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12-14-2023, 06:34 PM
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.22 Hornet Conundrum - need help
Hello friends,
I'm facing a conundrum. I have the opportunity to purchase a beautiful 1st generation Browning A-Bolt Medallion in .22Hornet.
The problem is, the magazine is missing.
Where on this earth would I find a magazine?
I've done quite a bit of online searching - but have come only met dead ends.
How sad, that such a beautiful rifle is now [for all intents and purposes] useless because of the unavailability of a simple box-magazine.
Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
Rod
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12-14-2023, 06:49 PM
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get a part number before you call them
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12-14-2023, 07:45 PM
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If you can get it cheap but it.
I bought a Brno ZKW 465 cheap and shot it for years as a single shot until I found a clip.
I made a block to fit the mag hole so I could drop a cartridge in.
Eventually you will find a clip.
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12-14-2023, 08:04 PM
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That is going to be a tough one to find, discontinued, and it never was common. It is unfortunate that people don't store the magazines in the firearms.
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12-14-2023, 08:52 PM
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12-14-2023, 09:14 PM
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That rifle I'm looking at is exactly like that!
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12-14-2023, 09:35 PM
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Honest question. Would 3D printing be a viable option? Maybe not for a complete, but certain portions?
OP, I happen to have the same rifle. I have three mags. Two functional and one is not. A piece of the internals snapped. Tried repairing with epoxy. It held for a few years but let go again and I have not attempted to repair again. If we could figure out a way to produce this component of the magazine, I could probably help you out and sell you a magazine. My only condition would be, that if you ever choose to sell that rifle, I get first crack at purchase. They are absolute gems. It’s a sin to have it sit in its current state as such. I’ve been looking for mags for these at every show and store visited for at least a decade and have yet to see, or hear of one.
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12-14-2023, 09:49 PM
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And they want a fortune. That be an expensive gun by the time a guy could get it to Lloyd. Thanks for sleuthing that one out!
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12-15-2023, 06:50 PM
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For that price, I would just buy an Anschutz in 22Hornet. My 1730HB was a solid 1/2moa for 5 shots rifle. Corlanes has a very nice Anschutz 22Hornet on consignment.
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Last edited by elkhunter11; 12-15-2023 at 07:12 PM.
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12-23-2023, 08:04 AM
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Did you buy it yet?
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12-23-2023, 10:50 AM
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You bet
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Did you buy it yet?
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You bet!
Now it needs some glass.
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12-23-2023, 10:51 AM
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What a beauty
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12-23-2023, 11:59 AM
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Need a warning that viewers may be "blinded by the light" when they look at those pics.
What a beauty!
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01-05-2024, 10:04 PM
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You bet!
Now it needs some glass.
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Beauty rifle Sir. Congrats!
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12-23-2023, 12:46 PM
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Ah man glad to hear you grabbed it. So what if it's a single shot for a while! What a beauty!
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01-04-2024, 11:02 PM
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Update
So, here's a weird development.
I found a magazine in a gun-shop in Georgia. I phoned the gun shop, but they would not sell the mag to me because of not wanting to ship/mail it to Canada. So, I contacted Prophet River's US import contact in the US [they are awesome by the way], but the gun shop wouldn't sell the mag to them either, even though Prophet River is positioned and set up for exactly this kind of situation. Anyone have any idea why the gun shop would refuse a sale like this? It seems both odd and stupid. 
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01-05-2024, 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Artist
So, here's a weird development.
I found a magazine in a gun-shop in Georgia. I phoned the gun shop, but they would not sell the mag to me because of not wanting to ship/mail it to Canada. So, I contacted Prophet River's US import contact in the US [they are awesome by the way], but the gun shop wouldn't sell the mag to them either, even though Prophet River is positioned and set up for exactly this kind of situation. Anyone have any idea why the gun shop would refuse a sale like this? It seems both odd and stupid. |
Why, because they are unsure of the legalities and are unwilling to go through the work to figure it out for a small sale.
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01-05-2024, 05:33 PM
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Why, because they are unsure of the legalities and are unwilling to go through the work to figure it out for a small sale.
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Yea - that makes sense I suppose.
Definitely ironic though. A little shop can't send a little clip to an insignificant gopher-shooter in Canada, but the big boys can send missle-launchers half-way around the world to farmers fighting a war. 
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01-05-2024, 10:10 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Artist
So, here's a weird development.
I found a magazine in a gun-shop in Georgia. I phoned the gun shop, but they would not sell the mag to me because of not wanting to ship/mail it to Canada. So, I contacted Prophet River's US import contact in the US [they are awesome by the way], but the gun shop wouldn't sell the mag to them either, even though Prophet River is positioned and set up for exactly this kind of situation. Anyone have any idea why the gun shop would refuse a sale like this? It seems both odd and stupid. |
Do you know any US residents that can purchase the magazine for you , and then send it to Prophet Rivers importer?
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01-05-2024, 11:43 PM
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Do you know any US residents that can purchase the magazine for you , and then send it to Prophet Rivers importer?
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Yes - looking into that option now.
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01-08-2024, 01:59 AM
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Shops in the US are worried about the legalities of straw purchases. Gun laws in Canada and the US make no sense some times.
I could use a magazine as well. I have a Browning 22 hornet both in right hand and left hand.
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