.22 Bolt Action Rifle

Might be a little off-topic but my all time fav is my Remington model 62.

My grandfather purchased it new in 1938 and passed away soon after and it was passed down to my father who was 13 at the time. Fast forward….my father taught me to shoot it when I was 6 years old. He formally handed it down to me when I was 13 and I shot it extensively in my mid to late teens.
After destroying the finish by cleaning the surface rust off a few times using steel wool and oil (young and stupid), as well as breaking a few parts it sat in my gun safe for years. Fast forward yet again….after I retired I decided to try and find someone to repair and refinish it. Found a shop in Illinois and 6-8 months later I got it back looking like a brand new shiny penny.

To this day it still shoots spot on.

Last year I planned on making a case for it which I've done for many of my pistols. Was starting to layout the design and found some somewhat inexpensive breakdown shotgun cases online and decided to save myself some headaches. Modified it to fit the rifle and am happy with the results.
 

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GaryBrantley said:
I have two of those ZKM 468 garden guns
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Do you, by chance, have paperwork on them? I was attempting to put the safety on and I got the bolt half disassembled and can't get the thing back together. I'm looking for an owner's manual or disassembly instructions or anything like that.
 
I love these .22 threads. Over the years I have accumulated many Winchester .22s. I have many of their bolt action models from the early single shots and the later magazine fed models. I don't shoot as much now because of age and failing eyesight. I still get out some with my grandson and plink some tin cans. Here's a few of my group.
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Mossberg made many very high quality 22 bolts. They were less money and sometimes odd looking but to millions of kids they were the cats meow. Here is a model 142A made to mimic a us carbine. Carbine length, 7 shot magazine, sling on the side like the Carbine, fold-able forearm can be used as a handle. The first made (like this one) had a wood forearm and a barrel on the bolt end. Came with a beautiful target sight or a 2 1/2 power scope.
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I have a Romanian training .22 bolt gun and it is very accurate and a great deal.
 
got2hav1 said:
Here's a couple more that I own. Remington 510A Targetmaster single shot. My Dad bought this gun for $8 in the 40s. All my brothers and I grew up shooting this gun. I might be the only one to ever clean it. :ROFLMAO:
The second one is a Remington 541X US Government trainer. I refinished the stock, put new Williams peep sights, and found an adjustable trigger for it. I have shot several one hole targets with it.

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I got the same Remington 510A Targetmaster single shot. My dad bought it.
About 20 years ago I tried my hand re-bluing it. Came out great.
 
The first gun that was "my" very own, was a Marlin/Glenfield Model 25, .22 (S, L, LR) that my Dad bought for me when I was about 11-12 years old. An amazingly accurate rifle, featuring Marlin's patented "Micro-groove" rifling, that fed cartridges from a 7-round detachable magazine. With its "plain jane" utilitarian birch stock, it wasn't anything fancy, but it was mine. Unfortunately, I soon made the foolish, youthful mistake of trading that rifle away, on the faster & "sexier" Remington Model 66 autoloader. Although it seemed like the right move at the time, it was a decision I came to regret with the passage of time.

Fast forward to a NC gun show about 8 years ago, when I came across a private seller offering a nearly NIB, 80's vintage, Model 25 for sale at his table. Rifle was complete with the original factory box, leather sling, & two factory magazines, and best of all (except for the serial number), indestinguishable from the one that I traded away of all those years ago. Being it was the last hour of the last day of the show, I was able to get him to let it go for a mere $140.00 cash OTD.

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Fate allowed me to correct that ill-advised decision made all those years ago, & I won't be making that mistake again.
 
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It's really hard to beat the old single shots. Remington, Winchester, mossberg, they all made guns that were inexpensive (at the time) but were outstanding performers. Old walnut, good bluing and quality you can feel. I've got a couple, haven't ever shot them, but those I have are real keepers. Always keep my eye out for one at a gun show.
 
got2hav1 said:
Here's a couple more that I own. Remington 510A Targetmaster single shot. My Dad bought this gun for $8 in the 40s. All my brothers and I grew up shooting this gun. I might be the only one to ever clean it. :ROFLMAO:
The second one is a Remington 541X US Government trainer. I refinished the stock, put new Williams peep sights, and found an adjustable trigger for it. I have shot several one hole targets with it.

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I like the older guns better than the new ones. I have a couple of Remington 513T (1952 & 1958) rifles that shoot much better groups than any of my newer CZs, Marlins or Rugers. The best thing is they both shoot the best with CCI SV ammo. I have tested over 25 different 22 LR ammo in them and that is what they like the best.
 
My only bolt action .22RF rifle now is a Yonkers Kimber 22 Classic.
Bought at the turn of the century 😁 so it's 25 years old now. It is the most accurate sporter weight 22Ir have owned.
I have had Anschutz and Walther completion rifles that might have been more accurate every time, but they were heavy barreled position and silhouette rifles.
My Kimber has won sporter class Sillouette matches, killed small game and just had fun plinking at the range or in the woods.
Can't ask more than that from any .22rf rifle no matter what the action I think. 😎

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My favorite 22 bolt action rifle is the CZ452 LUX. I have both the 22lr and 22 magnum.
They are accurate to extreme with iron sights and looks great.
The 22 magnum version has harvested many meat hogs for our BBQ.
 
I have a rifle affliction which is bad but not as bad as the SXS shotgun disease. I like nice rifles and custom ones to boot. A while ago I was looking for a suitable action to have my dream 22 built. I wasn't to eager to pay collector prices for a Winchester 52 but found a Cooper Western Classic that filled the need (Ok it was a want not a need). Well what's a 22LR with out a 17HMR to complement it so I found another Cooper this one a Custom Classic then another Custom Classic came along in 22 mag. Now I have the perfect tri fecta of tree rat rifles. BUT a Kimber varmint with a fluted stainless barrel is tugging at my checkbook.
A good day at the range includes a 22 rifle and a K22.
 
A little different but both are CZ457 receivers with Lilja barrels and 36X scopes. We shoot tiny 1/4" targets at 50 yards with these. They both shoot very well.

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I bought a Clackamas, Oregon Kimber Model 82 back in 1981 when they were just coming out. These are superb rifles. With Eley Tenex ammo, it shoots "into the same hole" groups at 50 yards. I've compared it with my son's old Anschutz (1416, I think) that had double-set triggers. With the Tenex, the Anschutz was just slightly larger, which could easily have been me. These were five shot groups. However, while in college, I won a lot of money betting on hitting the primer of a shotgun shell at 25 yards with my Kimber!

Prior to that, I used Remington 582s and 581s with Super-X bullets and had no complaints. Back then, $100 vs $500 was very significant, but, upon completing graduate school, I splurged on the Kimber. IMHO, no finer 22LR rifle made!
 

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got2hav1 said:
My opinion .... nothing beats the CZ 452 American bolt action .22. The new 457 is also a good choice but the 452 has all the right proportions and great fit and finish. Also very accurate with a tight chamber, and adjustable trigger. I've owned several and just bought this 2008 452 American.

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I have a CZ 453 American. The same gun as the 452 except it has a Single Set Trigger. You can use it in regular or single set mode. The 453 American is the most accurate rifle I have ever shot (including Anschutz and Kimber America rifles). I think a lot of it has to do with the single set trigger.

I have shot this rifle out at 100 yards and it is incredibly accurate! It has a Leupold 3 - 9 X 33 Rimfire scope with adjustable parallax and mounted with a Burris Signature set of scope rings. The Burris Signature rings are excellent and I do recommend them to all for the very least distortion possible.
 

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