Sears Ted Williams 3T .22 Auto Rifle Winchester Cooey 190 1966 VG Tube Fed Blue
Exact rifle. Note that it has a buttstock heel repair, and a fitted 190 factory rear sight. Tube fed Semi Automatic rimfire rifle. Manufactured by H.W. Cooey Machine & Arms Co. of Cobourg, Ontario, under contract to Winchester Repeating Arms of New Haven, CT. Nowhere marked; marking is Sears Roebuck and Co, model 2732390, Made in USA. Marking also asserts .22 Short, Long, and Long Rifle, but best to stick with Long Rifle. 65000 range serial = 1966, 3rd year of a run that ended in 1973. Steel barrel, bolt, magazine tubes, trigger, stock bolt, and internal parts built into a lightweight alloy receiver with alloy trigger group housing and polymer internal buffers. Buttstock and forend are Canadian hardwood. Barrel is one piece steel 20 inch, with 1:16, six groove right hand rifling. Sights are steel dovetailed blade front, and hood type screw on steel rear, that is step adjustable for elevation. Rear sight support is a replacement steel hood and screw. Magazine tube is steel inner and outer, and holds 15 rounds of .22 Long Rifle ammunition. This rifle will NOT digest Short or Long ammunition reliably. Receiver is grooved for 5/8 inch .22 Tip Off rings. Trigger is .250 smooth faced, pulls 2 stage at 7 pounds vicinity with substantial felt creep and overtravel. Safety is in front of the trigger guard, push button type for right handed shooters only. Buttstock length of pull is 13 1/2 inches, with an overall length of 39 inches. Weight empty is 5 pounds 4 ounces, centered at the rear sight. Finish is blued steel, black anodized alloy, glossy polymer, and semi gloss oil for the stock and forend. Note the heel crack that has been repaired on the buttstock. We rate this rifle as Very Good Condition, 80 to 85 percent vicinity by our estimate, but photos ought to suffice for our distinguished shoppers to judge finish grade for themselves. Bore, chamber, and mechanism are all bright and clean. One of the strong suites of this rifle is its ease of cleaning by simply dropping the entire trigger and hammer assembly out. Barrel, magazine tube, and buttstock are all securely attached. We estimate this rifle has been fired no more than 2000 times in its home domicile of Alcorn County, Mississippi.
