Model 1890 Winchester .22 ~ The Gallery Gun

[@donnieking7703]

In the great depression my great grandfather lived in McDowell W.V. he had a garden to feed his family, one day the neighbors came over and asked him if he would give them some food out of his garden, of course he did and for payment the man handed him this model rifle. Ever since that rifle is handed down to oldest son to oldest son in my family. It has trained 4 generations of hunters in the King family.

[@chapmanscreekrevival]

I have a 1890 made in 1919 chambered in 22lr. For being 102 years old it still brings a smile to my face every time I shoot it.

[@zackzittel7683]

I’ve got one too, and a quick vid on my channel

[@sean6077]

This man is full of SO much information and history. I could listen to him teach all day.

[@gunwrites6222]

GunBlue490's videos are my bedtime stories!

[@martinvanpamelen7435]

We still had 22.short shooting galleries at our fall fair up here in Canada! about 20 years ago was the last time i saw one!

[@lavida57]

Good fun that kids today will never know. Thanks for the memories

[@gunwrites6222]

That's "progress"? And we all know the opposite of progress is Congress!

[@5Dworld]

I have shot .22 gallery guns at carnivals. And I was born in 77 here in Sweden. I think the last time I remember shooting one was as late as the early 90ies.

[@joshuagibson2520]

The straight wrist on that rifle just screams John Browning. God love him.

[@64samsky]

I got a Cooey, 22 rifle for Christmas when I was 10. We lived in a row house in Baltimore that was 52 feet long and 13 feet wide. We would shoot 22 shorts with a good back up that would absorb the shots. I miss my dad so much!

[@chrissharpe2964]

I have one, the squirrels I've got with it omg! Had it since i was 10, heavy but fun, 48 yrs old now, it still nails em to the tree.

[@Robnord1]

Also growing up in the 50s and 60s, we always were drawn to the shooting galleries at the fairs. My father was one of the few who could actually win prizes, because he grew up in the depression years, and hunting small game for the family was his main 'job' as a young man. Thanks for yet another informative video sir.

[@markjordan4017]

8⁸⁶U

[@RobertWilliams-ox4hz]

I have one my grandfather gave me. Awesome little pinker.

[@PilotMcbride]

Had the pleasure of partially restoring on those last year, returning it to firing condition. Didn’t need much work, had been owned by a respectful person but forgotten when he passed and laid where it was for a few years. Shot beautifully. Thanks for the memories.

[@diannemullanaphy2313]

My husband has one that has been in his family. If shoot nice. Has the metal butt and octagon barrel. I don’t know much about it. Taking it today to gunsmith just to get info.

[@PilotMcbride]

Congratulations. I loved restoring it and testing it at the range, very accurate. Please don' let him lowball you on value, and please keep it in the family if at all possible. Rifles from that era, even if it is a later build are really worth a lot. I'd love one for my collection, but the one I restored was staying in the family. Possibly restored is the wrong word to use, strip-cleaned, polished, checked over, fondled, test fired. It went home with its patina, smooth, loved and working like factory. For mine Dianne, you are very, very lucky, if at all possible please keep it in the family, it is a brilliant rifle to teach youngsters about firearms and to respect them in every way. Thank you for your comment, and good luck my friend.

[@elifoust7664]

The days of the Shotgun rack in the old pickup, best times.

[@dominicohea5624]

I love those old American guns. Great history. The. 22 is king.

[@empireoflizards]

That's awesome. I've had a lingering fascination with 22 short. Quite a piece of history indeed.

[@johnw8007]

The Model 62 is the first gun I ever fired back in the 60's. Later, my dad gave it to me and I still have it and enjoy shooting it. Thank you for the video, sir.

[@joefw2446]

Love it... My dad had a Model 62A... Thanks!

[@shebear4715]

“Or she.” I too remember the shooting galleries from my childhood. Oh, how I despised those chains that tethered the barrel. Such memories, shooting with my Dad. Thank you.

