Sharp Innova

[SCW22]

Picked one of these up last week and was wondering if there are any mods that can be done to improve it in any way?

Looking at a silencer adaptor and making a new stock. Has anyone done this and have any pics?

Cheers. Steve

[Rapid7Nick]

Great little rifle. Owned the same innova for a good 30 years. The rifle really got used and abused in my younger days. As the innova went with me every time I went fishing or hunting, so got chucked from pillar to post.
Eventually the plastic breech block cracked that stemmed from probably over tightening the scope mounts and several scope changes later.
So after a bit of thought, I redesigned and machined up another breech block from aluminium along with changing the bolt design to similar to those on most pcp's. Also I made the silencer adaptor too.

The stocks from new we're a bit cheap looking and a rough looking grain, they do come up well with rubbing them back and oiling them.

Great little rifle and deadly accurate. On a calm day I could easily pick vermin off upto about 70 yards away.

[jirushi]

I kinda like em
As above: unbelievably accurate. I am a plinker: cans at 70 yards, my maximum range, are easy, using a 4x20 scope and 3 pumps in .177.
In the eighties you could buy ally end blocks for them, to fit a silencer. My .22 MkII on the photo has that.
If you want, drop me a pm, I know somebody who might be able to help you to find that.
Making your own stock for an Innova will be relatively easy: the inletting is simple.
The original suits me well, but the l.o.p. is quite short. Some Innova's came with a longer stock; look at the photo, it is the .22 MkII.
According to a friend and Innova repairer, the factory in Tokyo changed certain things from batch to batch.
For instance most MkII have a butt plate, but not all.
You could also fit a thick recoil pad to increase l.o.p., or attach a piece of wood.



This is the nicest custom Innova stock I've seen. In the USA. I think I'd prefer the handling and weight of the original though.

[AllanM]

Please tell us some more about the one in the lower picture with the beautiful thumbhole mannlicher type stock.

[MartynB]

I kinda like em
As above: unbelievably accurate. I am a plinker: cans at 70 yards, my maximum range, are easy, using a 4x20 scope and 3 pumps in .177.
In the eighties you could buy ally end blocks for them, to fit a silencer. My .22 MkII on the photo has that.
If you want, drop me a pm, I know somebody who might be able to help you to find that.
Making your own stock for an Innova will be relatively easy: the inletting is simple.
The original suits me well, but the l.o.p. is quite short. Some Innova's came with a longer stock; look at the photo, it is the .22 MkII.
According to a friend and Innova repairer, the factory in Tokyo changed certain things from batch to batch.
For instance most MkII have a butt plate, but not all.
You could also fit a thick recoil pad to increase l.o.p., or attach a piece of wood.



This is the nicest custom Innova stock I've seen. In the USA. I think I'd prefer the handling and weight of the original though.

I had both Innova's and Ace, cracking guns, you have a nice little collection there Louis

[I. J.]

A fine collection indeed of some very nice little rifles.

ATB
Ian

[WILBA]

i had an innova 15yrs ago. cracking guns but the ace was an easier gun to pump up due to the longer pump arm so i remember. the plastic breech was the Achilles heel of this gun though as impossible to find a replacement if the break. is it possible to fit an ace breech to the innova?