ideal ''carry rifle''?

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while there are accurate.22's around-some are too heavy to qualify as a ''carry'' rifle-which is one of the great things about .22's,just going for a walk looking for small game or even casual target shooting.
I have a nice marlin 795 which I restocked with a Boyds thumbhole laminate-the only drawback is its heavy trigger.

I've got several old mossbergs ,a couple with 18'' barrels and they are pretty close to what I would call an ideal ''carry rifle''.I haven't tried the savage mk2 yet-and while I love the thumbhole stock,I'm leaning toward the basic model with the plastic stock-which might be improved by injecting foam into to make it a bit less ''hollow''feeling.Nornico has a BRNO knockoff with a thumbhole stock which also might be worth exploring-providing the trigger isn't too heavy.
what are your opinions/experiance?remember these aren't specialized long range 22's-but utilitarian rifles that you would just pick up and go for a walk with,a 4x scope will do, but can still shoot ''minute of grouse head''at 50 yards
 
I had a henry lever in .22wmr that was awesome for touring through the gopher patch with. It was light and accurate. I should not have sold it!

Any of the savage rifles are a good choice if you'd rather have a bolt action. The accu-trigger is pretty nice.
 
Norinco Backpacker won me a Keg dinner last weekend. It's supper easy to do a trigger job & also takes some time to smooth everything out but for $200 you can't go wrong with this 13 inch barrel gun that wieghs about 4 pounds fully loaded. At 25 meter's and cheap AE lead tip ammo I can put them all into the same whole. To adjust the trigger is as simple as taking a small flat head screw driver and decreasing the length of the set screw located on the trigger. Then polish all the flat's on the trigger to ensure equal contact threw out.
I really like this little backpacker and is a perfect small game getter ;)
 
Satain said:
Norinco Backpacker won me a Keg dinner last weekend. It's supper easy to do a trigger job & also takes some time to smooth everything out but for $200 you can't go wrong with this 13 inch barrel gun that wieghs about 4 pounds fully loaded. At 25 meter's and cheap AE lead tip ammo I can put them all into the same whole. To adjust the trigger is as simple as taking a small flat head screw driver and decreasing the length of the set screw located on the trigger. Then polish all the flat's on the trigger to ensure equal contact threw out.
I really like this little backpacker and is a perfect small game getter ;)
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x2 The scenario you're describing is exactly what I do with my Norinco Backpacker. It's equipped with a sweet old Bushnell Scopechief (fixed 3x) and while probably the cheapest gun I own...I shot it more last year than any other rifle. If I could get one of those compact Savages that HAD an accutrigger, I'd pay a little more...but this gun has been great for me. In your gun budget, allow for CZ 452 mags at about $40 each. They work flawlessly, where the 10 rd. Norinco mag. would cycle only 3 reliably.

You didn't ask for photos, and certainly don't need to see my mug...but this is the rifle;

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JJ-65 said:
Get a CZ Scout. It's the rifle the norinco wishes it was.
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Ouch. :) Probably true though. For me, for this application, the Norinco was good value $-wise...and my hunting rifle IS a CZ452 .17HMR. If I had a little more $ to throw around for a truck gun, the Scout would have been an option.
 
much as I like nice walnut stocks,you have to admit the plastic stocks are more suited to being carried around in less than ideal conditions-like behind the seat in a Pick up,or on a quad rack.I'm going to experiment with my ''take off''marlin 795 plastic stock to see if injecting it with foam will make it more solid feeling.I think the main thing would be not to overfill and potentially warp it
 
cz scout, if you want quality, if you don't mind the chinese stuff the norinco actually works, dammit. CZ scout can shoot under 1/2 inch at 50 m all day and is plenty light, comes with good tough irons,
 
ratherbefishin said:
much as I like nice walnut stocks,you have to admit the plastic stocks are more suited to being carried around in less than ideal conditions-like behind the seat in a Pick up,or on a quad rack.I'm going to experiment with my ''take off''marlin 795 plastic stock to see if injecting it with foam will make it more solid feeling.I think the main thing would be not to overfill and potentially warp it
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How about a Marlin papoose then?

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