You will totally destroy the rifle as a collectors item. Don't do it!! Depending on the condition of the rifle you can turn a $600-$1200 collectors rifle into a $100 junker parts gun.
It will hurt the muzzle velocity by at least 200 feet per second (FPS). The original front sight will also have to be remounted and the value of the rifle, which isn't a great deal, will be diminished.
As a general rule, no.
no it does not
I don't believe so. close breach and shoot it again.......................... It's dangerous to fire an air rifle with the breech open. If it was all the way open and the barrel slapped up and shut, you could damage the barrel. It's called "Barrel Warp." The barrel actually warps in an upwards permanent direction and becomes very hard to repair.
It could.
First, if you are not a grownup, get the help of a grownup. This can hurt you if done incorrectly. OPEN the action, and place the weapon on SAFE. If it is CO2 rifle, remove the CO2 cartridge. Place the rifle in a support, such as a padded vise, with the muzzle pointed in a safe direction. Without putting your body in line with the barrel, insert a cleaning rod into the barrel until it touches the stuck pellet. GENTLY tap the rod with a plastic mallet until the pellet is pushed back to the breech (rear of barrel). Did you read the first sentence?
page-lewis made made the the rifle from 1923-1926 when Page died and they sold it to j Stevens arm co. value unknown that exact rifle was just sold on auctionarms.com for $135.00. it was reblued and the stock was refinished. i don't know if this helped or hurt the value.
If properly trained, no
The rifle was shot spasmodically at the apporaching enemies, hoping to hurt them.
You may hurt more than the barrel. The .22 magnum is a larger diameter CASE and BULLET than the .22 LR (22 is a name, not a measurement). When a LR cartridge is fired in a Magnum chamber, there is a high chance the casing will split, possibly blowing bits of metal and hot gasses out of the chamber. There ARE revolvers made that will shoot both- but they use different cylinders. Do not try this- it is dangerous.
Built for Sears by Winchester, plain-jane version of the Winchester Model 70. Nice, solid rifle. Resale value hurt somewhat by Sears name and hardwood stock. sales@countrygunsmith.net