Sears Model 3t Manual
Originally Posted By 50-140: I've been waiting to see someone post a semi 190, but no love, so here's a faithful copy. The Ted Williams Model 3T, aka Winchester model 190One of it's major selling points is that it can fire shorts, longs, and long rifle in semi-automatic mode, it's fun to mix them up in the magazine and start shooting. As everyone knows the possibility of finding 22 lr is bad enough, it would be easier to find sasquatch that it is to find.22 shorts, and even rarer the alleged.22 long's. The rifle itself is accurate enough to maintain minute of squirrel out to 50 yds. The problem is that it gets dirty especially in the fire control which makes the trigger close to a N.Y. The disassembly is another of those things that can make you cringe, it's not the most user friendly rifle to take down. With all that out of the way here she is, with a 4X-1/2' Weaver scope.
Originally Posted By 50-140: I've been waiting to see someone post a semi 190, but no love, so here's a faithful copy. The Ted Williams Model 3T, aka Winchester model 190One of it's major selling points is that it can fire shorts, longs, and long rifle in semi-automatic mode, it's fun to mix them up in the magazine and start shooting. As everyone knows the possibility of finding 22 lr is bad enough, it would be easier to find sasquatch that it is to find.22 shorts, and even rarer the alleged.22 long's. The rifle itself is accurate enough to maintain minute of squirrel out to 50 yds. The problem is that it gets dirty especially in the fire control which makes the trigger close to a N.Y. The disassembly is another of those things that can make you cringe, it's not the most user friendly rifle to take down.
With all that out of the way here she is, with a 4X-1/2' Weaver scope. View Quote Yeah, get out the needlenose pliers and goggles/safety glasses and lots of patience while working that recoil spring/guide back into the stock (the one that pushes the bolt forward after ejection). Mine was very accurate, after that first round. Fourteen or fifteen bullets under a nickel at 25 yds.
However, the first one might be 2' out from that hole the rest tore. I tried different ammo.
Finally got rid of it. Still have one other one, but have never shot it (left to me by my brother).
My mom's is a Win. Just like the 190, but checkered stock/forend and slightly different sights.
I bought a used Sears marked 190 as my first gun when I was in high school. I have had the same problem with the barrel nut coming loose.
When I bought the Sears it had a 4X scope which went bad. I hate tip off scope mounts so I configured a mount for a Williams rear sight.
The Winchester has a dovetale reat sight where the Sears uses a plastic barrel top cover with sight which was cracked on my rifle. As long as the barrel is tight the 190 makes a decent plinker and has taken a few squirrels. This was my first long gun so I never plan on selling it. I plan on giving it to my Grandson someday. I've got a 290 my dad bought in the late 60s for $70 (still have the box).
I slayed many squirrels with it then I was a teenager. Shorts wouldn't cycle the action, but it was quite accurate with the shorts.
Sears Model 3t Disassembly
One of the best shots I ever made was a head shot on a squirrel at 45 yards with a short. It is a pain to strip.
I think it was the first gun I ever tore down, took me about 15 minutes to get it apart and four hours to get back together. I haven't shot it in about 10 years. More of a rough safe queen these days, replaced by the 10/22 and Savage Mk II. I'd like to have the 250 (lever) and 270 (pump), but the few I've seen have been too pricey for my blood.