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John Wayne's .22 Rifle (designed by Jim Sullivan)

John Wayne's .22 Rifle (designed by Jim Sullivan)

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Published on January 11, 2015
Duration: 6:14

This video explores a fascinating, yet ultimately unrealized, firearms project: John Wayne's .22 rifle, designed by the renowned AR-15 designer Jim Sullivan. The Wayne Repeating Arms Company (WRA Co.) aimed to compete with the Ruger 10/22, with John 'the Duke' Wayne providing financial backing. Two prototypes were built around 1977. However, a business dispute led to Wayne's son-in-law's removal and a new manager who wasn't interested in the gun project, causing funding to cease and the project to end prematurely. The video provides a look at these rare prototypes.

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