.22 decision

[dcxplant]

Hands down, the Ruger 10/22, if for no other reason, its versatility. Also, you can get parts and aftermarket accessories almost anywhere. You want a target gun? You got it. You want a collector's work of art? You got it. You want a "tactical" .22? You got it. Here are just two examples.

John

Where on earth did you find that stock for the 10/22??!

I just took delivery of a Talo 10/22 with Mannlicher walnut stock featuring a basket weave checkering, but frankly, I was disappointed in the stock.

I was thinking of refinishing the Talo walnut stock, but your stock looks awesome! Where?

 

[PALADIN85020]

Where on earth did you find that stock for the 10/22??!

I just took delivery of a Talo 10/22 with Mannlicher walnut stock featuring a basket weave checkering, but frankly, I was disappointed in the stock.

I was thinking of refinishing the Talo walnut stock, but your stock looks awesome! Where?

I bought that International 10/22 a couple of years ago, in the original box with all of its papers. To the best of my knowledge, and that of the guy who sold it to me, it's "as issued" from the factory, maybe a special run or even a one-off. There are no signs of it being re-finished. By the serial number, it was made in November, 1995, and it still looks brand new. I've not seen another factory stock that's anywhere near as beautiful as this one. When I saw it, it called my name, for sure. Here is a "more formal" photo of it.

John

 

[ISCS Yoda]

I love you guys!!!! Not that you made it any easier for me, of course, although I do see that the 10-22 is way, way ahead in the polling and the comments.

One of the guns that showed up above is actually a .30-30 so I'll skip that concept. I like lever guns, and perhaps it's made in .22, but this was a concept developed at the LGS and they have a boatload of Rugers for me to choose from, and Mossbergs (no), so that's why I was focused on them. Also, it's a black rifle/polymer stock concept, too, no wood. I'm not looking for pretty; I'm looking for inexpensive (these are all under under $300 on sale, it just so happens), practical, tactical, easily suppressed, etc. The 77/22, for instance, is way outside of that price range.

Ammunition is not an issue, BTW. I stocked up on .22LR years ago - not sure why, I'm not THAT prescient, but I have thousands of rounds available.

Down the road, using an expression from above,

if I had to carry it downtown if society "went to heck in a hand basket,"

, while at that point I'm not quite worried about what I'd look like I need the weapon to serve a multiplicity of tasks. I actually have an old Nylon 66 - the granddaddy of plastic/polymer .22 semi-autos, but it's the 21st century and I'm looking for modern ruggedness among other things.

The 10-22 might win.....I'm still thinking, y'all can keep voting....

Thanks.

***GRJ***

 

[speedyquad]

I would stay away from the mossberg ar-style 22s. A friend bought one earlier this year for his nephew, and probably won't even give it to him. We wanted to get it sighted and see how it functioned. It was more like see how many malfunctions we could have, and this was with 3 kinds of ammo(fed automatch, cci tactical, fed hp 550s). Also almost had windage fully adjusted over just to get near center of target. Hopefully these issues aren't the norm, but this thing just looked and felt kind of cheap imo.

after researching when mine was having the problems, i found it there are a lot of people having issues with the windage more so than the elevation...me issue was with the elevation until it was made a flat top model...i was lucking in selling mine...a friend wanted it knowing what issues it had...i sold it last february. it had 3 mags total. one came with it(i had to assemble it), one was bought by me, and the 3rd was a freebie from mossberg when it came back the first time...he got all for $280. I paid $300 for the gun and $30 for the mag. i was kind of desperate to get rid of it.

 

[rwsmith]

Glad to see the 10/22

Glad to see the 10/22 be an overwhelming favorite. I had planned to get one 'soon'.

 

[LouisianaJoe]

Subsonic ammo may not work in the 10/22. Even if suppressed, you will hear the action cycle. A bolt action will be quieter.

I have fired a suppressed Walther P-22. It cycled subsonic OK. When you shoot it you hear the pistol cycle and you hear the bullet hit the target that you just emptied.

I think that you should get a bolt gun for the suppressor and a 10/22 for other .22 "needs" .

 

[mr.jbk79]

after researching when mine was having the problems, i found it there are a lot of people having issues with the windage more so than the elevation...me issue was with the elevation until it was made a flat top model...i was lucking in selling mine...a friend wanted it knowing what issues it had...i sold it last february. it had 3 mags total. one came with it(i had to assemble it), one was bought by me, and the 3rd was a freebie from mossberg when it came back the first time...he got all for $280. I paid $300 for the gun and $30 for the mag. i was kind of desperate to get rid of it.

