H&R Reising model 65
Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2020 1:59 pm
Seems to be early post war commercial model 65 in blue, still wearing military contract stock and front sight, not yet marked " The General" . According to the last owner it was a safe queen since being bought in the 1940's. Contact scratches on the stock, looks to be 99% or better bluing, no sign inside the action that it's even fired a round. Original magazine with the spare, heavy bull barrel meant to mimic the weight of the M1 service rifle for the USMC who used these in parkerized finish for training rifles during WW2. Apparently H&R had permission to use the design as a commercial sporter after the government contracts were filled. The only .22 I have heavier than this one is the Australian trainer built off the No1 MKIII action with similar weight bull barrel.
