Winchester 22 fully auto

[George Wood]

I have inherited a 1903 Winchester fully auto 22. Rounds for this rifle are not available (that I know of) and was wondering if it is worth anything. Not tactical but a nice rifle.

[Microgunner]

  1903 Winshester fully auto 22         

 

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[George Wood]

Meant to attach a photo. So here it is.

[techmike]

Maybe remove the word "fully" and this would be the ammo for it??

http://www.ammo-one.com/22WIN-AUTO.html

[George Wood]

Thanks TechMike. I remember that my father had a box or two of this ammo but over the years it has disappeared and I have not been able to find any. Too bad you can only get one carterage for this company. It is my understanding that around 1970 Winchester produced a specail run of this ammo but that too is long gone. Not sure how many of these rifles are still around but maybe someone will see a market and reissue.

[techmike]

Glad to help George. Another possibility is to reline the barrel. They can actually drill out the center of your barrel and insert a liner. Caliber changes are possible-perhaps turn it into a .22lr... Met a guy at the range that had a real old .22 rifle that didn't shoot well - he had it relined and it was a tack driver.

http://www.bosesofnebraska.com/rebarreling.html

Just one company that provides that kind of service.

TM

[asmurff]

George try e-mailing or writing American Rifleman they have a feature each month called I Have This Old Gun They always give the history and current values if they include it, plus they might give you an ammunition source.

[44terryberry]

Beautiful rifle!  Quite collectable, I`m sure.

[Microgunner]

Beautiful rifle. Very much like the Winchester mod 63.