88 year old .22 bullets from SEARS?! - Will it still go bang?
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- Viewers wanted to see if this old Sears-branded ammo from 1932 would still work. We checked functionality it both a revolver and in a 10/22. Some of the "duds" DID function when we rotated them and hit a different part of the rim off-camera.
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we apreciate the content, for what its worth :) in the UK cant play with any of your toys.
I seen an add for hot sauce
@@denisohbrien About the same in Australia too.
It's a 1932 H&R Sportsman 999 .22 Revolver at least that's exactly what it looks like it's also a 9 shot double action too bought from Sears
Thanks a whole...Bunchey...!
serial number 89761 was by the end of 1939
That pistol would have been made between 1935 and 1941. All other years had a letter in the serial#.
I came to the comment section looking for that information. Thank you!
Me too
What’s the name of the firearm? All I know is Schofield No.3 in .22
@@prestonsamson3674 made by Harrington and Richard's
Mine was made in 1939
7:03 - if a bullet makes a hole, and OG's finger doesn't christen it, did the bullet really make a hole?
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"Christen it" isn't the words I think of. lol
@@ChuckNorrisUltra "makes the hole feel......wanted and loved" that's what your looking for. 🙏🙏 thank you OG, for you make every hole feel needed and have a purpose, God bless.
@@thatguyoverthere9634 wish someone would tell that to my wife 😅
That Guy over there
Always here to help, sir. 😎👍
I'm proud to be a TAOFLEDERFOLK! I have 8 channels that have helped me through some really dark times and this is one of them. Thanks guys🇺🇸
You took me back to grandpa land with the last video and here we are again.... I love it! I miss my grandpa and I didn't get any of his guns when he passed but I'll always have the memories as well as the lessons and skills he taught me. Great video as always!
I just wanted to say, thanks guys. Especially Danny for agreeing to humor us with antiques he no doubt values _very_ much.
Like the new targets. Wet stress ball was awesome and shot-bottle was cool.
The stress ball was cool I’m trying to think of something on a human that would compare to the density I think a head is a little more dense with the bone.
Riley Senn Penn and Teller used a cantaloupe wrapped in fibreglass tape as a human head analog.
My grandpa has willed his 22 rifle to me . It's the first gun I'm not impatient to take ownership of . I inherited a few of my uncles guns , but I'd rather have him back . There is a sweet sadness you feel when holding a gun you've inherited . RIP Uncle Chuck .
Inheritance guns are tuff.my dad is gna give me his but I will be so sad I wont care....I always get screwed out of inheritance guns.. my two grandfathers and my uncle I found dead who promised me a gun.his daughter sold them to a dealer because she dnt like guns and didn't want me to have one..it pisses me off how I've never gotten one ..3 people and 30 guns and I dnt even get one...
@@joshuataft5541That's a shame I'd be kinda bitter about that as well.
@30rdmaga yeah I didn't wana say details incase he was seeing it he likes guns too..but we said we'd go down .I'd get one..he wouldn't give it up and said he was closer..but we made a deal..its happened a few times I found my uncle and we talked guns alot ..his daughter said if she coukd do anything..so I said I'd lije a pistol only a Taurus snub..I guess she sold em to a shop and got nothing..sad. but its ok..the shit thing is with the forst one is I still hear about it and dnt wana piss him off we've talked about it once and ge said like I'd let you have that..I even got the stuff thay comes with it..not worth a fight..I have my own its jst the point.. 😔 sad.. but whatever..nit like I needed it.. and he was closer in childhood. I saw him alot later tho..bit is what it is
I inherited that 22 this past Monday . RIP grandpa Bunchy.
@victorwaddell6530 sorry to hear that..I lost alota family. Lije 6 in 10 years
I used to have the exact same revolver when I was 18, sold mine for $50 in 1988 wish I still had it now.
I think we all have our gun regrets.
Yup, mine is living in Australia 😂😭
I had one in H&R 32 magnum in 90, didn't keep it long because the grip was wrong for my hands.
@@harmlesscreationsofthegree1248 I know lots of Aussies with lots of cool guns. You can shoot if you want to.
