Best rimfire sporting rifle
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Not a chance.
The answer, to the extent there is one, is Anschutz. But Cooper, Walther, Kimber, some others aren't bad at all. Neither is CZ.
Interesting, at one time I owned a T/C R55, which was a beautiful rifle (semi-auto), and I thought would be the end-all, be-all rimfire. But sadly and strangely, it was horribly inaccurate.
I think the 10/22 may be a contender for the best all around 22 rifle. Mine is about 25 years old, a standard model off the shelf with no custom work, and shoots 50 yard groups that are a slightly enlarged .22 hole.
But you know me, I like the unusual. I like taking something out of the case that 12 guys along the line don't have. Like this...
But you know me, I like the unusual. I like taking something out of the case that 12 guys along the line don't have. Like this...
Currently I have 4 .22 rifles. If I could only have 1, I would be hard pressed to choose.
Ultimately, I'd probably have to stick to the Marlin 39A.
I think all of those who are trying to make a decision should READ a lot: especially this post- It stopped 6 years ago, and was revived.
Common interests and questions, and answers.
However, for even more insight, it would be good to read up on the pages linked to this one: Chuck Hawks Rimfire page
Scroll to the bottom to the selection advice for different purposes.
It may be years old, but is still valid ideas and insights.
Ultimately, I'd probably have to stick to the Marlin 39A.
I think all of those who are trying to make a decision should READ a lot: especially this post- It stopped 6 years ago, and was revived.
Common interests and questions, and answers.
However, for even more insight, it would be good to read up on the pages linked to this one: Chuck Hawks Rimfire page
Scroll to the bottom to the selection advice for different purposes.
It may be years old, but is still valid ideas and insights.
bamaranger
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Well..........
The best .22 sporter is the one you can find ammo for........!!! Okay, I couldn't pass that up......
A .22 sporter to me is a hunting/plinking/hard working rifle. In the truck, in the boat, as common as a walking stick, and just as reliable. I am a 10/22 fan, but almost every one I've ever fooled with had to have some trigger work done to it to make it bearable. And the new 10/22 internals leave me a bit cold. Almost all semi's are a bit dependent on what ammo you feed them......though the 10/22 is pretty darn reliable very certainly.
But my "best sporter" is another Ruger, the 77/22, specifically the stainless synthetic model. Shrugs of rough use, low maintenace, and the manual action will cycle every time.
The best .22 sporter is the one you can find ammo for........!!! Okay, I couldn't pass that up......
A .22 sporter to me is a hunting/plinking/hard working rifle. In the truck, in the boat, as common as a walking stick, and just as reliable. I am a 10/22 fan, but almost every one I've ever fooled with had to have some trigger work done to it to make it bearable. And the new 10/22 internals leave me a bit cold. Almost all semi's are a bit dependent on what ammo you feed them......though the 10/22 is pretty darn reliable very certainly.
But my "best sporter" is another Ruger, the 77/22, specifically the stainless synthetic model. Shrugs of rough use, low maintenace, and the manual action will cycle every time.
Bamaranger,
I hear you on the Ruger 77-22. I have been a Ruger fan for a number of years and wanted a 77-22 for a while. I put it head to head with a CZ 452 and found it a little lacking. I took it to a friend who is a gunsmith and he glass bedded and pillar bedded the rifle. Out to fifty yards it shoots as good as my Annie MPR64 with any ammo you can load in the magazine. The Annie is REAL picky about what it likes ( Lapua Center X ) the Ruger and the CZ are not picky at all. The Ruger and the CZ both have trigger jobs and are both bedded but only the Ruger is pillar bedded.
I am taking the Ruger out on Friday to test it again with Lapua Standard, Lapua Center X, Lapua Midas and some Eley tenex. I am betting it will do fine with all including the Tenex. The Annie only likes the Center X.
I hear you on the Ruger 77-22. I have been a Ruger fan for a number of years and wanted a 77-22 for a while. I put it head to head with a CZ 452 and found it a little lacking. I took it to a friend who is a gunsmith and he glass bedded and pillar bedded the rifle. Out to fifty yards it shoots as good as my Annie MPR64 with any ammo you can load in the magazine. The Annie is REAL picky about what it likes ( Lapua Center X ) the Ruger and the CZ are not picky at all. The Ruger and the CZ both have trigger jobs and are both bedded but only the Ruger is pillar bedded.
I am taking the Ruger out on Friday to test it again with Lapua Standard, Lapua Center X, Lapua Midas and some Eley tenex. I am betting it will do fine with all including the Tenex. The Annie only likes the Center X.
aarondhgraham
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There is no "best",,,
Nothing like brand loyalty.
The 10/22 is certainly one of the most popular guns out there,,,
But in no universe I know of can it be called the best,,,
I have a 50+ year old Mossberg bolt action,,,
It has outshot a bunch of the Rugers,,,
Even the highly tricked out rifles.
