22LR Bolt Action rifles

wundudnee · Aug 30, 2018

I am a Winchester .22 addict. I have at least one example of every single shot Winchester made, but not every variation. Here are some of the early ones.

I have several 69s and 69As, 75 target and Sporter. A few pumps with 1906, 1890s, 62A and 61s. Here are some of the 69As.

47s, 56, 57, 60 and 60A target. And I'm getting so old I can barely hit the target.

ericrlarson · Aug 30, 2018

Wundudnee,

That’s a mighty fine family of Winchesters!

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Narragansett · Aug 30, 2018

bigolddave said:
My favorite .22 bolt gun is a Winchester 75 Sporter. Bought it years ago for $64.50, and it is going to my grandson, if he swears he won't swap it for a guitar.

i have some guitars I will sell him

jsfricks · Aug 30, 2018

I purchased a 1st year Ruger 77/22 from an older gentleman a few years back on Gunbroker who was selling off most of his guns. It came with a nice Leupold VII 4X. It’s a very accurate little bolt action.

Narragansett · Aug 30, 2018

I have a Remington 582 that I bought new in the 70's. Probably has not been fired in almost 40 years. Recently I was after a Remington 510 targetmaster single shot, and ended up with a beautiful 512 Sportsmaster( tube fed instead of single shot). This rifle looks like it was made yesterday, rich walnut, polished deep bluing, and made in 1942. Back when Remington really knew how to make a hand fitted color cased bolt action rifle. I don't need or want anything else.

growr · Aug 30, 2018

hkcavalier said:
I'm interested in the "other" CZ .22, the CZ Zastava MP22.

Only .22 bolt gun in the safe is a Savage Rascal. Neat little gun but hardly Old World quality.

The MP22, aka Remington Model 5,etc is one of the most under-rated rifles on the market today. I use mine in monthly rimfire silhouette matches and usually win Sporter with it.
If I don't use that them my Remington 581 shows up and does every bit as well, sometimes better.
For NRA Heavy rifle my Remington 541 or my Anschutz 54 MS does the job. Sunning accuracy in either of those two!
Randy

beagleye · Aug 30, 2018

fyimo- I always like your taste in guns. I seem to recall you have a Smith and Wesson Husqvarna that really looks smooth.

Cz 22s, hard to beat for the money. I got a 452 in 2005 and I have really enjoyed that gun. I have a couple BRNOs including a model 3 that will really shoot. Good topic.

Tom K · Aug 31, 2018

fyimo said:
I have a CZ 455 American Combo rifle with 2 barrels. It has a 22LR barrel and a 17 HMR barrel. The rifle is very well made and it is very accurate. I really like the rifle and it's a fun rifle at the range and a change from the semi auto 22LR rifles.

How does that work with the magazine, when .22LR and .17HMR are two different lengths? Does the .22 mag have a spacer in it?

I have a left handed CZ452 American, as I am left eye dominant. But what I really wish I had was a left handed Ruger 77/22 (which they do not make). I have a right handed 77/22, a 77/22 Hornet and a 77/44. The Hornet is a real armadiller killer, never more than one shot needed so far. This is the Hornet.

CajunBass · Aug 31, 2018

jsfricks said:
I purchased a 1st year Ruger 77/22 from an older gentleman a few years back on Gunbroker who was selling off most of his guns. It came with a nice Leupold VII 4X. It’s a very accurate little bolt action.

You know. Until I saw your post, I had forgotten that mine was a first year production also. Just a beautiful gun. That was a gun I hated to sell, but I was unemployed at the time.

Another, slightly better picture.

NYlakesider · Aug 31, 2018

Right after the .22 Ruger 7722 came out I was visiting a new gun shop in the city across the river from Albany. Just opened up a week before! They had a nice selection of firearms including one of the above mentioned Ruger.

After a bit of talking I got a bit more serious and asked "I see the price of that Ruger on the hang tag, I have money in my pocket, how much! He knew I was serious and the Ruger was a bit more than many other .22s he had so he came down and I bought it.

