American Military training rimfires??

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I've never owned one of these, but I've considered them a few times. Are any of these really any good as compared with quality rifles today, or are they priced the way they are because they are old and people want them for collectables?

This is an updated list of American made Bolt Action military trainers in .22LR. Let me know if there are others. What do you have you like?

Remington 40X
Remington Model 513 (1940-1968)
Remington Model 541X
Kimber 82 Government
Springfield Model 1922 M2
Winchester 52 (1920-1980)
Winchester M75
Mossberg M44US
Mossberg 42M-B U.S.
Mossberg 46M
Mossberg M144
Savage Model 1919
Savage Model 33
Stevens 416-2-T
Harrington & Richardson M12
 
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Hmm. Must be the Air Force using .22lr as a trainer. Or marines 🤭. The Army uses real weapons.

I have one that's not listed there. A Marlin Original Golden 39A.
 
In the leagues I shoot in the 513, 40x and 52 go into the custom class because they are a cut above most factory rifles available today. One league puts them in with Turbo and 2500X rifles and on average they are a few points per card below the Turbo and 2500X but you have an exception every now and then.


The Kimber 82G is similar in accuracy to factory rifles today and a lot of factory rifles will out shoot the 82G. A friend has a Kimber 82 All American Match and they a cut above the 82G for accuracy.


The 40x and 52 are both very classy rifles.
 
Plateau Hunter said:
MAS 45…looks like a Mauser 98 clone…won several informal shooting matches with mine a couple years ago…it fit the rules…
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Was that a Krupp rifle? My dad bought one mail order in the 60's and it had Krupp stamped on it. He put a side mount scope on it and squirrel hunted with it. It kinda looked like a K98.
 
I have a mossberg m44us. I love it. I did change the front post sight to a Lyman globe with a fine cross hair. The trigger is a little stiff, but once you get used to it, it's not terrible.
 
For the life of me, I can't remember what rifles we used in ROTC at TN Tech back in the 60s. Whatever they were, they sure had a bunch of rounds sent down range.
I have a Winchester 75T made in 1946, they could have been used as trainers.
 
Iglow said:
Was that a Krupp rifle? My dad bought one mail order in the 60's and it had Krupp stamped on it. He put a side mount scope on it and squirrel hunted with it. It kinda looked like a K98.
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Not much info on them, but appear to be German military trainers.

https://www.rimfirecentral.com/threads/help-with-value.378136/?post_id=3308127#post-3308127

https://www.rimfirecentral.com/threads/german-22-trainer-id.1224089/?post_id=12327365#post-12327365

https://www.rimfirecentral.com/thre...gle-shot.771633/?post_id=7310137#post-7310137

https://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=289346
 
Iglow said:
Was that a Krupp rifle? My dad bought one mail order in the 60's and it had Krupp stamped on it. He put a side mount scope on it and squirrel hunted with it. It kinda looked like a K98.
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No mine is not a Krupp, the MAS 45 was made by the French right after WWII on Mauser machinery given to them by the allies…it is probably a very similar rifle…it does look like a miniature k98 action-wise but it is a full size rifle…
 
DaveTN said:
Don't be ridiculous, they don't let the Air Force have rifles.
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DaveTN said:
2004, Tikrit Iraq, USAF Airmen SF (Security Force) guard shot an American Army SF (Special Forces) soldier in the helmet. Soldiers were driving up to a security gate, in an American humvee. Thank God the kevlar helmet deflected the projectile away from the soldiers head...
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Still knocked him out cold with one hell of a concussion.

Really wished that airman didn't have access to a rifle...
 

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