Glad to hear you were able to unload yours. I just really couldn't believe what a mess this thing was. I'm not sure what became of the mossberg as it hasn't come up since. My advice was to send it back. He kept thinking it was the ammo causing the issues, and I had to try to be nice and explain it wasn't the ammo.

 

[M3Stuart]

Ruger 10/22's are great. I've had a couple Marlin model 60's over the years and they weren't too bad either - though I wouldn't recommend it over the Ruger. Both are way better than the non-S&W 'tacticool' mossbergs and what-not.

 

[mr.jbk79]

I'd have to think dollarwise, any Ruger rimfire is a good value, rifle or pistol imo.

 

[Just another 22 shooter]

- if I want to play with an AR I have one of those; I don't need a .22 for that.

Find someone who owns a S&W 1522 and go shoot it. You'll be hooked. I've got 4 other 22s in the safe,including 2 1022s but when I need a varmint killt, the 1522 is always the one I grab.

 

[Raider]

CZ 452. CZ the opportunity to own the finest.

Charlie

 

[blujax01]

Sorry, but that Mossberg is about the ugliest-looking .22 I've ever seen...

It looks like it woke up in the morning and couldn't decide whether it wanted to be a Winchester 94/22 or an AR-15...

Are you familiar with the phenomenon known as "Steam Punk"? That 'Berg would be perfect!

 

[flat_topp]

Ruger 10/22 Sporter

After about 3 weeks of searching, I finally found a new Ruger 10/22 Sporter version with checkered walnut stock at a LGS last week. Stores around here had plenty of black and camo ones, but the walnut stocks seem to be scarce. I'll be picking it up from the LGS tomorrow.

Ruger® 10/22® Sporter Autoloading Rifle Model 1102

 

[ISCS Yoda]

Love the votes! 10-22 is the overwhelming favorite.

Funny thing, I got to talking to someone about turkey hunting (rifles legal in Texas) and I remembered that somewhere in the arsenal I still have a scoped .22 but I cannot recall make, model, nothing. I need to see if I can find it; it's go to be in outside storage because I haven't seen it in years.

10-22 is on the horizon depending on what this missing rifle is....Ruger American is the only other choice. I'm sure the S&W and CZ rifles are excellent but I'm trying to get below 300 bucks and on sale these rifles are there.

***GRJ***

 

[Straightshooter2]

I bought that International 10/22 a couple of years ago, in the original box with all of its papers. To the best of my knowledge, and that of the guy who sold it to me, it's "as issued" from the factory, maybe a special run or even a one-off. There are no signs of it being re-finished. By the serial number, it was made in November, 1995, and it still looks brand new. I've not seen another factory stock that's anywhere near as beautiful as this one. When I saw it, it called my name, for sure. Here is a "more formal" photo of it.

John

It is one of the TALO Distributor Exclusives. That style checkering and all is shown on the Ruger website. I have the basketweave checkered International also and it isn't anywhere close to being as good looking as that stock.

CW

 

[Straightshooter2]

For the OP, I have a couple of 10-22s and just got the Ruger American Rimfire bolt gun but haven't had a chance to shoot it yet. If you're looking for something to suppress in a semi auto, I say go with the Ruger 10-22 since there are a lot of threaded barrels available. I don't know if the American Rimfire has the barrel interchangeability the 10-22 has but, if it does, it might make a good suppressed rifle. And it does come in two lengths, compact at 36.75" and standard of 41".

CW

 

[97ZJWheeler]

Another vote here for the 10/22. Lots of aftermarket support if you want to deck it out to your liking. And a pretty decent gun right out of the box. Plus, if you think like me, you can always have multiple 10/22s set up in different ways that you can share mags and such between.

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

LouisianaJoe is right, you might be surprised how loud the action is on an autoloader when shooting suppressed.

By the way... I dont know what ammo you stocked up, but shooting a .22lr rifle suppressed will require subsonic velocity ammo to make things quiet. Using a can with typical HV ammo is about useless. HV ammo will usually stay subsonic with about 4" long barrels max.

 

[wbraswell]

You should consider the Savage tactical type bolt action, like ChattanoogaPhil has. You can get it already threaded and they will probably out shoot the new Remingtons and Rugers.

 

[Out West]

Your list seems incomplete. Two of my favorites are missing: Marlin 60 and CZ 452. Add either one of these to your list and my vote changes.

Out
West