how many .22's do you own? And why? (hunting/Collecting etc..)

I only have two. Cooey 60 and BSA martini action. I feel like its collection complete for 22s. I don't feel any desire buy any more since I have everything covered

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38.

3 handguns and 35 rifles.

Herbert Schmidt.22 model 21s revolver
High Standard Victor .22 Pistol
Ruger Mark 1 Standard Model .22LR Pistol

Anschutz Model Woodchucker(model 1440?) bolt clip repeater
Anschutz Model 54 match single shot (1408???)
Brno Model 1 bolt clip (6) repeater
Brno Model 2 bolt clip (2) repeater
Brno Model 3 bolt clip repeater
Brno Model 4 bolt clip repeater
Brno Model 5 bolt clip (2) repeater
CZ 452 Varmint bolt clip
CZ 511 semi clip
CIL Model 180 (Anschutz) single shot
CIL Model 190 (Anschutz) single shot
CIL Model 310 (Anschutz) bolt clip
CIL Model 470 (Anschutz) Semi-automatic clip(2)
Cooey Mod 60 bolt action tubular repeater
Cooey Mod 64A semi auto clip repeater
Garcia Rossi single shot Swing out chamber takedown Model Bronco
Garcia Rossi Pump tubular repeater model G22 (Model 62???)
Marlin Model 39A Golden lever action tubular repeater
Marlin Model 782 bolt action .22 magnum
Remington Model 572 BDL Deluxe Fieldmaster Pump tubular repeater
Savage/Stevens Favorite model 72 falling block lever action single shot
Tula Small Arms Factory Russian TOZ MODEL 78 bolt clip repeater
VOSTOCK (Tulsky Oruzheiny Zavod) TOZ-12 Russian single shot
Winchester Model 1904 single shot
Winchester Model 67 single shot
Winchester Model 69a bolt clip repeater
Winchester Model 72 bolt action tubular repeater
 
Currently -
my third 10-22 - Modifications for possum shooting in NZ including
- butler creek barrel (Devcon Steel bedded) with a thread cut into the muzzle for an adaptor to which one can screw a suppressor (all suppressors sold before returning to Canada)
- Clark custom trigger
- bored out hole in receiver for cleaning from breech end without removing barrel
- modified bolt catch
Savage plain-jane rifle (model 93? can't be bothered to go look) purchased to have a bolt action rifle to shoot shorts at raccoons inside people's barns
Browning "trombone" - because it's cool
Walther GSP with LR and "Kurtz" barrels - competition
Hammerli 104 - competition.

Formerly:
Cooey 39
Cooey something-or-other semi-auto (model 60?)
Mossberg bolt action with interchangeable front sight leafs (model number long lost)
BSA International Free-Rifle (no "mark" or anything)
two other 10-22s
Nylon 66
Remington 597? (something, anyway - won it in a raffle) - gave it away to a friend
Henry AR7 (won it in a raffle)
Armalite AR7
Marlin semi-auto.
Toz35 free pistol (two)
Mu55
S&W 41
High-Standard "Victor"

I think that's it...
 
I love old 22's,i have about 50 of them,including my favorites,old Mossbergs,about 20 of those,a couple Winchester 9422's,old Pump Rossis,the short and the long.some Toz's,JC Higgins,a few Nylon 66 in brown,and black/chrome,10C,77,even a pretty rare Nylon 11 bolt action,10-22 of course,Belgium made Browning SA,old AR-7 stainless,a pair of heavy barrel kids Cricket sniper riffles with thumbhole stocks,and others in the back i cant remember,some handguns as well.S&W 617-2,,made before all the cheap parts in the new ones,25 year old Browning Buckmark,1911,collecting 22's can turn into an addiction if you're not carefull.LOL
 
I never thought the day would come when I stopped buying and started giving my 22’s away...last week I gave away a nice Martini Henry to a young lady, she likes to come shooting with her dad and I and so I passed over one of my favourites..a couple went to a niece,...Truh be told I don’t as often anymore ( never thought that would happen either) so I figured giving some away is a good thing,passing it on.
 
chrisco said:
Holy "NECRO" thread. Almost 7 years to the day between posts.
I guess it's true what they say. "22's never get old"

Shoot straight - chrisco
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Hadn't notice the age of the thread... Oh well. A new generation of respondents. .22s never get old, but their humans do..
 
Good for you

That martini will last another generation and bring someone else many happy days behind the trigger.



ratherbefishin said:
I never thought the day would come when I stopped buying and started giving my 22’s away...last week I gave away a nice Martini Henry to a young lady, she likes to come shooting with her dad and I and so I passed over one of my favourites..a couple went to a niece,...Truh be told I don’t as often anymore ( never thought that would happen either) so I figured giving some away is a good thing,passing it on.
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She’s 14 and came home from shooting,very pleased she had beaten her dad shooting shotgun shells as targets ( no small feat,he served in the South African army)so I asked her what rifle she had used and she said ‘the martini’ so I gave it to her on the condition she never sell it and pass it on to her daughter one day,course at 71 ,I’ll be long out of here by then and I’ve been given a few by other old guys who have gone on themselves now ...thing is,these kids could never afford to buy a rifle like that and it gives me great pleasure to give it to her ....Besides,we need to get more kids ,including girls into the shooting sports
 
