High-end 22LR bolt guns?

Don't believe the "you won't know the difference" crowd, a good quality firearm is just more satisfying to shoot (for me).

I've got a 64 actioned Canadian Annie (IE CIL). It is a pleasure to see the workmanship that went into it's construction, head and shoulders ahead of anything else below $900.

Now if I was going to spend a good chunk of change on a rimfire I would look very seriously at either a 40X or a custom 581 silhouette gun (but then again, I like shooting silhouette).
Of course those are both rare, used options.

I believe there is a decent Anschutz 54 actioned sporter on the EE right now (that I'd get if I could slip it past the wife), that would definately fit the bill.

Cheers,
Grant
 
Thanks for all the great ideas. Options galore, got to like that.

I have looked at the Remington 40 XRBR-KS, a variety of Anschutz models, a couple of Coopers and even an EAA/Izhmash Biathlon rilfle.

Pics of my final choice will be posted.

Thanks again.

Threemorewishes
 
Not sure where you'd get one in Canada, but the Krico 301 and 401 are also very nice rifles. The action is quite similar to the 54.

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I value my 'high end' Cooper above all others rifles. I shoot it more than any centrefire. Everybody should own a rifle that can outshoot our abilities at least once. :)
 
I'm surprised that noone has mentioned the Walthers.
I still have about four of them and they are wonderfully accurate with good triggers and good sights.
My regular Wednesday night stand up match rifle is an elderly Sportmodell that is pre-war. It's not very pretty and it has a sloppy chamber, probably from a hundred thousand rounds. It looks like it was a club rifle and was probably used for training dozens of future Nazi thugs. On a clam morning with good ammo and peep sights, I've put five rounds into an inch and a half at one hundred yards.
If you are going to spend the bucks, get one with a nice walnut stock and quality bluing with the best scope/sights that you can afford. No plastic or aluminum. Then you'll have something that you will always cherish and pass on to your grandchildren.
 
We have both high end and low end 22's that are used for everything from target to varmint to plinking tin cans.

What gets used the most outside of the range? Probably a CIL 190 (Anschutz), BSA Martini (pistol grip stalk) and an ancient Savage bolt action.

What do they have in common? Accurate, great triggers, and light and compact enough that walking around with them is a pleasure.

At the range it is a high end Walther, a custom heavy barrel BSA Martini, and again the CIL 190.

Suggestion would be something light and compact enough for the field yet is still more than accurate enough for "satisfying" target shooting, and it MUST have a good, and preferably, adjustable trigger.

Rifles such as an Anschutz sporter or Cooper would fit the high end category very well. There are lots of mid priced rifles, as mentioned above, that will also fit the bill very well, CZ, Savage etc...

I specifically mentioned the CZ because they do make some accurate rifles. Walther, in a couple lower end target models, (still $1500+) used CZ barrels and actions but with a Walther stock and the wonderful Walther trigger system
 
Do you want a wood or synthetic stock? If you want the ability to change calibers, give the Sako Quad a look.
 
I like .22's, and the nicer the better. I wouldn't call the gun's I've owned high end price wise, but quality wise for sure. My Browning T-bolt was a gorgeous little gun. It was made with high quality in mind. The bolt lug lock up was perfect, the bluing beautiful, the wood shaped perfect and finished nice. It really was a beautiful gun to wander around with. My CZ 452 was also very well made. I liked it's action, the wood to metal fit was superb and the bluing was also good. The checkering was cut absolutly perfect without a single flaw. As a note, I bought these two rifles practcally at the same time. I was looking at the Kimbers, but I just could not see several hundred dollars more in the Kimber. It was a very nice piece, but I did not like the magazine and it didn't seem worth the price tag. I never did see a Super America or other high end, but for the price I think you should get alot more. And I felt I got the same quality gun with the Browning at a few hundred dollars less. My current model is an older BL-22 that I absolutly love. It is just about as accurate as the other two, but it does the same job with class. ;)

As far as I'm concerned, any .22 over $500 is high end, and certainly worthy of your money. Buy a good one and shoot the #### out of it. That's what their made for.
 
spending more money that necessary is just dumb, if your spending a ton of money on more gun than you need. I have a Winchester 490 that is like krypton to everything it gets pointed at. If you are looking at a range gun then you can't beat an Anchutz or a BSA/Martini
 
"spending more money that necessary is just dumb, if your spending a ton of money on more gun than you need. I have a Winchester 490 that is like krypton to everything it gets pointed at. If you are looking at a range gun then you can't beat an Anchutz or a BSA/Martini "

I assume you do all your hunting with a lever 30-30 or a Lee Enfield 303.
Why would you think that 22 rimfire is any different than any other FA? You get what you pay for. If precision smallbore is what you're looking for ,there is a price to be exacted for that precision. I can't imagine a Win.490 to be that precise unless that piece of kryptonite is pointing at something the size of supermans chest. You may however have a world beater!
 
The gun you will shoot probably more than any other one in your collection is your 22lr
so spend as much as you want sometimes it is nice to have something realy good .
I have heard too many times its just a 22 why do you have such a expencive scope on it things to this nature. But I think if you are looking for one to leave to rust in a barn to shoot pests then maybe the cheaper the better but hey its your money go for it.
 
The Weatherby Mark XXII is an Anschutz in a Weatherby-style stock if you like that look (I like the Bee's), otherwise Anschutz would be my definition of high-end .22. I do like that Browning T-bolt though, it almost came home with me last weekend.
 
All that matters is that you are happy with the rifle. But I have to agree with the above, that the more time you spend shooting a gun, the happier you will be that you didn't compromise. A 22LR is the only gun I can afford to spend hours of shooting time on per week, so I appreciate a decent gun and optics. How far you take it, is your own business. I do believe that quality guns like the one's mentioned here are good investments and hold their value.
 
I don't collect fancy car's, expensive watches or take many vacations so I don't mind spending more then necessary to have nice rifles. They are what I collect to be proud of.

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If your looking for a nice precise bolt sporter its hard to beat the Winchester 52B reissues circa 1992.Thet give 1 hole groups at 25 yards 1/2 at 50 and 1" at 100.Another nice gun is sako P94 ,this is a quality gun if U can find 1.If you are interested in semies I would look for a Weatherby XXII made in Italy ,the trigger is excellent and they are very accurate for a semi.Another good accurate gun is the old Cooey model 82 training rifles,they come set up with a adj. peep and the bores are very tight on them, only set back is they are a single shot with hard triggers and lots of overtravel. The CIL model 180 & 190 sigle shots are Anshutes and are tackdrivers, The best thing about these singles are the price cheap! and very accurate.Money isnt always a indicator of accuracy but a indicator of rarity,quality and availability. Hope this helps you a bit PM me if U know what U are looking for.Dale inT-Bay
 
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