22 rifle

[Ivan the Butcher]

The M-1965 Romanian training rifle is a 22 that can take a beating and you won't care. They have 3 leaf rear sights, chrome lined bore, clip fed, and built in scope rail (11mm instead of 9mm us standard). They were $66 when they first arrived, I only bought 2 at the time and wish I had a dozen! They are roughly finished but hold up well to the elements. The sights are similar to SKS or AK-47 sights and like most Comblock weapons, came with a cleaning kit and sling.

 

[Lost Lake]

It all depends on what you want it to do!

I have a 15/22 that is fun. $350

I have a 10/22 that is very dependable and extremely customizable. $200

I have an old Remington single shot that is accurate. $100

I have a Remington 541T that is tournament grade accurate. $550

I have an old Anschutz with a 54 action and an unbelievable trigger that is my most accurate. This gun harnesses mind power to create a hole where you envision it being. $300

 

[garbler]

Like a couple of others have pointed out some of the older military training rifles will shoot and can be great platforms for benchrest quality rifles. They are as good as most Anshutz or CZ's for accuracy. I am into MAS-45's which are mini-mauser actions with 5 round clips and heavy hammer forged barrels. They were like 75.00 each years ago in the Shotgun News and I bought one and it shot great then bought four more for even less money as nobody wanted them. Most are not very attractive and if you want to scope them you will need to have them drilled and tapped but worth it if real accuracy is your game.

For fun and a platform that you can upgrade and upgrade to almost any degree of performance the 10-22's are hard to beat. And Marlin has always had a big portion of this market staked out with accurate and reliable rifles that won't break the bank. I buy em used, shoot and if they are accurate keep or trade off until I get a good one. Then find out what they like to shoot and buy bricks of it by the batch number.

Good luck

 

[gm272gs]

I think that the Feds should mandate that every home have a Ruger 10/22.

Every single person I know who shoots, has at least one 10/22.

 

[feralmerril]

Is there such a thing as a bad .22? I like a light handy one. Unless you are shooting some competition target, why a heavy slow bolt? Also why a long lever action to work? I have had them. My favorite is still a model 61 winchester and its the same one I no doubt shot my first time. I cant even tell you I remember it as my dad started me out very young on it. Dad bought this octogon barrel 61 .22 LR in the late 1930s.
When I was about 14 dad entered a local turkey shoot. I looked around and seen some bolts with scopes. I expressed my concern and dad just said, yeah? Well they still got to hold em. He stepped up and won the turkey! Several times I saw my dad knock flying black brids out of the air! I still have that rifle. You can shoot a pump almost as quick as a semi auto. Dad added a wood pad for LOP as he was 6 ft 5"s, as he did with all his long guns. Dad also would mask tape the stock and had penciled where the gun would hit at various distances.
Here is that 61, a 1890 and a 63 winchesters I still have.

 

[garbler]

Is there such a thing as a bad .22? I like a light handy one. Unless you are shooting some competition target, why a heavy slow bolt? Also why a long lever action to work? I have had them. My favorite is still a model 61 winchester and its the same one I no doubt shot my first time. I cant even tell you I remember it as my dad started me out very young on it. Dad bought this octogon barrel 61 .22 LR in the late 1930s.
When I was about 14 dad entered a local turkey shoot. I looked around and seen some bolts with scopes. I expressed my concern and dad just said, yeah? Well they still got to hold em. He stepped up and won the turkey! Several times I saw my dad knock flying black brids out of the air! I still have that rifle. You can shoot a pump almost as quick as a semi auto. Dad added a wood pad for LOP as he was 6 ft 5"s, as he did with all his long guns. Dad also would mask tape the stock and had penciled where the gun would hit at various distances.
Here is that 61, a 1890 and a 63 winchesters I still have.

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Those early Winchesters are certainly lovely and a joy to handle and shoot. The 61 pumps are short action and like you say very fast. I have a nice clean 63 that I used to love to shoot from time to time off a bench at the range but never could force myself to assign the gun to regular daily use. Back in the early 60's it was just a Winchester but now it's a WINCHESTER so I am afraid of scratching it up and throwing away some of it's value. Half of me says BS the other half says leave it in the safe cause you got plenty of 22 rifles to shoot

Regards

 

[feralmerril]

This one was made right near the end of production in 1957. Unbelivably, I found it new in the box with the hanging tags somewhere in the 1980s!

