Category: Rimfire

  • Cooey Model 39

    Cooey Model 39

    The Cooey 39 is a bolt-action, single shot 22 made in Canada. It can fire 22LR, 22 long, or 22 short. There is a manual cocking piece on the back of the bolt. These rifles currently go for around $100-200 on the used market depending on condition. At 4.3lbs, these were considered a youth rifle.…

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  • Heritage Rough Rider Rancher Carbine Review

    Heritage Rough Rider Rancher Carbine Review

    The Heritage Arms Rough Rider Carbine is a rimfire, revolver rifle. It comes in 22LR and is an odd little fellow. I picked this one up from Cabela’s/Bass Pro cause it was on sale and because, of my 500 reviews written so far, I haven’t reviewed any revolver rifles before. Specifications: I’ve got the slightly…

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  • Diana R22 Review

    Diana R22 Review

    I . . .like this rifle for the price. I got it for $280-ish from Bullseye North. The stock feels very solid, mags feed easily, bolt throw is nice and low so there’s lots of room for a low mounted scope, and reliability has been great. Cons:

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  • Shooting a Mapleseed

    I recently had the chance to attend 2 full Mapleseed events and wanted to write a bit about what I saw. Compared to some of the other shooting clinics or courses I’ve been to, Mapleseed was: Inexpensive. For a full day of training, it was a fraction of what I’ve paid for other shooting courses.…

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  • Norinco Olympia Review

    Norinco Olympia Review

    The Norinco TT-Olympia is a clone of the 1936 Walther Olympia in the Jaeger (hunter) trim. It’s a semi automatic, shrouded hammer, 22LR made in China. I bought one because it was $200 and there’s a handgun ban coming in Canada. Usability Usability is not great compared with newer handguns. It’s only made for right…

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