Since function-testing of this carbine before buying is very simple and spare parts are still available, I would rate it as a diamond in the rough. For a budget carbine with iron sights, that’s pretty impressive! My friend who owns this particular rifle has had it since he was eight years old back in the 1960s, and the gun just keeps on working with minimal care. With the rifle rested on a sandbag, five-shot groups all looked like the picture below. Since 22 Short ammunition was cheaper than 22LR back then and also substantially quieter, many of these rifles have rather gunked-up chambers but substantial chamber erosion is unlikely. It was meant as a recreational plinker and succeeded admirably in that role.
ITHACA MODEL 49 22 LR TV
The original design was riding the coattails of popular Western TV shows. Single shot Martini action style rifle, Includes, Front removed and rear adjustable sights, Blued barrel and false feed tube, Black painted receiver, Grooved hammer, (1) plastic barrel band, Checkered wooden pistol grip stock and forend, Checkered hard plastic Ithaca butt plate, Barrel length, 18'. The sights are typical of entry-level 22s, post and notch, with unmarked drift and elevation adjustments. The finish of the painted aluminum receiver tends to wear poorly. Also unlike the Martini, M49 has very positive extraction. Loading is quite similar to Martini rifle, but the hammer is external and must be cocked manually. This M49 was a rusty derelict until refinished by Sean Averill of Galt’s Guns A closer look reveals that it’s nothing of the sort, In fact, it’s a single-shot falling block with a dummy magazine tube! If that seems silly, just look at today’s 10-22 carbines disguised through the use of aftermarket stocks as G36 automatic rifles or MG42 machine guns. This rifle looks like a conventional lever action rifle but is a single-shot Martini action design with a dummy. This single-shot rifle is an Ithaca Model 49 Saddlegun made for Sears.
Introduced at $20 in 1961 and sold until 1979, Ithaca M49 looks like a conventional lever action repeater with 18 inch barrel. Buy Ted Williams Model 340.5304 (Ithaca Model 49) in 22 S/L/LR: GunBroker is the largest seller of Single Shot Rifles Rifles Guns & Firearms All: 920238166.
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