[@billrennolds7947]

Love the old days!!!

[@retiredtofishwildbill4304]

Thank you, for showing us a piece of history . I can remember those shooting galleries, they always got my money.

[@leonardjanda6181]

Always a pleasure watching your videos, the rifle is a classic , such as the gentleman shooting it 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🎄🇺🇸

[@scottcrowder7035]

Your videos are great. Please keep them coming.

[@nmelkhunter1]

Yes sir.

[@Kindjester79]

Lol I have my grandpas 1906 with me, I love that thing and ofc my grandpa too

[@christopherbishop4927]

What a beautiful Gallery gun Sir

[@CameraNut1000]

Thanks. That is one gorgeous Model 90. Not enough people talk about these old 22s. Fun to shoot and work on.

[@larryashmore489]

Sir, you’re a natural at this video thing and cover all the bases of your subject.

[@tigerpisces5506]

My favorite carnival gallery gun win I was a kid in 1950-1960 until I bought my own 22 pistols. We used to do shoot outs at high noon with our Daisy BB guns.

[@keiththomas3141]

That's a great gun - a classic. I love that gun. Nobody could duplicate it. Plinked with that gun growing up.

[@nickmcwilliams685]

I've always wanted one of those.

[@stephenhair5501]

I really miss the old Shooting Gallery of my youth. I can still smell that sweet smell of fired cartridges. It was a beautiful thing. A friend of mine found an old style shooting gallery targets in an abandoned home site from many years ago. Thanks for sharing! God Bless and hope you and yours and Benny are well.

[@aarondalton2223]

Congratulations on your ownership of a beautiful rifle Sir. Very soothing to watch.

[@kevininny2625]

Another comforting lesson from Mr. Blue Thank You 🙏

[@shootumup100]

I used a model 62 very similar to this one even had the take down nut on it like this one , it shot short, long and long rifle but the length of barrel was much shorter very fun gun to learn on with.

[@seapimpnh.9307]

Thank you sir for another great video and trip back in time to a better time and place.

[@thomaswlawrence]

Great memories of the shooting galleries at the County Fair...! Made my day...! Thanks for the info...!

[@geico1975]

Sweet! You talk about any guns you want most of us are the better because of it:) Merry Christmas and Happy New Year's, hope you're doing great.

[@pauldiaco3817]

I learned to shoot on one of these over 50 years ago. it's in my safe to this day.

[@glenngordon2792]

Enjoyed your video. Still have the 62A I grew up with. Those rifles handle beautifully and are wonderful to shoot.

[@walterdanielswalter.r.dani7628]

Revere Beach! As a kid I probably shot at the same gallery GunBlue. I grew up right next door to Revere in Saugus. Bill Ash's pizza anyone? Later, during the late 60's and early 70's i worked on an MDC beach cleaning crew summers. Brought back a lot of memories GunBlue. Thanks

[@MarkHansen1990]

I own one of these it is a model 1892 in 22 wmr with case harden finish and octagonal barrel. Beautiful rifle. The gun shop near me offered me $3000 for it but... it's my great grandfather's rifle and I'm giving it to my son 😉 I did manage to buy 500 rounds of 22 wmr ment for the rifle too before the ammo apocalypse part 2.

[@JohnHAdams-rt4qb]

Have two. Love them.

[@straightpipec6099]

Very nice. Hard to beat an old Winchester.

[@mitchellcox1912]

Thx for sharing the stories. That's a beautiful rifle. Thanks for serving our country.

[@learning2a2day98]

called Mike Hasham at his shop to ask if he had any of his inventory online, he does not. I am not at all disappointed with that. mike seems very nice and welcoming. Mike said when I asked about anything being online, "I have a real store" which I really like that he said that and has made me decide to take the ride to check out his store. Thank you for the video, great topic and example of the Model 90.