@@harmlesscreationsofthegree1248 Time for you Aussies to take back your Rights.
Thats for bringing out granddads old wheel gun. I have a 7 shot just like that but chrome and not as well kept. Thats a nice gun
My grandpa had that same pistol. With the same old guy holster. My dad has collected two more, one 4 inch I think, and another slightly different configuration with the 6 inch barrel. He really likes them.
Another awesome vid Jeff & Danny, thanks. When i was 14 i got my 1st rifle, and it was a Harrington & Ricardson .22 "Plainsman" bolt action, that was 1981. I loved it heaps and wish i still had it, my mum gave it to our best family friends when i moved out from home in Tasmania and back to Melbourne.
James Blanton
I was in Tasmania while in the Navy. I think it was 1976?? Did a bit of Pub Crawling with some awesome people. Loved the Cider 😁. 🇺🇸😎
The coolest part of that video was the high speed video of the foam ball. The way the moisture came out of the foam was just really cool. Great video.
Just remember those are dangerous within 1 mile when they fire. Actually pretty good for such old ammo that wasn't specially sealed or anything. *:-)*
Dsdcain in a way the cosmoline "sealed" the cartridge from any ingress of moisture.
That scene reminded me of slow motion footage of a dog shaking itself dry .
If in doubt fill it with water 💥😂
jesus i can tell you never shoot guns, most 22s will not ever go 1 mile, and the dip 22s in thin layer of wax to seal them , some of them feel waxy
@@hectorr4956 Heh. That was an old inside joke on the channel. A lot of people would get all wound up about vehicles driving by way in the distance and how dangerous it was for TFM to shoot like they did. Of course a .22 won't go a mile and still be dangerous. It is printed on the boxes though. Take it easy and have a good one. 😎
That's an awesome story for that revolver! And nice 10/22! '80?! That's awesome! Thanks for the upload guys! 👍
I knew Danny would not let us down! Vintage ammo out of a vintage revolver! Another great video! Thanks!
Appreciate you guys giving that a try, especially you Danny ! 😊
Even new 22 shells are known for misfires so I don't think it was bad for ammo that old !
Thanks for sharing and take care. 👍
what ammo are you shooting, out of a box of 50022lr i get like 3 rounds that wont fire at all, i call that good ammo
Thanks for telling about turning the bullet when you have a dud, I didn't know that..👍
What I do if it doesn't shoot from my rifle I transfer it to my revolver to shoot it, out of 3000 rounds I have only had one bullet that failed to fire at all
Watching the lead shot spin in slow motion was cool, shooting it with you grandfathers revolver, priceless!
thanks!
How in the haitis did I miss this in my feed?? What a great video. Thanks for sharing this old revolver along with the old ammo. What a match. Great shooting Danny and as always great video work Jeff. Thanks for the kind words guys!
It was demonetized right when I uploaded it so I guess YT didn't send it out to very many subs. Thank you for the nice words.
Undoubtedly the best camera work only beaten and obliterated by the wondrous Dad and Son Relationship :-)
God Bless you’ll always.
With Danny as the shooter, even with very old ammo, I imagine the stress ball was stressed, as well as, every other target.
Thank you, Danny !
Great slo mo on the 10/22 action, Jeff ! 👍
I HAVE THAT SAME REVOLVER! AND THE SAME STORY!!! that's awesome. They're such good little shooters. Just make sure to keep an eye on the screws for the sights! I suppose it may not be the most rare gun, but so awesome to see someone with a similar experience with the same model firearm. Treat her well!
Kevin Fabian I have the same revolver as well. Made in 1936. Found mine in a pawn shop 30 years ago. I’ll pass it to my son.
Kevin Fabian
Awesome 👍🏻👍🏻. 🇺🇸😎
@@dannyakatrikerred7381 The man himself! Keep on being you, bud!
Shooting a gun is a much better way to de-stress than squeezing some stupid foam ball.
