Antique reloading equipment identification.

[Monte F]

I’m constantly amazed at what I’ve forgotten....like where I put my car keys.

Have you looked in the refrigerator? That is where I usually find mine!

 

[riflewoman]

She is a pure genius. Wish i could meet her someday

One of my managers said I was a “Genie’s ass”. Is that close?

 

[timeout]

I am constantly amazed at how much you know.

Now read this and read it carefully, I DON'T MEAN ANY DISRESPECT WHATSOEVER BUT, I have often thought to myself glad I'm not married to that woman. Riflewoman answers every tough question put on the board. It would be pure torture if my wife knew everything. A memory like an elephant to boot. Riflewoman is simply amazing. I'm afraid my pea brain would have an inferiority complex!

 

[rebel]

riflewoman is the type NOT to watch Jeopardy with unless you enjoy feeling stupid.

 

[centershot]

What's a shooting gallery?

 

[old_heli_logger]

She sounds like a keeper to me...probably taken a long time ago

 

[riflewoman]

She sounds like a keeper to me...probably taken a long time ago

Actually I’ve been single most of my life...as I am now. See below...

Now read this and read it carefully, I DON'T MEAN ANY DISRESPECT WHATSOEVER BUT, I have often thought to myself glad I'm not married to that woman. Riflewoman answers every tough question put on the board. It would be pure torture if my wife knew everything. A memory like an elephant to boot. Riflewoman is simply amazing. I'm afraid my pea brain would have an inferiority complex!

 

[rogn]

it attaches to the back of this thing


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Where's the back?

 

[1911nut]

Where's the back?

On the other side

 

[Mute8s]

What you have is a “tube filler” used in shooting galleries and carnivals. Dump a box of 22s into it and turn the outer body. The shells drop through the slot and eventually they’d work their way to the opening where they’d fall.. Stick a tube in the opening and you could fill a tube in a few seconds. The tube capacity is determined by the length off the tube. The carnival worker would use a tube to load the rifle by pulling out the rifles Mag tube, dumping in the rounds in the rifle, the reinserting the Mag tube.

what you have is uncommon.

Very interesting. I was leaning towards the shot separator but it doesn’t seem to be adjustable. Do you know of any sites that might have a picture of the complete unit? I love anything mechanical and find this sort of thing fascinating.

 

[1911nut]

Very interesting. I was leaning towards the shot separator but it doesn’t seem to be adjustable. Do you know of any sites that might have a picture of the complete unit? I love anything mechanical and find this sort of thing fascinating.

Here-

WINCHESTER WESTERN TUBE LOADER SHOOTING GALLERY TARGET | #20056676

FOR AUCTION I HAVE LISTED THIS RARE WINCHESTER WESTERN TUBE LOADER THAT WAS FOUND IN AN OLD BARN OF SHOOTING GALLERY ARTIFACTS IN CENTRAL OHIO.T WERE TWO OF THESE I KNOW OF AND ONE RECENTLY SOLD ON EB

www.worthpoint.com

 

[Mute8s]

Here-

WINCHESTER WESTERN TUBE LOADER SHOOTING GALLERY TARGET | #20056676

FOR AUCTION I HAVE LISTED THIS RARE WINCHESTER WESTERN TUBE LOADER THAT WAS FOUND IN AN OLD BARN OF SHOOTING GALLERY ARTIFACTS IN CENTRAL OHIO.T WERE TWO OF THESE I KNOW OF AND ONE RECENTLY SOLD ON EB

www.worthpoint.com

Wow very nice! That’s it exactly! Thanks everyone who chimed in. I don’t get on forums often because I can usually find the info I’m looking for but you all have been awesome!

 

[rogn]

On the other side

But, but there are two of them!