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iver johnson .22 carbine

staind460
Does anyone here have any experience with the Iver Johnson .22 carbine? Is it a decent shooter?
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  • staind460
    anyone know anything about these?

    i have seen them on gunbroker ond other web sites and think that it would be fun to own one.

    some of them are more expensive than others though, don't know why (other than condition)

    how accurate are they (it would be used for fun shooting, a lttle target and varmint work), are the parts easy to find, can ya throw a scope on them easy?
    basicaly are they worth the 175 - 400 that i have seen them adverised for
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  • He Dog
    bgoforth is the IJ guy around here. He will be along.
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  • NOTPOSTAL
    I bought one at Wal-Mart many years ago, I gave $109.00 for it. I added a surplus sling and oiler to complete the look. I never shot it off a bench to test the accuracy but it was plenty good for plinking. My dad pestered me about that gun so much I finally gave it to him for Christmas. I may be mistaken but I seem to remember the receiver having a groove for scope mounting. They are definitely a fun shooter.
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  • b.goforth
    iver johnson imported this 22 carbine between 1985 and 1988. they are a fun gun to shoot and are accurate enough for informal target shooting. some came with a 10 shot clip bet most seemed to have a 15 round clip. in the past clips have been hard to find since erma werkes is out of business, erma is the actual manufacturer. i believe numrich arms now advertized they have clips now. they do have a scope rail built into the recieve but if you remove the rear sight to mount a scope so not lose it replacements are impossible to find. i have been shooting mine since 1985, it is one of the few iver johnsons in my collection i shoot on a regular basis. the going price on the auction side seems to be about $200/250. there was also a 22 magnum version that was gas operated these are rare and hard to find and will usually bring about $100/150 more than the long rifle version.
    bill
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  • haroldchrismeyer
    I bought mine from a guy that didn't know what he had, and I didn't either until recently. I think I paid $50 for it, but like a lot of them it is missing the rear sight. It is at least as accurate as a 10/22 Ruger, and the trigger is much better. Value now is higher I think because people that have the 30 carbines like to have the 22 carbine to go with it.
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  • staind460
    thanks forthe info guys
    i think that as soon as i find one i am going to pick it up. there are a few on gunbroker but i am a lil nervouse about buying a firearm online
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  • Shansei45
    Is your gun similar to the Erma model EM1 pictured below? I paid on the high end for mine due to beautiful condition and original instruction sheet, also in great shape. And, it's a must if you own one of these. It's a real fun gun.

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    "Those who dance are considered insane by those who can't hear the music." George Carlin
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  • haroldchrismeyer
    I wish the stock on mine looked like that from the factory. The one I have had the stock that was so dark it looked like it was painted brown. I know I ruined the collector value, but I stripped mine down, and restained and finished it to match the Iver Johnson 30 carbine that a guy at work sold me. I did get lucky on my Iver Johnsons, the 22 was $50, and came with 2000 rounds of 22 long rifle, and the 30 carbine was $200, came with 5 extra clips, 200 rounds of ammo. I didn't get the rear sight for the 22 though, and can't find one.
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