 

[gunlovingirl]

I have a Marlin 881 that I've had for years. The 881 is a bolt action, and it's super accurate, and as I recall, very reasonably priced. But, I'm not sure they even make an 881 today. I had a Ruger 10/22 and it was a nice .22 also. I really don't think you could go wrong with any .22 made by one of the well known and "been around awhile" companies. Personally, I love the .22. Rifles or handguns, I love 'em all!

 

[kisportolt]

I have a Remington Nylon that is a blast to shoot. Nice, light, real accurate, and can be found a reasonable prices. A good semi-auto plinking rifle that shoots just about any type of ammo.

Mine is an Apache 77, those and the Nylon 66's are great. And you can find parts/mags for them online relatively easily.

 

[Skunkhome]

There are few weak kittens out there when it comes to .22s. I suppose it is more important to figure out what kind of .22 you want first. Bolt action, lever action, pump or semi auto. For all around shooting pleasure with just about any ammo available the bolt, lever or pump are the most versitle. A good bolt action repeater that will last two lifetimes does not have to break the bank. The old Marlin 881 bolt action repeater I bought new for $39.95 when I was 15 and shot almost every day all my teen years is still going strong after many thousand of rounds and is now in the hands of my son 46 years later.

 

[Skunkhome]

Why is 22lr ammo so hard to find? Because there are so many great 22's out there! I have a m&p 15-22 and love it. I have a lot of friends who have the 10/22 and love them! You really can't go wrong with either.
My advice? Buy a different caliber so I can find ammo again! .223 is only .003 larger!

Johnny, I think you are mistaken about the relationship of .223 Remington to .22 LR.
I am hoping the .22 rimfires will be plentiful again in the future as it still is the cheapest thing you can shoot that has powder.

 

[sw44spl]

As said Marlin model 60 super accurate

 

[Skunkhome]

The modern heir to the Marlin 881 is the 981T or 981TS. It has the same tubular magazine that will feed and shoot shorts, longs and long rifles. It will hold up to 25 shorts and 18 or so LR.

 

[gunlovingirl]

Thanks for the info Skunkhome. I checked out the 981T and TS on the Marlin site. I guess I'm showing my age, but I was disappointed to see they don't come with walnut stocks, but are synthetic now. Glad I still have my 881.

 

[M3Stuart]

The Marlin Model 60 is probably the best less-expensive gun. The Ruger 10/22 is, IMHO, the best "all around" .22 made.

 

[S&W-Keeper]

I have a Ruger 10-22 T, and a 10-22. I like them a lot.

 

[yashua-p]

You can Never have too many .22s.

Regards,

yashua

 

[Smitty357]

I have one of those old semi Winchester Model 190 .22's handed down to be from my grandfather. Just happens to be one that shoots .22S, .22L and .22LR. One of the best .22's i've ever put in my hands.

 

[Straightshooter2]

I have several old single shot .22s including a 1930 Springfield Jr. Model 50(Savage/Stevens) and a Remington Model 33. I have 2 Henrys, the Golden Boy and the Survival, 2 10-22s and 2 15-22s.
Other than that old Springfield Jr. which was my grandfater's, if I had to pick just a couple to keep, it would be the Golden Boy lever gun and the 15-22 AR type platform.

CW

 

[David LaPell]

Don't over look used guns. Older .22 bolt actions and some new ones can shoot any .22 Long Rifle ammo out there, something to consider right now with it being harder to find than Jimmy Hoffa's final resting place. I bought this Remington Model 33 back sometime around 2000 for $100. The scope, $20. This is the most accurate .22 I ever owned. I also recall a Stevens 067 Buckhorn .22 bolt action with a tube magazine with a scope I bought for $85 that was very accurate as well. I still see nice .22 bolt rifles for sale all the time for next to nothing.

Circa 1934 Remington Model 33