This last summer I bought a refurbished 1906.
The gunsmith that did the work had done a good job. I've had it out a few times and it grouped well with the couple different kinds of ammo I tried.
It should, as it essentially has new rifling due to the liner. As it breaks in it will get even better.
There were a few things I didn't like though. The sights were really low, and basic.
The front sight was barely a nub which meant the rear sight was all the way down.
So I had to scrunch down to use them. Plus the front sight was hard for my 62 year old eyes to see.
Extraction was stiff, I really had to work the pump harder than normal, this was with all loads, even standard velocity.
And getting the magazine tube out was a chore, it was really tight.
After the last few outings, I wasn't excited about this 1906, and looking at all my .22 rifles, I thought I'd "thin the herd" and so I put the 1906 on Armslist.
I had polished the inside of the outer mag tube, and polished the steel inner tube, and inserting and removing the tube was easier.
And when taken apart for cleaning, I polished the chamber with some J-B compound on a patch, spun by a piece of brass rod in my cordless drill.
As far as the sights, I put on a taller front sight, which allowed me to raise up the rear sight so it wasn't resting on the barrel.
I took the rifle out yesterday, and had a real blast with it.
I had a couple rimfire spinner targets and some golf balls thrown out from 30 yards to 100 yards. Seem like I couldn't miss with this little 1906.
I finished the outing by walking up a small valley, plinking knotholes in dead trees and logs, and scared hell out of a rock squirrel that was watching me about 150 yards up the hill.
I got home and removed the Armslist ad. I'm glad I gave my 1906 another chance. I'm sure as I shoot it more the tight chamber and mag tube will get better.
Now I'm entertaining thoughts of replacing the Gumwood stock with some nice Walnut, and maybe going with a tang sight and front globe.