The Best .22 Ever Made

Nylon 66...I never saw any for sale used because owners liked them, No lubrication plastic on plastic can't be very accurate. I have a Mossberg 142A that is accurate. The 10/22 has many great features tons of aftermarket goodies and is super easy to work on. Put a sling on it and tech sites using fresh Loctite (Thread lockers have a short shelf life) and you have a US carbine.
The Rem 552 was the cat's meow when shorts were .52 a box and LR was .72 but now shorts are 3-4 times as much + the floating chamber gets dirty with lead and powder, they are not accurate at all (I have one). Ruger Standard is just the right weight, decent trigger great grip and points well. If you can figure out how to reassemble them they are easy to keep clean or not since they don't jam up a lot. 41 is a large heavy single purpose pistol with a lot of tender parts and super tight tolerances. Too valuable to pack around in the field.
 
Glenn R. McMannly said:
Today I took to the woods with my Remington Nylon 66: the very finest .22 semi-automatic ever made:

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For an autoloading rimfire, the Nylon 66 combines phenomenal reliability with high durability. It’s practical field accuracy is excellent, and it carries like a dream, weighing only 4 lbs.

Remington were fools for ever discontinuing this fine rifle. But due to their ruggedness, many still serve today and work as well as they ever did. I’m the proud owner of four of these fine guns.

-Glenn
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Few people know that when the injection mold that made the stock wore out it was going to cost Remington a million dollars to replace it so that is why they discontinued it. Their replacement plasticky .22 rifle had a horrendous trigger pull and was ugly a sin and flopped in the marketplace faster than a cat can jump off of a hot tin roof. The money Remington blew on the replacement rifle could have paid for a couple of new molds to make more Nylon 66 rifles.
 
I’ve never owned a Nylon 66, so don’t really have an opinion. I did lust after one in the local hardware store when I was a kid.

Hundreds or thousands of great choices, luckily.
Mine:

Rifle:
Winchester 52 Sporter

Pistol:
High Standard Citation, Trophy, or Victor

Revolver: K-22

Honorable Mentions: S&W 41 and Browning SA-22
 
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Glenn R. McMannly said:
Today I took to the woods with my Remington Nylon 66: the very finest .22 semi-automatic ever made:

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For an autoloading rimfire, the Nylon 66 combines phenomenal reliability with high durability. It’s practical field accuracy is excellent, and it carries like a dream, weighing only 4 lbs.

Remington were fools for ever discontinuing this fine rifle. But due to their ruggedness, many still serve today and work as well as they ever did. I’m the proud owner of four of these fine guns.

-Glenn
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I agree 110%. Bought mine in 1966 and it's had thousands of rounds thru it
in the past 58 years and still runs like a champ.
 
I would have to say my all time favorite 22LR would have to be the Rugar Single six pistol with the convertible 22 Mag cylinder and the S&W 22A. The 22A was very accurate. I used to shoot competition with it. It was a bit finicky about what you shot through tho. But once you had it dialed in, it was a tack driver. It is so sad they were phased out!
My favorite rifle would be the Romanian 22LR trainer and the Remington model 597 22 Magnum. Both dead on accurate.
 
Hi, I shoot a LOT of smallbore. Favorite Rifle is a CZ 452, I should have gotten the Lux with the Hogback stock. The American / straight stock is great in prone, setting, and kneeling, but the Lux is much nicer is offhand.
My first pistol was a used Ruger Mk II slab side. It shot GREAT. CLEANING a Mk I, II, or III not so much. I put between 5 to 10K round through it and it started jamming, so I replaced the bolt spring and from then on it jammed on the LAST round every time. Just for grins, I bought a new magazine for it and it DIDN'T jam, so I replaced the springs on the other mags. My Distinguished Pistol gunsmith was aghast, because in his mind springs didn't wear out. I ended up with an Aluminum slide Marvel Conversion which was great, but the slide split at 23000 rounds, I now have steel slide Marvels.
I have a 617 with a 6 inch barrel and it's heavy. I'm in the process of "auditioning" grips for it and the other K Frames.
So, to end this all, from an all around standpoint, I like the CZ rifles, a Marvel conversion or a Ruger MARK 4, IV, it's so nice to shoot and clean easily. I also like the S&W revolvers, 617 or K22, that I've shot. I've shot the Ruger single action .22 pistol (grips are too small).
Later
 
Very subjective topic plus it depends on what you are planning on doing with the gun.
My Colt Woodsmans and S&W 17 are probably considered superior guns but my stainless bull barrel Ruger MKll is the gun I always take to the woods and range.
Same with my Weatherby XXll and Marlin 39A & 39M vs my Ruger 10/22 but I always seem to shoot the 10/22 more.
I used to have a Remington Nylon 77 but sold it.
 
I'm going to have to go with the Mossberg 152, my older brother bought one just like this back about 1955. His grandson is still shooting it to this day. It has been the misfortune of an untold number of rabbits and squirrels. Deadly accurate to this day .....

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My Seneca Green Nylon-66 was made in 12/1959 and I received it on my 8th birthday in 2/1960. I still have it, although it was somewhat neglected by my brother while I was away in the Army. Best .22 semi-auto made? I dunno about that, but mine is certainly my favorite.
 
I am a .22 addict. I have no illusion that I could pick the very best .22. However, this J.M.B. designed model 1890 chambered in .22 Long Rifle makes me smile every time I pick it up.
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