Gerster Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Hello all, New member and first post. By way of intro, I enjoy a few shooting disciplines and shoot shotguns, rimfires, centre fires, air guns and when the weathers good I enjoy a bit of archery too. I’ve managed to introduce the missus into the joys of shooting - wasn’t that difficult as it happens, plenty of blingy guns out there to catch her eye and she’s now been fully licensed for the last 15 years or so. While my bank balance moans now and again, as she tends towards having an expensive taste, I have no regrets as it’s a pastime I enjoy sharing with her - except when she beats me at a round of clays. As we are all presently stuck at home no doubt all wondering when we can get out to shoot again, I’ve been wondering about what guns I would love to see available in a semi auto format that aren’t currently available. I mean of course rimfires, including military clones but not limited to them - anything really that would be your ideal fantasy rifle in either LR or WMR. Heres my list : 1) SLR/FN FAL - 22WMR 2) Bren Gun - 22WMR 3) Remington Model 8 - 22WMR 4) Swedish K smg - 22lr 5) Mas 49 - 22WMR what would your top 5 semi autos be or what one gun that you may never get to shoot for real would you like to see available in a RF ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown dog Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 A .22 SLR would hit the spot 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryh Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Without a doubt Re- issue of the Tippmann M2 please 😎, belt fed replica in 22rf mag, no real use but grin factor 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamBam Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Phased plasma rifle in a 40 watt range, but in.22lr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popsbengo Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 1 hour ago, brown dog said: A .22 SLR would hit the spot 👍 We had a .22LR Heckler & Koch modified SLR in basic training. Can't remember if they were still semi-automatic though?? I'll have one of those Tippmann M2 please (never seen that before) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryh Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 They also did a 22rf 1917 water cooled and 1919 air cooled 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerster Posted April 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Anyone ever do a Lewis gun in RF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballistol Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 2 hours ago, terryh said: They also did a 22rf 1917 water cooled and 1919 air cooled 😎 Blimey, I remember these from the Guns and Ammo annual for 1986. Did any ever make it to these shores? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSG Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 from memory the SLR kit came in a green box and contained a barrel insert, magazine and internals. Cannot remember how it worked but it was self loadingp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerster Posted April 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 In light of the suggestions provided....I may have been under ambitious in my list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown dog Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Well, this prompted me to have a .22 slr dig around - on the civvy net, someone once made these: Doesn't look that dissimilar to .22AR internals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ds1 Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 There is a bit of history to .22LR Gatling guns - one of the most impressive things gun wise that I have seen is a couple of full size original Gatling guns with accompanying 1/6 scale models of them in .22 LR all fully functional. The thing was back in the day of US railroads and salesmen it was a bit difficult to lug a full size Gatling gun around so salesmen had 1/6 models in .22LR as demo pieces. Superb craftsmanship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy W Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 This is the HK kit used in the 80's. They were being re-manufactured in the US a few years ago. I've made some enquiries, I fancy one for my straightpull. Will keep you posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy W Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 The barrel liner was place in the 7.62 barrel and the working parts swapped. It then worked on simple blowback in semi auto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerster Posted April 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Given the history of the FAL and it’s variants and the degree of respect it has earned over its service across the world - it does beg the question why Umarex or anyone else for that matter has not yet done a version. Anybody know why not? Licensing? Much as I would love to rekindle my own service memories of the SLR I would personally prefer a RF one, ideally in WMR, than the straight pull. It must be viable surely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20series Posted April 11, 2020 Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 On 4/9/2020 at 8:42 PM, brown dog said: Well, this prompted me to have a .22 slr dig around - on the civvy net, someone once made these: Doesn't look that dissimilar to .22AR internals. Imbel made a few hundred .22lr FN style rifles, we have two at our club.. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerster Posted April 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2020 Alan, if your club has two, any chance of them parting with one? Come on, share the love! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattnall Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 On 4/9/2020 at 1:46 PM, brown dog said: A .22 SLR would hit the spot 👍 One from the collection: Barrel is a bit shorter than the L1A1 and it currently has a machined top cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown dog Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Mattnall said: One from the collection: Barrel is a bit shorter than the L1A1 and it currently has a machined top cover. An Imbel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch_egg Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 On 4/9/2020 at 5:33 PM, Ballistol said: Blimey, I remember these from the Guns and Ammo annual for 1986. Did any ever make it to these shores? I have still got this issue, given to me by my godfather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattnall Posted April 12, 2020 Report Share Posted April 12, 2020 4 hours ago, brown dog said: An Imbel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20series Posted April 13, 2020 Report Share Posted April 13, 2020 On 4/11/2020 at 9:19 PM, Gerster said: Alan, if your club has two, any chance of them parting with one? Come on, share the love! Lol not club guns but members... I had a go with one and it was great fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerster Posted April 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2020 So if it fair to say that a rimfire SLR would be somewhere near the top of many of our lists then why isn’t someone making them? Bound to be more popular than some of the models so far release here. And if s/auto 22WMR are doable in an AR style platform, such as NWCP and now Guncraft do, why not one in SLR guise? Ive got a Hammerli Tac R1 and a Walther Uzi while the missus has a Sig 552. Swap all of them for a SLR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerster Posted April 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2020 Plenty wrong with the SA80 though. Keep thrashing a donkey hoping it will turn into a horse. Would have been better going with the Bushmaster M17 from the off...or go the Austrian route! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treetop Posted April 13, 2020 Report Share Posted April 13, 2020 I'd have a proper Tommy gun... M1A1 or the M1921 Not a mock up ruger 10/22 job, but the real thing in .22 a Bren would be cool though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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