In fact I will restate that there is no "best",,,
No rimfire rifle out there is so much of a standout as to earn that title.
A person should instead ask:
What is your favorite/best performing .22 rifle,,,
And why do you consider it to be your favorite rifle?
Aarond
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Nothing like brand loyalty.
The 10/22 is certainly one of the most popular guns out there,,,
But in no universe I know of can it be called the best,,,
I have a 50+ year old Mossberg bolt action,,,
It has outshot a bunch of the Rugers,,,
Even the highly tricked out rifles.
In fact I will restate that there is no "best",,,
No rimfire rifle out there is so much of a standout as to earn that title.
A person should instead ask:
What is your favorite/best performing .22 rifle,,,
And why do you consider it to be your favorite rifle?
Aarond
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Andrewsmith1
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I have 4.22lr and love three of them. I love my 10/22 Deluxe although I want to replace the stock trigger and maybe a few other part. I can shoot really well with my Remington Nylon 66 with open sights, but after a couple of shots with a scope on it I can't shoot as well. I have heard that is the result of how the scope mounts on the gun and the barrel moves a little relative to the stock so the scope adjust to the change to the slight shift in the barrel while it remains accurate with open sites. My absolute favorite that I own and have shot is a Mossberg Model 10 manufactured in 1934. It s a single shot bolt action and it is an absolute tack driver. When my eye sight was better I could hit a 50 foot NRA target placed at 50 yards within the 8-10 rings 90% of the time with open sights. It was my very first rifle other than air rifles. Sadly I can't fire it right now because the sear on the trigger is so worn that the trigger pull is in the ounces and it will go off if you sneeze while holding it. I have been looking for a replacement sear so I can shoot it again for about 6 years now and the ones I find that are supposed to work are the wrong part.I can do well with the Nylon 66 open sighted, but that first "real" gun that I got from my father (Who did some repairs and refinished the stock) and gae it to me for my birthday is priceless to me. I am going to have to find someone who can make a new trigger/sear before I shoot it again. Looking online the value is only about $20. I will never sell it so I would pay more than that to get it into safe shooting conditions. Otherwise it will have to hang on the wall because I am not getting rid of it.
bamaranger
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lucky
Thanks Geet.
I got lucky on mine. About 15 years ago, it was 5-6 guns back on a rack in a shop, and had been there so long the paddle stock was sunbleached, and you could write your name in the dust on it. They'd had it for a long time. Turns out nobody would spend the cash for a 77/22, when they could buy a 10/22 for less, or a Marlin 60 even cheaper. I'd wanted a bluesteel/walnut one, but the shop owner pitched me a price I couldn't refuse. (only time THAT has ever happened).
I put a Volq sear in it, and the Leu rimfire 2-7x, and really believe it is one of the most worthwhile investments I have ever made.
Tried to shoot it every day, one mag, or used to, till ammo got scarce, but I still shoot it a good bit. Zeroed "on" at 50, it shoots about any ammo better than I can hold. I put a slim GI1903 sling on those funky Ruger shackles and can loop up with it. At 4x the top of the duplex post is "on" at 100, and the 6" plate across the road gets regular wacks. (from field type positions). Used to carry it regularly in the trunk for feral work, 'till they cracked down on that sort of thing.
Best money I ever spent
Thanks Geet.
I got lucky on mine. About 15 years ago, it was 5-6 guns back on a rack in a shop, and had been there so long the paddle stock was sunbleached, and you could write your name in the dust on it. They'd had it for a long time. Turns out nobody would spend the cash for a 77/22, when they could buy a 10/22 for less, or a Marlin 60 even cheaper. I'd wanted a bluesteel/walnut one, but the shop owner pitched me a price I couldn't refuse. (only time THAT has ever happened).
I put a Volq sear in it, and the Leu rimfire 2-7x, and really believe it is one of the most worthwhile investments I have ever made.
Tried to shoot it every day, one mag, or used to, till ammo got scarce, but I still shoot it a good bit. Zeroed "on" at 50, it shoots about any ammo better than I can hold. I put a slim GI1903 sling on those funky Ruger shackles and can loop up with it. At 4x the top of the duplex post is "on" at 100, and the 6" plate across the road gets regular wacks. (from field type positions). Used to carry it regularly in the trunk for feral work, 'till they cracked down on that sort of thing.
Best money I ever spent
My dad bought me my first rifle when I was 11, I'm 48 now. It was a Ted Williams 3T(Winchester 190?) I have shot at least 10,000 rounds of CCI Stinger through that 22LR and it still holds a 1.5" group at 100yds. I love that rifle. I have a Marlin 60 that is fun to shoot and I really like my new 10/22 
micromontenegro
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I'll give you a close up so you can be sure
Yep. Commented in my earlier post re: that too.
micromontenegro
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Does not matter, a zombie thread is OK as long as we are close to Halloween.