Took the gun home installed the Ruger rings, (no iron sites on this model) and put on a Leupold 4X that I had laying around. Scope was bigger and better than most people put on lowly .22s in that era and it attracted a bit of attention.

Gun is extremely accurate, in fact I often describe it as a sporter that thinks its a target rifle. Gun has won me a lot of cokes and lunches in friendly contests at my club. Also got rid of a few marauding raccoons that like to turn over our trash can and spread out ever thing in a 50' circle!

Shooting off the bench with rests and sand bags at a 100 yards will produce some rather small groups. I have had a few people offer me decent money to sell that rifle over the years. Yeah right like that is going to happen.

Stevens · Aug 31, 2018

Mine is a bit different, an H&R 760 single shot, the short handle draws the bolt back manually, a cartridge is loaded and the bolt closed. Once fired the casing is automatically ejected and the bolt stays open ready for another round to be loaded. Close the bolt and it is ready to fire. If I remember right I bought it in the late 60s and have used it quite a bit, it still bears a bit of green paint from fishing trips in the pirouge. The bumper that stops the bolt back travel wore out, I made a replacement out of rubber which works fine.
Steve W

BAM-BAM · Aug 31, 2018

NYlakesider said:
Took the gun home installed the Ruger rings, (no iron sites on this model) and put on a Leupold 4X that I had laying around. Scope was bigger and better than most people put on lowly .22s in that era and it attracted a bit of attention.

Gun is extremely accurate, in fact I often describe it as a sporter that thinks its a target rifle. Gun has won me a lot of cokes and lunches in friendly contests at my club. Also got rid of a few marauding raccoons that like to turn over our trash can and spread out ever thing in a 50' circle!

Shooting off the bench with rests and sand bags at a 100 yards will produce some rather small groups. I have had a few people offer me decent money to sell that rifle over the years. Yeah right like that is going to happen.

Recall a couple of 77/22s for sale in LGSs ... generally they were priced about $200 more than an equivalent CZ..... I remember two FS and International models (full length stocks/mannlicher) The CZ was a couple dollars under $500 the Ruger was $725.

My CZs have Leupold scopes..... 1-4x20s for the field guns in .22lr and .22magnum. All will give me groups between .25 and .4 inch at 50 yds...... with the best groups from my .452FS in .22magnum running just under .9 at 100yds.; with most groups going 1-1.5 off the bench.

chief38 · Aug 31, 2018

My most accurate, well made, incredible value .22 Rifle I own is a CZ 453 American I bought 10 years ago. It has a Single Set Trigger, a gorgeous Walnut Stock, a killer bluing job, and absolutely NO plastic on the gun what so ever! I have never personally shot a more accurate .22 Rifle (including Kimber & Anshutz). Unfortunately, it was discontinued.

The next best is the CZ 452 American which is the same exact Rifle as the 453 but with a standard adjustable Trigger - no single set. This has been discontinued as well.

The CZ 455 has taken the place of both of the above Rifles. While the 455 is a good gun and still well made, it does not come close to what it replaced. CZ cheapened the manufacturing process, started using a little plastic, made the guns finish not nearly as nice and made it to accept different barrels. Some may view this as a plus but anything that comes apart so easily is apt to be a little less accurate. While not quite the same quality as the 453 and 452, the 455 is readily available and still a really nice high quality .22 - and quite honestly I know of nothing else in its price category that even comes close.

jwk · Aug 31, 2018

I have a 452 American that is accurate, beautiful and left handed. Only pretty LH 22 I have ever seen. It shoots slightly better than my old Lakefield bug ugly 22. Savage bought Lakefield to get into the 22 market. That was about 20 years ago. Current Savage rifles shoot better than their price.

The Norinco mentioned earlier is probably a M JW15. Mechanically very well copy of a BRNO not a Mauser. I bought one new w a spare mag for app $75. Shot great but right handed. When a buddy needed a 22 to teach his sons to shoot a rifle, I donated it to the cause. Buddy stripped the stock of the cheap Chinese finish and darned if it didn't refinish nicely.

