Heathaway MX175 rifle

Healthways made four basic CO2 pistols, the Plainsman, the Plainsmaster, the Shorty and the Western. They also made two rifles. Heathaways is best known the plainsman 175 co2 pistol.

Heathaways MX 175

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This gun 1963 600fps bb semi auto repeater. Holds 100 rounds. 21.5 inch barrel 41 inch total length 4.5 lbs 8g or 12g co2 cartridge 

They made a MC22 same gun with rifled barrel it used steal coated lead roundball ammo so the magnetic feed could pick it up, The ammo was specially made by them. The ammo is hard to find.

Both guns are rare. The MC22 more so.
 
Professor,

Good looking rifle, bluing looks especially nice. Wonder if ball bearings, the size of a BB, would work with that magnetic feed pickup? Can't imagine there's much of that steel -coated lead roundball ammo left. Thanks for the post, always nice to learn about airgun history.

WM

I have heard of guys using 5.5 mm steal shot in them. But you will ruin the rifling.