Possibly either a model 190 or 290 - the difference being the stock. The model 190 has a plain stock. These were made from the late 1960's to 1980. Have fun.

An Official Journal Of The NRA | Rifleman Q & A: Winchester Model 190 Semi-Automatic

A Reader inquires about a Winchester Model 190 semi-automatic chambered for .22 Long Rifle with a stamped serial number.

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That's it! It's the plain-Jane 190. I once shot a string holding a toy from a tree limb with it!

 

Two other possibilities: a Model 74 or a Model 77

 

Thanks for the reply but it is a model 190. I had in my mind "model 90" but after wdkline's reply I realized i had the model number wrong.

 

Nice rifle. I had one too. Sold it to a young lady I worked with back in '88 as a Christmas present for her husband. Wish I hadn't done that. Mine shot very well, even with a lousy trigger, but that may be a fond reminiscing of my boyhood.

 

About 30 years ago I lived on a property where I could shoot and had an antifreeze jug at 100 yds. Once I figured out the "Kentucky elevation" hold, I could rapid-fire several shots then stop and hear the bullets smack the jug!

 

Ah nice! I grew up were we could shoot clay pigeons in the back yard. My Dad had me walk to a sand bank to shoot my Winchester 57 short safely (even though no houses within 2 miles of our backyard.) Taught me well, could have been someone walking in the swamp behind the house I couldn't see. Those were good times!

 

Those were good times!

Oh yeah!

 

Glad your works great, I was given a 190 by a Family friend, I think the reason was it wouldn't work and it was made on Friday afternoon or Monday morning. You couldn't fire 3 rounds with a jam. There wasn't a Smith around back then and my Dad wasn't about to go looking for one so I traded when I was about 13 or 14. I did like the lines of the rifle though.

Steve.............

 

I'm not much on selling firearms, so this one sticks in my memory after all these years.

I'd picked up the 290 version of this rifle at a yard sale for a discount price, and was surprised by its function and accuracy. When a good friend mentioned that he wanted to give his son a .22 for Christmas, but was a little short on funds, he asked my opinion on how to get the most bang for his buck. I wound up trading it away for a rick of oak firewood he'd cut to make extra money.

Everyone WON on this particular deal, and I even get to still shoot it around the holidays, although now it belongs to his grandson

 

That is definitely a win-win! I would never sell mine because my dad gave it to me, but under the right circumstances I might give it away.