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Wow I thought I had a 22 addiction until I started reading this thread!
I only have.
-marlin model 97
-a second marlin model 97
-marlin 39m
-Winchester 9422
-bl22 fld octagon
-bl22 grade 2
-bl22 micro Midas
-henry mairs leg
-Browning t bolt
-smith and Wesson 22a
-great western arms 22 single action
 
Got my RPAL in Oct 2017 and immediately addicted to 22LR

Rifle:
Savage Mark II BTVS
CZ 455 Lux
Ruger Precision Rimfire
S&W MP 15-22

Pistol:
Ruger Mark IV 22/45
Ruger Mark IV Competition
S&W Victory

Bought & Sold:
Savage Mark II G (prefer heavy barrel)
GSG 1911-22 (good for plinking, not for target shooting)

Near Future Plan:
S&W 617 6' / Ruger GP100 5.5'
Ruger 10/22 Target/Custom Model
 
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ratherbefishin said:
She’s 14 and came home from shooting,very pleased she had beaten her dad shooting shotgun shells as targets ( no small feat,he served in the South African army)so I asked her what rifle she had used and she said ‘the martini’ so I gave it to her on the condition she never sell it and pass it on to her daughter one day,course at 71 ,I’ll be long out of here by then and I’ve been given a few by other old guys who have gone on themselves now ...thing is,these kids could never afford to buy a rifle like that and it gives me great pleasure to give it to her ....Besides,we need to get more kids ,including girls into the shooting sports
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Great story, and true! I had a 12 year old girl that happen to tag along with us to the range one day. And have to say... Nothing scares her! That day... her first time shooting, I started her on a .22 semi rifle and pistol.. and by the time we left, she shot the AR in.223 a sks and a glock 17!
 
That is such a great story!
Good for you to help pass on the sport to the next generation of enthusiasts



ratherbefishin said:
She’s 14 and came home from shooting,very pleased she had beaten her dad shooting shotgun shells as targets ( no small feat,he served in the South African army)so I asked her what rifle she had used and she said ‘the martini’ so I gave it to her on the condition she never sell it and pass it on to her daughter one day,course at 71 ,I’ll be long out of here by then and I’ve been given a few by other old guys who have gone on themselves now ...thing is,these kids could never afford to buy a rifle like that and it gives me great pleasure to give it to her ....Besides,we need to get more kids ,including girls into the shooting sports
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Here is some of my modest collection

CZ 455 in.22
Zastava .22
10-22 Ruger the most accurate of the three.
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Not pictured is:
Savage mark 2
Ruger mark3 Target
and a beat up Stevens Favorite.
 
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If you’re past your ‘best due by ‘date,why not start passing over guns you don’t shoot much now to the next generation instead of letting an executor dispose of them? (knowing that executors sometimes just turn guns over to the RCMP for disposal)
Getting young ladies into the shooting sports is a form of inoculation against liberal gun control rational ...chances are they won’t buy into simplistic vote buying propaganda and will probably tell their friends at school too..she is into dance and plays soccer and loves to go hunting with her dad and I and besides I have the pleasure of seeing her shoot the martini which she does very very well.She’s got a good eye and spots antlers on deer better than I can
 
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I am up to seven now. When someone finds something that is more cost effective than 22 rimfire fun gun then I would like to know.
They present a challenge as one has to rely on manufacturer's quality control. With cheaper ammo that might be just going bang but FTF and FTE are always troublesome. In the match rifle category all costs go up but the same ammunition/rifle combination remains the goal. Finding the right ammunition/rifle combination goes a long way in making the experience more enjoyable.

"If God made something better than 22 rimfire . . . he kept it for himself"!
 
ratherbefishin said:
If you’re past your ‘best due by ‘date,why not start passing over guns you don’t shoot much now to the next generation instead of letting an executor dispose of them? (knowing that executors sometimes just turn guns over to the RCMP for disposal)
Getting young ladies into the shooting sports is a form of inoculation against liberal gun control rational ...chances are they won’t buy into simplistic vote buying propaganda and will probably tell their friends at school too..she is into dance and plays soccer and loves to go hunting with her dad and I and besides I have the pleasure of seeing her shoot the martini which she does very very well.She’s got a good eye and spots antlers on deer better than I can
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Having inherited a couple of guns over the years (as an adult) I can only imagine how thrilled that young lady must have been. You're a solid guy for doing that, I would imagine it's a day she'll never forget. Lucky girl for sure!

I know this is an ancient thread, but it's a good reminder of the enthusiasm for 22s. I share that enthusiasm, but nobody I shoot with feels the same way about them..aor ANY rimfires for that matter. I love them for everything they are, but allot of what they aren't too. Noisy, expensive to shoot, etc. Simply put, they're a TON of fun and I can shoot them relatively close to home. I love centerfire rifles too, but they require a 1-2 hour drive to use them. I still do that...just a bigger time/$ commitment.
 
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