Octagon barreled bolt action?

[Mk42gunner]

This question has been bouncing around in my head for a year or two: Did anyone ever make an octagon barreled bolt action .22? Single shot or repeater, doesn't really matter, I just got curious.

I know there were a bunch of pumps and other styles of single shots made with both round and octagon barrels, but I cannot remember ever seeing a bolt action with octagon barrel. Never seen mention of one on the internet either.

Seems like it would be simple to do, a single shot .22 is a pretty basic machine after all.

I went so far as pricing an octagon barrel from Green Mountain. That put the kibosh on the project really fast, prices have gone up in the last few years.

Robert

[Winger Ed.]

Browning has made a few Grade V bolt guns in the past with octagon barrels.
A few in the A bolt series, and some other bolt action center fire. I forgot which one.

If you can find one- Yeah the price is higher than giraffe lips.

[Moleman-]

If you have access to a mill, a cheap GMB "gunsmith" or turned blank can easily be milled octagon. Milled this 375 barrel last week for a Mossberg M72. Little bit of draw filing and abrasive tape and you have a nice looking barrel.

[Nobade]

I believe Husqvarna made 22LR bolt action rifles with octagonal barrels.

[BB57]

Green Mountain sells an octagon barrel for the 77/22.

[Fitz]

Henry Golden Boy 22 has a octagon barrel , lever action

[Mk42gunner]

Didn't know about the Browning's. I bet none of them are being shot regularly, if at all.

I did think about buying a small mill and creating one myself, but I have too many projects in the line right now.

I find it somewhat embarrassing about the Husqvarna's; I have one of their octagon barreled .25-20's, and now I remember seeing the .22 version when I was researching it. Maybe that is where the idea came from.

My thoughts were that a manually cocked single shot is not complicated, especially if you already have a bolt. Maybe one of these decades. It won't be soon. But a tapered octagon .22 would look so neat...

Robert

[Gewehr-Guy]

Look at Simpson Ltd. and I'll bet you can find a nice little Husqvarna single shot for sale. I bought a Husky model 55 from them, very petite rifle like an 02 Win but with more class. There is a model 165 ? that is a bit larger in proportion that can have a round or octagon barrel. I think they are a very handsome little rifle, and I need to get one for my Husqvarna collection.