Looking for a Good 22 Rifle

[okie john]

It’s been a long time since I shot at 50. I was at 25 yards recently and 5-round groups were all shots touching. Cheap 4x Simmons scope.

Good to know.

thanks,


Okie John

[Shoresy]

If sex appeal isn't a requirement, then another vote for the 10/22. They're not ugly, they just don't have the panache of a nice 22 bolt gun. They DO have functionality all day long, out of the box acceptable accuracy, and are just about infinitely upgradable with a solid body of knowledge as to what mods/parts/etc work well. At about $200 for the base rifle, you've still got $300 in the budget to upgrade if you feel the need.

If you go that route, definitely replace the bolt release.

[momano]

https://www.snipershide.com/shooting...mfire-section/
Okie John, lots of informed discussion here; $500 buys some mighty fine accurate, hunting rifles

[mrozowjj]

I am a RSO with my son's Boy Scout troop, and we are chartered through my shooting range, so we shoot a lot. On range days, especially at summer camp, our rifles can easily see 2-3k rounds a day, being used by everyone from an overenthusiastic 11 year old who has never shot before to highly experienced dads vying for competitive shooting awards. When we used Marlins, we had all kinds of problems. When we got new Ruger American Rimfires, not only did all the mechanical issues go away, all of the kids scores went up. We had kids getting hits on 10" gongs at 130 yards pretty regularly, and that was with cheap Remington golden bullets. For a general-purpose, hard-use .22 bolt gun, they are holding up very well.

That's a really impressive durability test. Ruger has perfected making inexpensive 22s.

[Suvorov]

Another vote for the 10/22. They just work and if you don't like something about them, someone out there sells a part to do what you want it to.

[RAM Engineer]

How are the takedown 10/22 rifles? The link below checks all my boxes for what I'm looking for, but I have no experience with the takedown guns.

https://www.ruger.com/products/1022T...ets/21133.html

or this one:

https://www.ruger.com/products/1022T...ets/21182.html

[CDH]

Savage fv-sr. bolt gun. EXTREMELY affordable.plastic stock. fluted and threaded barrel. scope ready. Absolutely boringly accurate. My daughter can shoot pecans at 50yds all day. 4x Nikon rimfire scope. Kills squirrels like crazy. Gun can (could prior to panic buying) be had for less than $200. Only negative for me is the magazine. It is straight and I prefer the compactness of the rotary design.

chris

[BobM]

How are the takedown 10/22 rifles? The link below checks all my boxes for what I'm looking for, but I have no experience with the takedown guns.

https://www.ruger.com/products/1022T...ets/21133.html

or this one:

https://www.ruger.com/products/1022T...ets/21182.html

I really like mine. I have the Magpul Backpacker version.

[41magfan]

Check out the Tikka T1x.

[LtDave]

10/22 is probably the best generic choice for a .22. It’s like recommending a Glock 19 for CCW. My favorite model of 10/22 is the mannlicher stocked International version. Pretty sure there are stainless ones nowadays.

Another excellent semi auto .22 is the Weatherby Mk XXII. Wonderfully accurate, made by several different manufacturers. The earliest ones were made by Beretta. Magazine and tube fed examples available. Will not make the $500 cutoff.

Anschutz bolt actions are great. Remington 121 is a very nice pump gun. Marlin 39 if you want a lever gun.