Anyone else have a soft spot for old .22 rifles? Even finicky old semiautos?
I have an old H&R Leatherneck. My grandpa had one so when I found this one fairly cheap I had to have it. It doesn't like cheap ammo though, likes to jam up pretty regular. I've tried Fed Automatch and Thunderbolt and a couple others with minimal success. It does like Minimags! Gobbles them up without a hitch.
I finally bought a box of 1k Winchester M22 rounds the other day and tried out a few today- 30 rounds downrange without a problem. Looks like pretty good ammo for the old gun.
The other one I have is a Mossberg 151 semiauto. My grandpa had one of these too, in fact it was this one! It's a neat old rifle, love to shoot it, but it's also very picky about ammo. I found that it doesn't seem to like hollowpoints. I'll have to try the M22 rounds in it next time I'm out.