Aint that the truth! :-D
Agreed
the worst are the foam bricks to throw at the wall. they are infuriating cos you can not throw far
I love ol Buffalo I found him because of you guys stayed because the big bore AR-15's!
Even Dale Jarret would approve of Danny wearing that classic 88 t-shirt. Nice shootin and a sweet revolver!
This is a really good lesson to young shooters that even old ammo is still potentially lethal.
Never had cause to question Danny's marksmanship, and this video reinforced that view. Good work guys, keep it up!
Happy Birthday William, nice shooting, shooter Danny. Jeff thank you 4 showing old bullets never die. Great video!
Loving the soft music in the slow motion footage.
Best musical score for a slow mo sweaty ball if I do say so myself
Man, Jeff... you guys are really taking me down the nostalgia trail with all these old ammo shoots. It's like you've been rummaging around in my granddaddy's old ammo lock box. I'm 40 but he died several years ago at well past 90, so he'd had a lifetime of collecting old ammo, some of which we still have. He taught me most of the good things in life and instilled a love and respect for shooting in me, so any time I remember him, it's always fond memories.
Thanks for showing your Grandfathers 22Lr revolver, Danny. Very Cool revolver Sir !!!!!!!!
Love those kind of revolvers-- just neat little things. My great aunt had one and I've been on the lookout ever since. Seems like they're always overpriced or beat to nothing.
The revolver is around 1940. Late 30s, early 40s.
Sportsman double action 999 manufactured from 1932 to 1952, serial numbers 01 to 89761 were made until 1939. Starting in 1940 they used letter prefixes to denote the year.
I am officially jealous of Danny, that H&R is super sweet.
ya, the wood on those grips had me drooling.
Fascinating, fun to see just how old ammo can still work after all these years, especially something made before Danny!
Normally a top break revolver isn’t a particularly good idea for long service but in a .22 it’s pretty darn awesome. H&R is a fairly decent gun but being a family heirloom is much more valuable.
That is a absolutely beautiful collectable revolver
Good video Jeff and Danny. I love the Cronos shots Jeff.
That was a very nice video. Cool that Danny showed us a family heirloom. Thanks Danny!
thanks
Jeff- I just became a patron. Please keep doing what you do. I enjoy seeing you, Danny, OG and the rest of the crew doing cool stuff. Don’t let the bastards grind you down!
Yaaay you did it! Haha. That old .22 is so cool. Very unique. Thanks for sharing.
Y'all should do a collaboration with "Forgotten Weapons" using Danny's wheel gun. 😃👍
This video gets an instant like just for grandpa's revolver.
I looked up your seial# and as it turns out it is number 1173 of 1500 made during ww2 fun fact
I know it pains you but these are the vids I love. Classic pistol and classic ammo
The manufacture year for the H&R was 1939. The specific type is a pre-model 999 "Rice Frame" sportsman.
If you are curious they sell for between $350 and $400.
thanks!
Danny - I had one of those H&R 22s also, but mine was single action also 9 shot. I gave it to a distant relative that lived in West Oakland - he needed some home protection. I miss that rascal... Thanks for the work you and Greg and Jeff do. Steve
Love that revolver
my grandpa gave me an h&r 922 revolver it’s pretty much the same just not a top break
Good little guns 👍
Haha I like his little nod to Edward S.
Love the fellow gun channel support
The super slow motion shots were beautiful! Thanks for posting for the fans!
I love the slo-mo (high speed) videos, so many truly interesting things happen. Like after the bullet passed through the saturated ball, you see water basically fall out of the hole, and the water on the outside turns into a smooth sheet around the surface.
Awesome inheritance! Love hearing multi generation stories.
Fabulous hearing about Danny’s revolver. Great stuff! Thanks for doing what you do!
The addition of the high speed camera recordings really add a lot. Thanks for all of your efforts. Greetings from Arizona.
That water ball slow motion was a beauty
Danny, thanks for bringing out your own mass accelerators, for the days filming. That's a lovely looking revolver, nice that it is making it's way down the generations too.
That is a nice old revolver and likely very accurate with some newer ammo. Wish I had one myself.
