Colt Lightning small frame

[curan]

Hi folks,

I recently became the new owner of a small frame colt rifle, built in 1894. I posted details on another forum, but figure you may find it interesting, so here it is.....

Colt Lightning .22 1894 lhs.jpg (14.06 KiB) Viewed 1253 times

Colt Lightning .22 1894 rhs.jpg (14.78 KiB) Viewed 1253 times

I have put a few dozen 22 shorts through it (it won't feed 22LR - as it wasn't built for them), and after a hammer spring adjustment, it works just fine. It's easy to load up rounds and feeds and cycles really well. The triggers good, and it is a bucketload of fun.

So it looks like there's a lot of life left in a 120 year old rifle yet.

cheers, curan