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Posted: 3/28/2026 9:14:01 PM EDT
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I bought them used at a pawn shop, both were Winchesters, I think both were 22 magnums. One was a lever action, but not a 9422 style, looked more of a traditional stock, tubular feed. The other was a semi auto, looked similar to the lever action, it too was tubular fed, the semi may have been standard 22. For some reason the model number 19X comes to mind. Or possibly 2XX |
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don't remember the exact model numbers but know they were 2?? model series, like 250, 255 etc on up. Winchester had pump, semiauto & levers in 22mag. My oldest bro's got a winchester 22mag jam-o-matic he got from a pawn shop back in early 80s. it's fairly accurate with any brand ammo if single loaded. |
| I believe in the mag the 290/5 was the semi auto . I know the pump gun was the 270/275. I can't remember the lever designation but it was very similar. The levers did not seem to show up much even back in the day. I had a 270 I bought from the BX at Holloman AFB in 1973 for 52 dollars. |
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The .22LR lever rifles were model 150 and 250, with the model 255 as the .22 mag. Model 270 was a pump .22 lr and model 275 as the magnum. Model 190 and 290 were semi auto .22LR. No magnum semi autos were made. So basically seven distinct models based on two common receivers. The magnum receivers had an added ‘V’ cut in the forward part of the ejection port for the longer cartridge. 100 series were the basic hardwood stock models, 200 series were upgraded with walnut, jeweled bolts, checkering. But there were variations throughout their production. Below is a model 270 pump with original Weaver scope, model 150 straight grip lever with steel sights (some later models had plastic sights and squared off levers ), and a model 190 semi missing the original scope. The 190 cost me $55 at K-mart in 1977. A summer of mowing lawns. 
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