Loved the video. Nice camera work, really nice pistol . . . and amazed the ammo performed as well as it did.
Loved this video, the slow mo shots in this, especially the orange ball is some of the prettiest content you've made.
Only revolver I ever owned was one of those H&R Sportsmans many years ago but mine was newer, had a vent rib and wood grips. Fun little revolver.
Holy crap, I just inherited the exact same gun, just with slightly lighter stained grips...... small world
Want to talk about small world I literally left my local gun shop about 20 minutes ago and looked at that exact same pistols to buy for my daughter came home and looked up old Sears 22 rifles and the first video that popped up was this I'm Amazed by that coincidence.
the saturated stress ball was incredible...I think you should shoot a few more of those - perhaps you could load them with water dyed in contrasting colors.
This is a great idea. I would love to see this.
I agree, great idea
Part science and part art but 100% gun porn . That is why we all love this channel . Thank you guys for all you do for us .
I love how the lead shot swirled around as the bottle just sat there. That chronos takes some great shots!
Hitting that orange ball was one of the coolest shots I have ever seen on your channel. Well Done!
Wow! Always love the high speed footage. The water filled stress ball was awesome. Keep up the good work guys.
Aww, thanks for the birthday wishes. =)
Loved this! I learned to shoot with my late Dad's Astra Cadix .22LR 9 shot revolver which he bought in the 1950's. Unfortunately it was stolen.
Hang on to your revolver Danny!
holy hell, that first shot on that pink circle target, talk about a bullseye
Wow, cool revolver! That family history bit was interesting. That revolver isn't giving up anytime soon. That's awesome it even worked in the Ruger. Great video Taoflederdudes 😎
thanks Kirk!
Being a rimfire liker, this video was the 'dessert ' I enjoyed after dinner.
Thanks for this Danny and of course the great videography from Jeff.
WOW Danny thats fantastic grouping for a revolver even at that range. you da man!
dang Danny I had to pause @ 27 seconds in to comment. First when I seen the pistol on table then you pulled it out and told us it's your Grandfathers, wow! Just wow.
Live long enough and you can create your own antiques. LOL. All my .22 ammo is 40 years old. Used to buy a brick every time I went into Kmart when it was a penny a round. Been set for life ever since. They all still go bang.
One thing that might have been happening with the misfires is all the thick cosmoline-like lube couild have been cushioning the firing pin blow enough to prevent ignition. First hit smashes the rim down firmly through the lube then second attempt sets it off. Very similar thing happens with centerfire ammo when the primers aren't seated fully...first try finishes seating then it'll go off next try.
Old rimfire revolvers are notorious for having weak firing pin strikes too and single action will almost always hit the rim with more force than from double-action being the hammer is cocked back a little farther. New mainspring sure wouldn't hurt the pistols reliability too. I really enjoyed the video!:)
I have a Sears and Roebuck fishing reel from way back. It’s a cool piece. Things made back then were nice quality and heavy.
Danny I found this information about your revolver. My best guess is that it was manufactured either in 1938 or 1939 from this information.
This info, compiled by the late Bill Goforth (who wrote THE book on H&R Firearms)
SPORTSMAN DOUBLE ACTION MODEL 999 LARGE FRAME TOP BREAK ------ 1932-1952
Large frame double action top break revolver; Caliber 22 rimfire (short, long & long rifle) cylinder capacity 9 rounds, 22 Winchester Rim Fire (WRF)cylinder capacity 7 rounds; Safety rim cylinder; blue finish only; barrel length 6 inches (ribbed); Automatic cylinder stop; Sights: rear adjustable for windage only, Three different front sights used, full Blade, Partridge type & Partridge type pinned to barrel top rib, all non-adjustable; Finger rest trigger guard; One piece oversized checkered Walnut grips (birds head grip frame shape, Rice frame); frame mounted firing pin, hammer face is flat. Cylinder release is long pivoting lever on right side of frame (there are two different version of this). Serial numbered in its own series from 01 up to at least 89761 by the end of 1939. Starting in 1940 letter codes were used.
Early production until about 1933 the letter code “D” was used to denote double action.