[@chrismills4213]

Oh my what memories... you sir are the shooters gentleman. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge of the shooting sports with us. God bless.👍

[@rickyhipsher2896]

My 83 year old father just passed away. Vietnam vet from 1963-67. I inherited a large gun collection from him. And one of those was in his collection. The serial number is 606607 which according to the info was produced in 1918. Very neat rifle.

[@mattmills5145]

Probably the most fun gun ever invented. Thanks for the great review.

[@JayGuitars1]

Another great video! Thanks and g’day from Australia!

[@dereklea1183]

I have a Winchester model 62 that is identical to this gallery rifle except it has a round barrel. My paternal grandfather bought it in 1935, he used it to hunt squirrels, rabbits, ‘possums and raccoon. My father, as well as my uncles, used the rifle as they were growing up. I’m 56 years old and my grandfather gave it to me when I was 15. I’m left handed and this rifle was just what I needed as it was essentially ambidextrous. The wood stock was hand carved, etc., by my grandfather and replaced because the stock had been broken many years past. The tubular magazine was also made by my grandfather, he was a machinist and part time gunsmith, after it was lost on a hunt. Rossi obtained the rights to it, I believe, and produced a rifle like it. I was able to obtain a Rossi version from an estate sale and it’s my go to small game rifle as I’ve retired the one I inherited.

[@zackzittel7683]

I’ve got an 1890 and a 62….. they’re similar but not identical. The 62 can handle .22lr, short and long. The 1890 is chamber specific either short, long, or long rifle. And the furniture is different

[@dabsafe]

I inherited one of these little beauties from my dad. We used to shoot shirt buttons suspended from a thread with it. Deadly accurate considering the technology of the day. Mine was made in 1903. .22 shorts were cheap to buy and a riot to shoot.

[@westpoint6256]

I too remember going to Rivera Beach with Dad back in the early 1960's, however my best memories where of clams and fries! Started shooting at Pinellas County , Fla at the state fair with the gallery gun.

[@Alfenium]

That gallery gun is a cute. CUTE!!

[@mcbridecreek]

When I was a boy in the 1960’s, my father had a Winchester 62a and he would shoot bottles at the dump which I tossed in the air! He was a great shot. The 62 is a sweet heart to shoot!

[@mus1970]

Nice video, thank you for sharing, as always. Great to see you reached 100,000 subscribers!

[@attilaa2065]

Great history lesson, always enjoy your videos. Thank you

[@leeadams5941]

Remember shooting at gallery's when I was a kid...lots of fun and remember shooting my friends grandfathers pump action at squirrels in his back yard

[@larrrs3]

Loved going to the county fair every year and shooting at the Ducks trying to knock everyone down and if you get hit the bullseye 10 times in a row you want a Kewpie doll. The sixties were a lot of fun being a kid

[@dowdawg]

Congratulations sir you do such professional quality videos!!!!

[@7mm-08]

A man among men! Thanks for your continued content!!

[@paulsimmons5726]

I remember shooting one of these at the county fair when I was a teenager. Wow, this video brought back some memories! A classic rifle from a more refined time! Your rifle is a beauty, great video!

[@WiltshireMan]

a beautiful firearm

[@wheels845]

What a great gun and wonderful memories. My, how the times have changed. God bless!

[@michaelspreckelson8270]

I have a model 62A and a model 61. Love both of them. Thanks for the great info on the 1890.

[@tonysid3563]

Thanks for the trip down memory lane! Makes one wonder what the heck happened with this country and our society.

[@stoneblue1795]

One only needs to look to the left.

[@tomtruesdale6901]

Have one just like that one. Marked for 22 short only. That is a beautiful example of the rifle you have there.

[@JF-xq6fr]

Nice. I used to shoot one in .22 Long... Held back the trigger while pumped - Not accurate but sure was fun. Shooting in the basement... Ayep here.

