What Is Your Favorite .22 Rifle?
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stagpanther
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Very nice--both the rifle and the results shooting. I like CZ's and mine like RWS ammo the best but I only shoot it occasionally since it's premium priced stuff.
FrankenMauser
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Flavor of the week is a Marlin 880SS that I have set up for Precision Rimfire.
Very new to me rifle, having picked it up just a month ago, or so.
But one that I have wanted for a while, to pair with a Marlin 882SS that I bought 25 years ago.
Shooting well. Not as well as I want, but probably as good as it needs to be.
After that, my beloved Ruger 77/22. Will shoot 1/4 MoA or better all day, as long as it gets fed decent ammo and the monkey pulling the trigger doesn't screw something up. But I am not willing to abuse it in a competition environment. So, it is a squirrel, rabbit, and snowshoe hare meat maker. (When not punching the staples out of my targets, to make retrieval easier.)
But I do have an auction find 10/22 sitting at the LGS, awaiting pickup...
Time will tell.
Very new to me rifle, having picked it up just a month ago, or so.
But one that I have wanted for a while, to pair with a Marlin 882SS that I bought 25 years ago.
Shooting well. Not as well as I want, but probably as good as it needs to be.
After that, my beloved Ruger 77/22. Will shoot 1/4 MoA or better all day, as long as it gets fed decent ammo and the monkey pulling the trigger doesn't screw something up. But I am not willing to abuse it in a competition environment. So, it is a squirrel, rabbit, and snowshoe hare meat maker. (When not punching the staples out of my targets, to make retrieval easier.)
But I do have an auction find 10/22 sitting at the LGS, awaiting pickup...
Time will tell.
Spats McGee
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That's a tough call. And unfortunately, I don't have any current pics uploaded here.
Favorite bolt plinker? A Ruger American Rimfire, standard 22" barrel. I had a scope on it, but decided I like it better using irons. The stock is a different color than the one I linked, but otherwise the same.
Favorite Target Rifle? Ruger American Rimfire Target. Just like the linked one, except that she wears a Nikon Prostaff Rimfire II scope and a bipod.
Overall favorite? Probably the 10/22 that I've had for 40+ years. I've swapped out the stock for a Hogue, added a red dot, and put a threaded barrel on it. She's not the tack driver that The RAT is, but she'll eat anything, and is certainly MOSC (Minute of Soup Can) accurate.
Favorite bolt plinker? A Ruger American Rimfire, standard 22" barrel. I had a scope on it, but decided I like it better using irons. The stock is a different color than the one I linked, but otherwise the same.
Favorite Target Rifle? Ruger American Rimfire Target. Just like the linked one, except that she wears a Nikon Prostaff Rimfire II scope and a bipod.
Overall favorite? Probably the 10/22 that I've had for 40+ years. I've swapped out the stock for a Hogue, added a red dot, and put a threaded barrel on it. She's not the tack driver that The RAT is, but she'll eat anything, and is certainly MOSC (Minute of Soup Can) accurate.
Shotgun Slim
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I'm going a different way. M&P 15-22. Not crazy accurate but shoots pretty well. Not owning any fancy wood stock but beginners can't hurt it. Mags are dirt cheap and hold a bunch. Trigger is not bad for the price range. I like it and the grand daughters love it. In spite of the recalls and issues it's just a fun piece that helps people smile.
Tough call on favorite, as I have a Vudoo V22-s and Turbo V1 for RFBR activities, and just acquired a CZ 457 MTR for more RFBR activities. I have a couple 10/22's with Feddersen barrels that are good for lots of different things, and a couple antique Annie's that are no longer offered that shoot darn good for a cheap Annie.
stagpanther
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Favorite as in one I actually own? I was looking at one of these yesterday--22lr shooters can be pretty darn serious.
micromontenegro
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My Walther KKJ
stagpanther
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My favorite .22 rifle to shoot growing up is my Dad's Wincherster 06 pump rifle. My favorite now is my Bergara BMR and Ruger 10/22 laminate with Whistle Pig barrel both using my SilecerCo Sparrow suppressor. I also wish I had kept my Marlin Model 60, young and dumb I guess thinking they'd always be around and affordable.
