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.22LR Maynard barrel
Oct 30th, 2025 at 3:32pm
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I am looking for a way to shoot any of my Maynard’s in .22LR. A Hadley device, a sleeved barrel (offset I believe is the terminology) or some way I am not aware of. 
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Re: .22LR Maynard barrel
Reply #1 - Nov 1st, 2025 at 4:43pm
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buy this one and have it lined. (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links)

Or dig a little deeper and get this one. (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links)
  
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Re: .22LR Maynard barrel
Reply #2 - Nov 2nd, 2025 at 9:29pm
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The Maynard 1873 with a Hadley device uses an offset firing pin and the Model 1881 uses a barrel turned off center, to shoot the rim fire 22 LR.
If you have a lathe or a friend who has one, another way to shoot the 22 LR in your Maynard is as follows:
Find a 22 LR barrel that has been bored off center.
Find a shot out Maynard barrel and cut the barrel to give a 4 1/2" mono block.
Turn the breech end of the 22 LR barrel centered on the outside and not the bore.
Loctite, epoxy or thread the barrel into your mono block.
It should look something like the photo below and cost hundreds not thousands.
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Re: .22LR Maynard barrel
Reply #3 - Nov 3rd, 2025 at 4:50pm
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For some reason, I could never really warm up to the Hadley device, clever though it was.   Huh
I found an 1873 an auction about 20 years ago.  It appears to be a #9 in 40-40 with tang rear sight and using the big old pie plate rims on the case.  At that same auction I picked up an orphan un-numbered barrel in 64 smoothbore, and thought at the time I was good to go.  Smiley
But then I encountered a 22 barrel for it.  It was modern made by a well known maker, with long breech extension and offset chamber.  So I could just install it on my 1873 with no adaptor or other change, and now I have a 3 caliber gun… sort of the pinnacle of Maynard utility.  Smiley
I’m sure somewhere out there someone could make one of these barrels for you.  Undecided
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