[@joesmoke9624]

I love this gun. I recall around 60 years back firing a gun like this at the fairground, rifle range, and I paid for 2 shots. The first shot knocked the bullseye out, and after I fired the second shot I thought I’d missed the target altogether; until the guy in charge said my second shot had gone though the same hole has the first. Wow! I thought, especially being just a lad back then. I so wish I had a gun like this now. But, darn firearms licence is needed here. Thanks for the memory 👍

[@cjr4286]

As a younger viewer, it's very interesting for me to see people in the comments reminiscing about how much fun they had shooting these guns at carnivals and fairs. To many people my age, carnivals/fairs/stadiums/large crowds = no guns allowed (you will be disarmed by security with metal detectors prior to entry), so we avoid going to those places altogether instead of giving up our right to concealed carry. Being a responsible and self-reliant individual today sadly requires one to give up on enjoying various American pasttimes, lest he or she be disarmed. In the past, guns were one of the main attractions at carnivals and fairs. Today, guns are usually prohibited there. To the older generations, carnivals and fairs represented an opportunity to have fun with guns. To my generation, carnivals and fairs represent an authoritarian "bubble" inside which all the "sheeple" are expected to be glad that they have been wanded, had their bags searched, and disarmed in the vain hope that it makes them safer. Our society overall has forsaken its value of liberty and replaced it with the idol of "safety." We are willing to do anything to be safe - not just from violence, but even a virus now - but seldom do anything to be free. My consolation is that rather than watch my country degrade and destroy itself over the course of my life, as is the experience of the older generations now, I am blessed to be able to spend my life fixing my country so that in my own sunset years, I'll get to watch my own children and grandchildren grow up in society that thinks nothing of them shooting gallery guns at the fair. :)

[@mat7883]

We still have shooting gallery's in our carnival/shows here in Australia. Most are air life's shooting little tin ducks on a conveyor belt that pop down when hit. The prize is cheaper than the cost to enter ;). $10 for 5 shots last time I went. All the Carney's would ramp the rear sight and knock the windage off making it a game of aiming off to hit the target. Lol I hope they don't disappear here.

[@b_shady_22]

Absolutely grand ! Always a good time when ur reviewing.. Thanks again for all u do !

[@5695q]

In the early 70's my family would go on vacation and we would visit friends as we traveled across country. We always stopped in new Mexico to visit with some friends who had lived nearby in the 50's and the man had one of these, he worked for an irrigation company and I would ride with him as he went around cutting water in and out of fields, that rifle seemed to always be in the truck with a box or two of shorts. When we would find a ditch with an overabundance of frogs the rifle came out with a box of bullets, needless to say after we left there were a few less frogs. I always have wanted to get one for my own but can't afford the mortgage right now. And yes I grew up when you could go to a carnival or fair and the gunfire you heard was at the gallery.

[@duckman5269]

It’s a joy to watch your videos 😉👍 keep them coming

[@billyrstewart3279]

My son and I both have a Henry youth lever 22 cal rifle. We shoot cci quiets in them. They are fun to shoot especially for a kid. Who’s just stating to learn gun safety and shooting. U have a great old gun. Thanks for making the video.

[@Ashepnasty]

My older brother has that exact gun!!! still work's like well oiled machine! i got a newer model and if you can get your hand's on one, you will never have a better 22 rifle!!!

[@petepower4217]

So glad you are making the effort to share your knowledge. It is very much appreciated. When I am curious about a particular rifle, or pistol, or hunting philosophy I always check out your videos first as I know I'm going to get the kind of information that can be relied upon. History, mechanical know-how, and practicality all wrapped up in a pleasant and friendly manner. We can all tell that the ease with which you make these videos comes from a deep well of experience. Thanks again, sir! There's just something about a pump action .22. Grandad had a Win Model 61 that we learned to shoot with. My favorite rifle of all time, so well made, so aesthetically pleasing. I'd sure love to get one again but they have become so expensive. Wish Winchester would bring it back. I'm sure it'd be expensive if they tried to match the quality of those old rifles but, boy howdy!

[@AbbieOates]

Real shooting galleries should make a comeback!

