firearms international 22 rifle

randyhudson

May 02, 2005 18:49

I have a 22 rifle manufactured by firearms international corp. This gun has no wood, it has an all metal frame. It has two trigger mechanisms. There is a trigger in front of the firing trigger that is used to rotate the barrel of the gun to load it. After loading and rotating the barrel back into position, the gun is self cocked. Any information on this gun would be appreciated.

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  hslaterpryce

  May 03, 2005 06:08

  I haven't seen one of these by FI, but I do recall one made, or marketed by, "Garcia" (same people that make fishing tackle) in the 70's. It had an unusual black finish on the frame and barrel, almost like a baked flakey enamel. If I recall the frame was an aluminum casting. The barrel had another tubular stiffner or stabilizer below it and it assisted in the lock up. They were marked as "survival guns" before the Charter Arms AR-7 surfacced on the market. Don't know if this helps any, but it is all I can remember.

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  rufe-snow

  May 03, 2005 09:20

  The rifle you have, was sold under the name "Bronco" by F.I.. Don't know if Garcia also used that name, after F.I. went out of business. They had a painted "crackle" finish. The most common is the 22 rifle such as yours.
  
  They also made a model with two barrels, 410 shotgun and 22 LR. This is not as common as single shot 22.
  
  They date to the 1970's, and were sold quite inexpensively when they were on the market.
  
  We have a number of questions regarding them, here on GB in the past. Some of the respondents are quite knowledgeable about them and consider the ones in original excellent condition quite collectable, especially the two barrel model, ( 410 & 22 ).
  
  

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  kidsgun

  May 04, 2005 05:12

  Listed as the Bauer "Rabbit" in the Blue Book.

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