First Variation; round heavy weight ribbed barrel with Blade non-adjustable front sight ----1932- to before April 18,1933
Second Variation; adjustable front sight------------1933 (after 4-18-1933)-
Third Variation; firing pin moved to hammer-------------------------1934
Fourth Variation; three inch barrel was offered----------------------1935
Fifth Variation; two patent dates marked on cylinder (before there was only one)---1936 (after 3-17)-1937
Sixth Variation; top of barrel markings moved to right side of barrel---------------1937-1939
Seventh Variation; 22 WFR caliber dropped, 3 inch barrel dropped--------------1940-1941
Eight Variation; one piece over size plastic grips are standard, limited production during WWII years----1942-1952
Beautiful gun thanks for sharing those old bullet with us
Fun video! Great old wheel gun Danny, I'm totally jealous.
Fantastic old 22 pistol, with a great past. I had some 7mm bye 57 boxed in Germany 1943 . I never had a problem firing the stuff. Thanks for the video!
nice to see that heirloom pistol taken out and given some "Love", no use having it if it isn't used as intended.
That is a beautiful revolver. I'm impressed the holster is in such good shape. My great uncle brought back a Luger holster from Africa and the threads disintegrated in the late 90s. Not enough oil. 😓
I am so amazed at the slow motion captures you are able to get. I know it is difficult, but Danny being such a good shot probably helps, too.
Really dug the variety of tests in this one. The accuracy tests were a nice derivation from the usual ballistics, but the wet stressball was particularly interesting. Really neat how the forces passing through the ball pushed the beads of water to the surface and seeing how they collected and the ball's encasement of water falls away.
Love the vid thank again for taken the time to do the Videos good shooting Danny
Low energy ammo makes beautiful slo-mo impact videos.
The music selection for the slow motion shots was on point, I bet I could watch 5 minutes of slow mo to calming music just to watch the gun function, a weird sort of zen
Iron sights and the man is on point with his aim🔥
That H&R is surprisingly accurate... at least mine was. sorry I sold it
@Skitzo Yeah, I know. I have seen a couple used in shops. Always in pretty ratty condition, and then it takes hours to get the action right. And then, it is still a $100 gun. Maybe I will take one on again someday.
That foam ball footage was really cool! Love that slow no!
Back in the days when Sears was a REAL STORE, it had a lot of things Branded. Remember the J. C. Higgins and the Ted Williams products?
I'm to young to remember j.c. Higgins but I do own a tubular magazine fed bolt action jc Higgins .22
I'm loving the music during the slo-mo shots.
I purchaced a new H&R 9 shot break open in 1984 it was a good shooting pistol almost a twin look alike to yours. They produced alot of them befor closing their doors.
Thank you for the tip regarding turning 22lr round for second strike. I never would have thought of that. Wisdom certainly comes with age.
Seb Down Under 🇦🇺
Hey Jeff, I liked the stress ball and the bottle of birdshot. Cool new targets. Thanks for what you guys do.
The foam ball shot was freaking awesome!!!
According to the 7th Edition of Modern Gun Values, there were two models designated as "Sportsman": the model 199 and the model 999. Yours looks to be the 199 manufactured from 1933 to 1951. The more modern looking 999 has slots cut in the upper part of the barrel to give it a vent rib. Manufacture dates 1936 to 1985. No information on serial numbers unless there is an alpha prefix, with 1940 being A and 1964 starting AA. The letter O was not used, nor was Q.
Ok that's a funny ad I got before the video 😂 soap for dudes! LoL watched it in entirety!
The Old Khajiit I watched the whole and too. Hilarious
I tried to watch it but their is just something about that guy that pissed me off. 🤔😠
@World Traveler
Freal like U using ur mommys soap? ...well maybe my mom just has good taste in soap lol what a guy...isnt my fault his mommy doest use soap
Danny, I doubt there's anyone on here ( 'cept maybe O.G. ) that's anywhere near as good a shot as you ... getting a group like you did with that revolver was no small feat!
Not hard at 15 feet or closer