[@CrimeVid]

Good grief I remember those galleries and those guns, I first shot one at the fairground at Bertram Mills circus at the London Olympia, I was eight and can’t swear to the rifle model number ! I do remember that the pump actions were Winchester and the semi’s were Remingtons, and I think the Remingtons loaded from a tube in the butt. Who remembers the ball on the water jet targets ?

[@CANNONusmc]

I grew up in Revere, Pointpines Area right near the General Edwards bridge(we jump off of it at high tide in the summer) Spinning Revere & Lynn back in the late eighties and nineties in 2000 I moved, One thing I do miss is Kelly's roast beef.

[@buffalosoutdoors]

Another very well presented video. Thank you and thank you too Mike. Congratulations also on the channel growth. You deserve it.

[@johnlacey5068]

My grandfather bought one of these in .22 WRF brand new. He said he paid $9.00 for it, which was a lot of money back then. He was born in 1880. I have no idea when he bought it but he indicated he was a young man. He also said the shells were very expensive, like $ 3 or $4 a box. No plinking in those days. My mother ended up with it and she killed many a rattlesnake with it. All of us boys hunted with it occasionally in the 1950's and 60's. A WRF is most like a .22 magnum but not quite as powerful. Great little rifle. They sure don't make 'em like this anymore.

[@geraldamos292]

I used an old one as a kid to hunt with...recently purchased one in fair shape..td model 22 short

[@ricashbringer9866]

Very nice video. I know Henry makes a modern pump rimfire as a tribute to those earlier gallery guns.

[@R32R38]

$600, ouch.

[@mikek8089]

Check out Gunbroker, and search "Rossi model 62". These are nice .22's as well. I have 2 of them, and both shoot very well. Plus they're all steel and wood! Hard to find a .22 nowadays that's built like these guns are.

[@jjlittle81]

I have that rifle that was my grandmothers snake gun. She shot a lot of rattlesnakes on the farm in west texas. I only use it for plinking and having fun. It still shoots as straight as it ever did. Heavy octagon barrel is very cool.

[@timberdrifter8225]

i saw one of those rifles hanging above the fireplace at a distant uncles home. i asked him about it and he told me his father had bought it from a neighbor who was moving away. he said it never worked. wouldn't chamber a long rifle round so there it hung on the wall all those years. i took it out to my car, checked to make sure the barrel was clear and loaded it up with .22 shorts i had in the trunk. we ended up shooting the whole box of shorts. big smiles all around. first time that gun had been fired in 60+ years. in all that time nobody thought to try shorts.

[@kevindrone]

Good for you for reaching 100k subs. I imagine you'll well surpass it. Always a pleasure.

[@Russell-1]

Speaking as a sportsman from across the pond - I do find US made rifles from the ‘golden years’ very appealing. There’s such a huge amount of integrity to their quality of manufacture. The last gallery range I can recall seeing in the U.K. was at Knutsford Carnival in the late 1960’s (although I believe they carried on much longer). I can’t remember if my father had a go but I picked up some discarded.22 Short cases from the ground. I was 6 perhaps 7 years old at the time. Thanks for producing this video.

[@marcogram1216]

And myself, on this side, find your Whitworths, Lee Enfields, Parker-Hales and the Bisley Regulated rifles equally nice. One of my favorite KZbin videos is the old ‘80s Queen’s Prize Bisley Competition. It’s a “right touch” for sure. Cheers!

[@Russell-1]

@@marcogram1216 - It’s a coincidence you mention Bisley & the Queens Prize. A lot of my competitive shooting involved exactly that.

[@daveaver]

Thoroughly enjoyed reading the Cleveland Elk hunting book you recommended. I’d pass it on to one of your subscribers (no charge).

[@ely336]

Thank you for another very interesting video as always happy new year and may you and your family stay safe and especially Benny🐶🌈👍🇺🇸

[@horacerumpole9263]

Really enjoy they uploads

[@kylej3257]

There's a great shooting gallery scene in the classic 1941 film "The Wolfman," in which Lon Chaney Jr., already under the influence of his wolf bite, fails to knock down the wolf target when it comes up. This makes me want to re-watch the movie--I've never taken note of what kind of rifle he's using in that scene. Anyway, great movie, great video, great rifle.

