Garcia-Mitchell Bruno 22LR

[HoppyLV]

Is any one fimular with a single shot wire frame 22 rifle that was marketed and sold by Garcia-Mitchell fishing real company?  They also made them in 410 shotgun.

You have to pull a lever in front of the trigger guard to open the breach sideways to load it.

I know they are not highly collectable.  I would like to find out more about them, of by one if reasonably priced.

Any information would be greatly appreciated...

[kjeff50cal]

As I sit at the personal confuser (computer) I have my Abu-Garcia (not Mitchell) Bronco (not Bruno, horse not bear ) chambered in .22 Mag. It was my fist real gun, I went though the cap gun, BB-gun, & pellet gun stages of my on going childhood (I'm 45 y-o and back to cap guns, BP percussion caps that is  :grin: ).

The Bronco was my 12th birthday present (1972) and my mom paid the man $19.00 of family funds at a gun store whose site is now an on-ramp to the Gulf Fwy :evil: . The Bronco was made roughly between 1965 to 1985. Its chamberings include .22 LR, .22 Mag., and .410 shot gun. They were made in solid frame (mine) and takedown versions.

Near the  of production they introduced an over & under .22/.410 version. Great little car/leave at cabin gun and as a teen I shot alot of .22 Mags through it until the mainspring weakened and it took two times to fire. I retired it to a place of honor in my gun safe.

kjeff50cal

[HoppyLV]

Thanks for the information 50 Cal.   After hauting gun shows for many years, I finally received the information I posted from an oldtimer I know that is generally knows alot.

Many of the folks I talked to knew what I was describing but couldn't remember what they were called.  At least the oldtimer got me close enough for you to set us straight.

I appreciate your help...