbsp; Many of them had some variation of a buckhorn adjustable rear and a front with a very fine blade topped with a very small ball or cylinder.&nbsp; Once you got it adjusted right, you could hit just about anything you could see.&nbsp; I would have never considered NOT shooting at a squirrel or rabbit just because he was a few yards too far away.&nbsp; I usually used .22 Shorts.&nbsp; My distance limiter was where I figured the drop of the bullet was too iffy.I really enjoy thinking back to those days.&nbsp; Oh, and Granny liked the brains, too.&nbsp; So did I, but they belonged to her.<img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🙂" title="🙂" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="ronny, post: 4295260, member: 8853"] Most of the 22s from that era (20s, 30s & 40s) were something on the order of a Crackshot or bolt action, mostly single shot. If you were well-off, you might have a Winchester 63, Remington 24 (241) or Remington 12 (121). You could name many others similar. That first group could be had for a few dollars. The second group ran around $30 - $40. I had a Winchester 67 single shot, one of the best of that first group. Would have given my eye teeth for a 63. I think the key to the good shooters in both these groups was the sights. Many of them had some variation of a buckhorn adjustable rear and a front with a very fine blade topped with a very small ball or cylinder. Once you got it adjusted right, you could hit just about anything you could see. I would have never considered NOT shooting at a squirrel or rabbit just because he was a few yards too far away. I usually used .22 Shorts. My distance limiter was where I figured the drop of the bullet was too iffy. I really enjoy thinking back to those days. Oh, and Granny liked the brains, too. So did I, but they belonged to her.🙂 [/QUOTE]

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