Daisy Model 2202 Rotary Mag Bolt Action 22 LR

[RocketFoot]

Anyone know anything about the Daisy rim fire? It has a wood stock, an octagon barrel and a 10 shot rotary magazine. A co-worker of mine put some money down on one at a fun store. The clerk told him it was only made for one year (1963). I'm just looking for some info to make sure he doesn't get hosed!

[Advocate]

the daisy legacy 2202 and 2212 were made in the 80's... never heard of one made in the 60's!

they go pretty cheap (150-250) even though they were made in very small #'s... from what i hear they were made pretty poorly, with barrels akin to a bb gun barrel.

[Advocate]

from wikipedia

is this what you mean?

V/L caseless rifles

Daisy was the first company to introduce a production caseless ammunition and rifle, the V/L Rifle, in 1968. The V/L ammunition consisted of a .22 caliber bullet with a small disk of propellant on the back, and no primer. The rifle resembled a typical spring-air rifle, but the hot, high pressure air served not only as a power source but also to ignite the propellant on the back of the V/L cartridge. The V/L guns and ammunition were discontinued in 1969 after the BATF ruled that they constituted a firearm, and Daisy, which was not licensed to manufacture firearms, decided to discontinue manufacture rather than become a firearms manufacturer. About 23,000 of the rifles were made before production ceased.

[RocketFoot]

No, it's not the V/L rifle...definitely .22 LR...

I think it is the 2202/2212 from the 80's...gun shop owner is probably just mis-informed.

[normanvin]

Sounds interesting. Maybe you can get some pics of it when he gets it.

[RocketFoot]

Will do!


10 rule

[dlseeber]

Do any of you good folks know where I might find a magazine for one of these? My neighbor has one and he did what someone on this board said not to do, he lost the only magazine he had for his Daisy 2202. I stopped here first to get my inquiry started.

Thanks.

DLS

[EODguy]

Do any of you good folks know where I might find a magazine for one of these? My neighbor has one and he did what someone on this board said not to do, he lost the only magazine he had for his Daisy 2202. I stopped here first to get my inquiry started.

Thanks.

DLS

Try www.jackfirstgun.com they have a ton of hard to find parts. You may have to get their catalog though, but great folks to deal with.

[dlseeber]

Thank you! I will give em a holler! This should be interesting.

Thanks again!

[ir.hondo]

I had a Daisy 2202 that I just gave to my grandson. It was my son's when he was younger. It is in excellent condition. A year ago I went to get it out of my safe and get it ready to give my grandson for his transition from air operated rifles/pistols to a regular firearm and found out that the rotary magazine was missing. After talking to my son we deducted that we probably accidently threw it away while he was in high school when I made him clean up his room (a big mistake on our part).

My grandson now has the rifle with a spare magazine and a few other parts.
I was able to upgrade a copy of the original instruction manual with improved safety instructions, firing information and disassembly/assembly instructions, plus color photos of the rifle that I gave to my grandson. These photos replaced the original illustrations in the manual.

Here is some data and information from the front page of the disassembly/assembly instructions that I have on the Daisy 2202:

Daisy Model 2202
Disassembly / Assembly Instructions
Similar/Identical Pattern Guns
The same basic assembly/disassembly steps for the Daisy Model 2202 also apply to the following guns:

Daisy Model 2201
Daisy Model 2211
Daisy Model 2212

Data: Daisy Model /2202
Origin: United States
Manufacturer: Daisy Manufacturing, Rogers, Arkansas
Cartridge: 22 Long Rifle
Magazine Capacity: 10 rounds
Overall length: 34-1/2 inches
Barrel length: 19 inches
Weight: 5 pounds

Marketed under the trade name Legacy, the Model 2202 was introduced in 1988. There was also an identical gun with walnut stock and forend, the Model 2212. The single shot guns of the same design, the Model 2201 and Model 2211, have the same firing mechanism. All four versions were discontinued in 1990. They were neat little guns, and I wish they had stayed in production (This is from the instructions manual).

When I first attempted to find a rotary magazine for it I found that finding these parts can be very difficult. I talked on the phone to a gunsmith in Arizona and he informed me not to give up, they are there and it can take a year or longer to find them out there. I followed that advice and it took me over seven months to find the part, in my case parts. Here is what I was able to obtain:

From GunBroker.com: A NIB spare rotary magazine that was the last one the gentleman had (lucky me). For $49.95. Sorry that's the price I had to pay if I wanted it. It had an original price tag on it that stated $4.95. The gunsmith in Arizona told me that they go for as high as $60.00 to $65.00 out there.

From another forum: A spare barrel, trigger assembly, forend and another rotary magazine. All for $30.00, including shipping. He told me that he just wanted to get rid of the parts that he had them for a long time. He knew that they were hard to find. I think was caused him to sell for that price is that when I sent him the first email I told him I wanted it for my grandson. A great person to deal with (very lucky me).

All the parts I found thru the internet. I did go to several gun shows, called numerous pawnbrokers and gunsmiths in numerous states, including Rodgers, Arkansas where Daisy is located. It was probably in the range of 80 to 100 gunsmiths and pawn shops each.

If you go to the Daisy site and check on their one forum you'll see my postings as to how difficult it is to find parts and what I went thru.

Just do not give up...they are there. It just may take a while!