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DarylS
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Re: Lee Speed at Auction [Re: kuduae]
      #376486 - 02/05/23 01:33 AM

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Regarding a .22 RF extra long? I haven't heard of it.

There was .22 RF shorts.
The standard now .22 RF Long Rifle.
An inbetween .22 RF Long.




Left to right:
.22 short hv by Remington
.22lr by Eley
.22 CCI Stinger
.22 extra long by RWS, 20 mm copper case, probably pre-WW1
.22 WMR




You forgot the .22 WRF. Stands Winchester Rim Fire. It had the same case size as the WMR, but a bit shorter. It also shot an inside lubricated lead bullet, same "style" as modern cast bullets and at a velocity of 1,445fps.
As well there was an obscure oversized .22 Winchester "Auto", which had a case a little shorter than the long rifle, but also fatter. It shot, I think, the same bullet as the .22 WRF, but at about 1,050fps. IIRC, it was chambered in a Winchester Semi Auto rifle similar to the .405 and .351 centre fires.

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Re: Lee Speed at Auction [Re: DarylS]
      #376488 - 02/05/23 03:02 AM

have one of this somewhere, probably don#t find when make the pic

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Re: Lee Speed at Auction [Re: lancaster]
      #376489 - 02/05/23 03:03 AM

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this picture of the german africa explorer Carl Peters https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Peters
is interesting because he have a borchardt pistol with shoulder stock on his side but the rifle he have is looking like lee speed to me



Borchardt C 93







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Re: Lee Speed at Auction [Re: lancaster]
      #376924 - 24/05/23 03:40 AM

a rare teutonic sporter, still in 303
https://www.vdb-waffen.de/de/waffenmarkt....303&o=neu#

















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Re: Lee Speed at Auction [Re: lancaster]
      #376925 - 24/05/23 05:14 AM

Now thats nice !
You rarely see a modified bolt handle on a lee, a very handy stalking rifle in an excellent calibre.

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Re: Lee Speed at Auction [Re: yumastepside]
      #376952 - 25/05/23 03:52 PM

Ha! Never even imagined such a thing

Thanks lancaster!

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