Over the years I've had a couple of the Ruger Target 10/22 rifles...the ones with the .920 barrel and I've really wanted to like them but I never got the accuracy you have with yours. (Post #1.) I see now Ruger has a 10/22 'Competition' in addition to their 'Target' 10/22...might be something to look into...like I said I like Rugers.
As far as bolt action .22's go I've really been impressed with the CZ rifles I've seen (disclaimer: I don't own any) and more recently a friend's Bergara BMR. I've seen them shoot some very tight groups.
My friend tells me the Bergara BRX with a steel barrel or carbon fiber barrel (the steel barrel is heavier, but cheaper than the carbon fiber barrel) is the way I should go if I want a semi-auto and any old Ruger 10/22 magazines I have would be compatible.
All that said, .22LR rifle talk always puts me in geezer mode where one summer I was kicking around the idea of using my summer job earnings for a then top-of-the-line Anschutz 54 for a bit under $400.
Back then the Ford/Chevy debate was Anschutz 54/Winchester 52---Winchester seemed to be the favorite at Camp Perry but Anschutz took the Olympics and International meets and I was in the Anschutz camp.
However, being an impressionable young guy, when a Honda 300 Dream motorcycle showed up for $200 the hard cold reality of the number of impressionable young gals I could impress with a rifle verses a motorcycle tipped the scales.
In closing there is a LOT to be said about the 'buy once, cry once' philosophy of spending enough money ONCE to get something you'll really treasure.
As far as bolt action .22's go I've really been impressed with the CZ rifles I've seen (disclaimer: I don't own any) and more recently a friend's Bergara BMR. I've seen them shoot some very tight groups.
My friend tells me the Bergara BRX with a steel barrel or carbon fiber barrel (the steel barrel is heavier, but cheaper than the carbon fiber barrel) is the way I should go if I want a semi-auto and any old Ruger 10/22 magazines I have would be compatible.
All that said, .22LR rifle talk always puts me in geezer mode where one summer I was kicking around the idea of using my summer job earnings for a then top-of-the-line Anschutz 54 for a bit under $400.
Back then the Ford/Chevy debate was Anschutz 54/Winchester 52---Winchester seemed to be the favorite at Camp Perry but Anschutz took the Olympics and International meets and I was in the Anschutz camp.
However, being an impressionable young guy, when a Honda 300 Dream motorcycle showed up for $200 the hard cold reality of the number of impressionable young gals I could impress with a rifle verses a motorcycle tipped the scales.
In closing there is a LOT to be said about the 'buy once, cry once' philosophy of spending enough money ONCE to get something you'll really treasure.
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bamaranger
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.22's
Wiki says the Rem Nylon 66 rifle was last made in 1989, that seems a bit late to me, I thought they'd departed prior, maybe Wiki is including clones which seemed to have surfaced at some point in time as well.
I'm .22 rifle poor, but the one I shoot the most is a Ruger 77/22 stainless, synthetic (boat paddle stock) It wears a Leupold rimfire 2-7x scope and shoots Remington Golden Bullet bulk HP well enough that I have not searched much for another cartridge. It rode in the back of a patrol rig for a decade with no particular special care other than an occassional wiped down and pull through. There was a period of time when I tried to shoot it daily, 10 rds around supper time every evening. The rifle got a Volquartzen sear early on, other than that no other work. It has fired and cycled flawlessly for over 20 years with simple maintenance. I think that little rifle may be the best gun money I ever spent!
Wiki says the Rem Nylon 66 rifle was last made in 1989, that seems a bit late to me, I thought they'd departed prior, maybe Wiki is including clones which seemed to have surfaced at some point in time as well.
I'm .22 rifle poor, but the one I shoot the most is a Ruger 77/22 stainless, synthetic (boat paddle stock) It wears a Leupold rimfire 2-7x scope and shoots Remington Golden Bullet bulk HP well enough that I have not searched much for another cartridge. It rode in the back of a patrol rig for a decade with no particular special care other than an occassional wiped down and pull through. There was a period of time when I tried to shoot it daily, 10 rds around supper time every evening. The rifle got a Volquartzen sear early on, other than that no other work. It has fired and cycled flawlessly for over 20 years with simple maintenance. I think that little rifle may be the best gun money I ever spent!