Colt’s ‘Old West’ Rimfire: The Stagecoach 22LR Rifle

By Chris Eger

While not something Marshal Dillon would have ever carried, the Colt Stagecoach was made for less than a decade in the 1960s and 70s as a neat-o rimfire for those interested in the Old West. (All Photos: Richard Taylor/Guns.com)
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Dating from when Black & White TV westerns were prime time fodder, the Colt Stagecoach rifle blended modern production with cowboy styling. In 1965, Colt was busy cranking out 600-series AR-15s and M16s for both the commercial and military market while keeping their classic M1911 and wheel gun lines alive as well.
However, for the nuclear family switching on their television sets at night, the airwaves were crowded with now-iconic shows such as Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Rawhide, and The Big Valley. These shows sparked a strong desire for all-things Wild West in both the young and the young at heart. Moving to take advantage of this, Colt introduced the Stagecoach.
The Stagecoach we have in the Guns.com Vault of Certified Used guns has a period Bushnell scope and a leather military-style sling
A semi-automatic rimfire .22LR with a painted aluminum receiver and walnut furniture, the Colt Stagecoach and the very similar Colt Colteer both debuted in 1965. While the Colteer had a longer 19.5-inch

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