Winchester · Rifle
Winchester Model 290
Blowback (semi-automatic) · .22 Long Rifle · introduced 1965
Also known as Winchester 290, Model 290 Deluxe
About the Winchester Model 290
The Winchester Model 290 is a semi-automatic .22 rimfire rifle produced by the Winchester-Western Division of Olin Corporation. Chambered to feed interchangeably from .22 Short, .22 Long, and .22 Long Rifle cartridges via a tubular magazine, it operated on simple blowback action and was aimed at the affordable plinking and small-game market. The Model 290 was the up-market, checkered-stock counterpart to the plainer Model 190, sharing the same receiver and mechanism.
A staple of the American 1960s backyard and farm plinking scene, the Model 290 let a shooter mix .22 Short, Long, and Long Rifle rounds in the same tubular magazine, making it a flexible and inexpensive small-bore rifle for a generation of first-time shooters.
Winchester Model 290 specifications
General
- Type
- Rifle
- Action
- Blowback (semi-automatic)
- Firing mechanism
- Hammer-fired
- Trigger
- Single stage
- Calibres
- .22 Long Rifle
- Magazine capacity
- 15 rounds
- Magazine
- Tubular
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 508 mm (20.0 in)
- Overall length
- 1003 mm (39.5 in)
- Weight (empty)
- 2.27 kg (5.00 lb)
Barrel
- Rifling twist
- 1:16 in (406 mm)
- Rifling
- Right hand
- Grooves
- 6
Materials
- Barrel
- Steel
- Receiver / frame
- Steel
- Stock
- Wood
- Finish
- blued
Performance
- Muzzle velocity (typical)
- 330 m/s (1083 fps)
- Muzzle energy (typical)
- 141 J (104 ft·lb)
- Effective range
- 100 m
History
- Introduced
- 1965
- Discontinued
- 1973
- Production status
- Discontinued
- Country of origin
- US
Features
- Tubular magazine
- Checkered hardwood stock
- Grooved receiver for scope mount
- Open sights
- Handles 22 short long and long rifle
Safety
- Cross bolt safety
Part of Winchester's 1960s-70s rimfire family (Models 150, 190, 250, 270, 290) that shared common internal parts including the tubular magazine assembly. The Model 290 Deluxe added higher-grade checkered walnut furniture.
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