″++WEATHERBY MARKXXII .22 LONG RI″

Based loosely on a Beretta design with several Weatherby-guided enhancements, the Mark XXIIas it was cleverly calledwas initially built by Beretta in Italy. Introduced at tradeshows during the winter of 196162, the Mark XXII garnered several thousand orders. Unfortunately, manufacturing never caught up, and the rifles that did make it to the United States had issues with function and finish. Eventually, the contract with Beretta was filled but not renewed. Over the coming decades, manufacturing of the Mark XXII was variously contracted to KGT and Nikko in Japan (196780), then in the United States to Mossberg (197982), then back to Japan to Howa (198488). Eventually, the Mark XXII was discontinued in 1989, but it was then resurrected in 2007 as a bolt action. This example was made in Japan. It can be switched from autoload mode to single shot "target" mode by sliding a switch on the right side of the receiver. Finish is very good with the rifle showing little wear. It comes with a Simmons scope mounted.