.22 WRF

I've got an old rifle that uses .22 WRF (not WMR). The Baroness really enjoyed shooting it. This is a really difficult size of ammo to find.

Any links or sources on where to find some more?

Looks like CCI makes rounds. Find a place that sells/ orders them and ask.

http://www.cci-ammunition.com/products/detail.aspx?use=3&loadNo=0069

Good bit of info here.

Wow, that's a hard one to find. This site looks like they have it in stock.

http://www.milehighshooting.com/cci-0069-speer-22-wrf-50-box/

As pointed out cci makes it. But if your going to be shooting more often it may be worth buying a newer .22 just for convience.

WRF has been almost impossible to find for a long time because the industry was so busy trying to catch up on the backlog of 22 LR orders. I expect they'll try to catch up with 22 WMR next. Things may improve given the election but it'll take them some time before they make a production run of WRF.

dropstep wrote: As pointed out cci makes it. But if your going to be shooting more often it may be worth buying a newer .22 just for convience.

This, WRF has been more or less obsolete since WW2, you're lucky CCI and Winchester still load it.

If you REALLY like the gun the barrel could probably be relined and any feeding mechanisms modified to shoot .22LR. Or depending on the rifle it might be strong enough to just recut the chamber for the longer WMR.

BrokenYugo wrote: If you REALLY like the gun the barrel could probably be relined and any feeding mechanisms modified to shoot .22LR. Or depending on the rifle it might be strong enough to just recut the chamber for the longer WMR.

I've got another rifle which I prefer that is chambered for .22 WMR. The Baroness just likes the ergonomics and feel of this particular rifle. We hardly ever go out shooting.

These are both old farm guns of my grandfather's. So they have some sentimental value too. Don't know what it would take or how much it would cost to have the barrel recut.

In that case I'd just keep an eye out for WRF and stockpile it.

Just leave it as it is and enjoy it. I love the kooky and old guns.

He also had a civil war era breach loading .45-70 (I think a Springfield, but maybe an Enfield). My dad is holding on to that one. It's my favorite gun that I've ever shot, but dang is ammo expensive.

I'm kind of a purist. Don't mess with the barrel. It's only original once. Have Mrs Barron try out different .22 long rifles. There will be one that suits her.

One weird thing about this, is that it's actually a pump-action rifle. Don't see many .22 rifles like that. I don't know if that's part of the appeal for her, or if it's just that the size of the frame is right for her.

Given the size of this, I'm guessing it was likely a saddle rifle my grandfather would have carried when he was a kid growing up on the farms in Washington. He probably took this gun to school.

That wouldn't happen to be John Browning's Winchester 1890, would it? You can't fault anybody for liking a Browning design. Pump 22s aren't terribly uncommon, I think a couple are still in production, Rossi and Taurus made a clone of the Winchester model 62 (more or less the same as a 1890) in .22LR for a long time.

BrokenYugo wrote: That wouldn't happen to be John Browning's Winchester 1890, would it?

Yup. That appears to be what this is. Winchester manufactured MOD. 90-22 W.R.F.

First patent date listed on the barrel is 88. Last patent date is 1911.

In reply to Beer Baron:

Trapdoor Springfield in 45-70 is a post civil war gun.

Find her a rossi pump 22. Typically sub $200 and a hoot to shoot in 22lr. Rossi pump

Good luck with the ammo. This has me wanting a .22 pump as well as a .22 lever. Actually, my .22 wish list goes lever, AR-7/Henry Survival, pump, and lastly bolt.

84FSP wrote: Find her a rossi pump 22. Typically sub $200 and a hoot to shoot in 22lr. Rossi pump

Oh nifty. That looks like darn near a clone of this gun, only chambered for ammo that you can actually find!

Look for Remington's Model 12 .22 or their Fieldmaster 572 pump.