[@kellycarter4355]

Thanks I appreciate your help.

[@lohikarhu734]

Remember 'BB Cap' .22 rounds? Much light than a .22 short, even...great fun in the basement, or barn!

[@geraldtakala1721]

Still available with 20 grain slug

[@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

Haha! In my miscreant youth, a buddy of mine and I lived together in a WRETCHED old house trailer. It was awful, but we were 17 and 18, so we thought it was great, and since we rented it for crazy cheap from said buddy’s dad, we knew that when we moved out we were to dismantle and scrap it and therefore didn’t have to keep good care of it. Anyway, it was on top of a hill surrounded by woods and cattle pasture and was therefore FULL of mice and the occasional rat. Snakes, too, but I like snakes and he wasn’t scared of them, so I’d catch and relocate them. I had an old H&R .22 revolver, and he had one of those Heritage .22 revolvers, which we left loaded with .22 Colibris (the CB shorts, real light bullet with only the primer for propellant) on the coffee table for ‘indoor pest control’, haha! They’d poke holes in the wallboard here and there, but again, we didn’t care because we knew the place was essentially condemned. They did the job VERY effectively, and it was a crazy experience for people who hadn’t been there before when one of us just sat down our beer, picked up a revolver, and shot a mouse or rat inside in mid conversation, haha!

[@jeffryrichardson9105]

Great video!👍🏾😀❤️🇺🇸

[@Bill-jv5eg]

Beautiful gun,,,,I do remember shooting gallery ,,,,great time,,,cheap prizes haha. CB cap , we used to shoot in the basement

[@markjohnson4053]

A very nice video. He did a wonderful job.

[@johnshea2395]

Yeah, I went to Canobie Lake Park in Salem NH and they use to have gallery rifles on a counter attached to it by a chain. The gallery operator would fill the tubular magazine of the Winchester 1890 with .22 shorts from pre-loaded tubes behind the counter, then hand you the rifle. We would shoot until the rifle was empty. The rifles were very handy and great fun. Today, the lawyers would say that gallery users could turn and shoot park patrons or the other shooters at the gallery and they would never be allowed. They would also be concerned that complaints would be filed accusing them of lead poisoning their patrons with lead dust from bullets fragmented against the backstop.

[@GunBlue490]

Yup, Canobie Lake was a favorite haunt of mine, too. Those tubes were cataloged by Winchester for .35 cents each in 1957.

[@christinamoneyhan5688]

Greedy lawyers ruin a lot in this country because everyone has a legit reason for a million dollar law suits .

[@marcogram1216]

Don’t forget the “judges” and DAs that let those ridiculous lawsuits even enter the courthouse. If I were the judge and presented with a frivolous lawsuit, I’d charge them with contempt and full costs.

[@DavidJones-lw2lp]

Awesome as per usual. 👍🏻

[@rickterrance4981]

My grandfather has one just like that but its a savage I hope to inherit it some day.

[@Robnord1]

You may want to ask him to specifically write that into his will. My father did not, and other relatives picked his gun inventory clean by the time I arrived after his death.

[@tomstone6247]

Hey big man , enjoyed the video , always a pleasure , I had the opportunity this past weekend to pick up one of the identical rifles at a gun show , it's mechanically sound as the one your showing , shot very little , but has very little bluing left on it , it was too cheap to pass up , 500.00 , so I know own a piece of history , tracking the serial number down says it was made in 1920 , so a bit older the your friends , I'm very pleased to have stumbled across it . Take care and looking forward to more videos .

[@aussieshootandhuntadventur4973]

I got to hear your view on 6.8 western before I buy the new thing . Love your work

[@mikewerden4056]

Happy New Year! What a good story teller you are about a classic piece of everyday history.