jennings 22 rifle?

blackgun

September 03, 2003 04:49

Anyone have any knowledge or experience with these little rifles? A friend has one to sell and I am a little leary of my grandkids shooting it if it is anything like the Jennings/Bryco pistols.Looks new,test fired a couple of times.What would it be worth?Thanks.

I like to keep a bottle of stimulant handy in case I see a snake, which I also keep handy..W.C.Fields

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  lrarmsx

  September 03, 2003 07:08

  When they were available back in the 1990's, they were very inexpensive. They were meant to be a child's starter rifle. They were half the cost of a Chipmunk rifle (or less). They were scaled specifically for a small child just like the Chipmunk, but weren't nearly as well made. They were a single shot bolt action. Their bolt designs were not smooth in their operation. Their stocks were light, but not very strong. They were dove tailed for a scope. They weren't plagued with the Jennings pistols curse of jamming, but that was because they were a single shot bolt action. You had to load them yourself, one at a time.
  
  They weren't very good when they were new, I can't imagine that they have gotten better with age. If it is more than $30-45, I'd pass. In fact, even it it is in that price range, I'd pass. I'll admit that a Chipmunk or a Cricket is more expensive (too expensive for what they are in my opinion), but they are much better built than the Jennings ever was. I child can have enough of a challenge learning to shoot, they don't need the challenge of battling the gun too. Marlin made a youth model also, they were well made. Additionally you can take almost any full sized rifle and have the stock cut to fit the younger shooters and ultimately have a much better gun than a Jennings and a lot less expensive gun than the other specifically made "youth" models out there.

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  Hangfire

  September 03, 2003 13:21

  Any Jennings is an insult to the firearms industry-Bob
  
  Gun control is a steady hand

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