The biggest mistake people make w 22s is putting a cheap scope on it. A Leupold 4x or a 2x7 variable is close to perfect for a 22 sporter. You can pick those up used for cheap. If you're really serious buy one of Leupold's rim fire scopes. Compact and parallax focused at either 50 or 75 yards. Put. A good scope on even an inexpensive 22 and you'll be happily surprised.

chief38 · Aug 31, 2018

jwk said:
I have a 452 American that is accurate, beautiful and left handed. Only pretty LH 22 I have ever seen. It shoots slightly better than my old Lakefield bug ugly 22. Savage bought Lakefield to get into the 22 market. That was about 20 years ago. Current Savage rifles shoot better than their price.

The Norinco mentioned earlier is probably a M JW15. Mechanically very well copy of a BRNO not a Mauser. I bought one new w a spare mag for app $75. Shot great but right handed. When a buddy needed a 22 to teach his sons to shoot a rifle, I donated it to the cause. Buddy stripped the stock of the cheap Chinese finish and darned if it didn't refinish nicely.

The biggest mistake people make w 22s is putting a cheap scope on it. A Leupold 4x or a 2x7 variable is close to perfect for a 22 sporter. You can pick those up used for cheap. If you're really serious buy one of Leupold's rim fire scopes. Compact and parallax focused at either 50 or 75 yards. Put. A good scope on even an inexpensive 22 and you'll be happily surprised.

I agree! If you are serious about accuracy, put on a high quality scope! My CZ 453 has a Leupold Ultra Light 3 - 9 X 33 Rimfire Scope (with Parallax adjustment) on it mounted with Burris Signature Rings. I shoot this Rifle up to 120 yards and it always hits!

The target below was shot at 25 yards while fine sighting it. I always make sure it is spot-on when heading out to the Hunting Cabin with friends who also have the same Rifle, Rings & Scope

I did adjust it one click after this target was shot and the $400 (on sale price) scope was worth every penny I paid for it!

Frank46 · Sep 1, 2018

Have a couple of the British BSA martini rifles in 22rf but since this thread is about bolt actioned 22 I can safely say that my old Remington 513T is probably my favorite. When my eyes were better it was a joy to shoot with iron sights. Have to pull it out of the safe and see if it has the grooves in the receiver for the scope rings. I shot it a few times with a old Redfield 3200 20x scope (has been drilled for scope blocks). And the small groups were real nice for this old fart. Refused to pay scalpers prices for 22rf during the shortages and was carefully doling a couple 50 round boxes at range trips. Actually found some auto match at wally world not long ago. Maybe the ammo gremlins have had their fill??. Frank

C J · Sep 5, 2018

If you want a really accurate .22 it is almost certainly going to be a bolt action. Semi-auto has to have a loose chamber to feed well. You can make a Ruger 10/22 shoot pretty accurate but for the same money you can get a world class bolt action shooter.

I love my CZ 453. But it isn't the most accurate .22 I have. My Savage MkIIBTV is just slightly more accurate. But I had to tweak it for 2 years to get that one to shoot consistently. The CZ was consistent right out of the box.

crsides · Sep 5, 2018

Got several CZ452 including a trainer, scout, full stock, and ultra lux. The full stock is as accurate as any of them. Don't know how they do it. The ultra lux with a Weaver 4-16x is my in town squirrel rifle with CB's. Sounds like a weak BB gun. Just got a Brno model #1 a few weeks ago. Has 3 position express sights for 50, 75 and 100 yrds. A two stage trigger I am still getting used to. I'm really loving this one. Can't forget my Anshutz 54, a beauty and tack driver.

Brno #1

full stock 452

KalamazooKid · Sep 5, 2018

I have a respectable “collection” of CZ rimfires - primarily 452s and 455s. My 452 FS is a favorite, just spectacular wood and a true tack driver. 25 shot groups at 50 yards off the deck will get covered by a quarter.

Any photos i had were lost in Michigan’s Pine River (don’t ask [emoji23]). I really need to take some more.

jdlii · Sep 5, 2018

My .22 hunting rifle is a Remington Mod. 541. I bought this one for my Dad since he loved my 541S. After he passed away, I sold the 541S and kept his just because.

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