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Anyone Familiar with the Weatherby MK XXII
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<blockquote data-quote="rpatowers" data-source="post: 1377332" data-attributes="member: 28902"><p>One of the most happy Christmases I had as a kid was the one when my dad gave me a Weatherby XXII! I must have been around 9 years old (I'm 62 now). Was a great gift from a father to a son.</p><p></p><p>I learned to shoot with that rifle. It was very accurate and no blue jays were safe when I was around. I hiked countless miles with the little Weatherby hanging from my shoulder. I have the clip-fed version, which came with 10 and 5-round clips. As previously stated, the rifle could be switched from semi-auto to single shot with the flick of a switch. </p><p></p><p>My dad bought me a weaver scope, but some years back it went bad and I replaced it with a Weatherby XXII 4-power scope, which Weatherby made for this rifle. The Weatherby scope looks great on the rifle, and it has intregral mounts that slide onto a slot milled in the top of the action. </p><p></p><p>My rifle is an early version that was made in Italy. The walnut stock is very nice, as one would expect from a Weatherby. The rifle is very accurate and it handles well. I refinshed the stock about 20 years ago and it still looks brand new. My dad had one of his own and I took it over when he passed away several years ago. I reciently bought a Weatherby XXII scope for it. Those scopes have not been manufactured for some time but one can find them on Ebay or Gunbroker. Now I have two Mark XXIIs .22 rifles in my safe and I am quite proud of them.</p><p></p><p>My advise: Buy it. You will not be sorry.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rpatowers, post: 1377332, member: 28902"] One of the most happy Christmases I had as a kid was the one when my dad gave me a Weatherby XXII! I must have been around 9 years old (I'm 62 now). Was a great gift from a father to a son. I learned to shoot with that rifle. It was very accurate and no blue jays were safe when I was around. I hiked countless miles with the little Weatherby hanging from my shoulder. I have the clip-fed version, which came with 10 and 5-round clips. As previously stated, the rifle could be switched from semi-auto to single shot with the flick of a switch. My dad bought me a weaver scope, but some years back it went bad and I replaced it with a Weatherby XXII 4-power scope, which Weatherby made for this rifle. The Weatherby scope looks great on the rifle, and it has intregral mounts that slide onto a slot milled in the top of the action. My rifle is an early version that was made in Italy. The walnut stock is very nice, as one would expect from a Weatherby. The rifle is very accurate and it handles well. I refinshed the stock about 20 years ago and it still looks brand new. My dad had one of his own and I took it over when he passed away several years ago. I reciently bought a Weatherby XXII scope for it. Those scopes have not been manufactured for some time but one can find them on Ebay or Gunbroker. Now I have two Mark XXIIs .22 rifles in my safe and I am quite proud of them. My advise: Buy it. You will not be sorry. [/QUOTE]
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