BEST .22 suggestions!? Help please
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I'll second the Brno 2E and add the 452, I have owned two 455s, they were also amazing shooters, but the Brno 2 is a bit lighter, a bit finer made with a beautifully contoured barrel, not the straight taper of the 455/457 rifles, and just suits me. I added a YoDave trigger kit and that took it from a very good rifle to a great rifle. Mine also has the nicest, fanciest piece of walnut on it I have ever seen. Nice ones can be got for anywhere from $400-$600; you just need to be patient.
Anschutz are excellent, but you usually pat a premium for them.
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- NW Ontario
Ruger 77/22
You guys are unreal, thanks for the input, my apologies for not being specific enough. More specifically, looking for one for hunting and plinking, a good first rifle for a youth, new, with heirloom potential, and under $1000. I know it’s all pretty specific but the savage mark 2 GY seems to be lining up, although quality i have no idea.
There were 40x sporters. They are very rare though. Take a look at the post above with the two rifles on the table . The bottom rifles is a 40x sporter.
You can also get some fine old Remington bolt actions with a tubular magazine, if flat is where it's at.
No problem, we're all very happy to spend someone else's money!
Do you need to include optics in this budget? If so, plan on at least $300 (the sky's the limit!) for a scope that will be worth using 10yrs from now. Bases and rings will be on top of that, probably $20-100 depending on your rifle and scope of choice.
That Savage Mark II GY is no slouch in the accuracy department, but it's not what most will class as an heirloom. The magazines are cheap and cheap feeling, but they work just fine as long as you don't step on them. You could easily upgrade the stock if you want, either to a nicer youth stock right now or put a full length stock on as the kids grow up. But most importantly it will be easier for a youth to shoot (shorter length of pull) right now.
A nicer youth rifle can probably be had from CZ, Browning, Tikka, etc., all within your price range.
- Location
- Western Manitoba
One .22 as heirloom is a bit tough to decide. As grandson came of age to shoot, our son had borrowed a Ruger 10-22 - once "going shooting" was no longer to a range, but now to shoot gophers - the 10-22 came back and a scope sighted Cooey 39 left - it was gone for a number of years and came back - young fellow (now 15 years old) is quite happy with CZ 452 Silhouette with Mueller APV 4.5-14 x 40 AO scope. Has gone through many hundreds of rounds in other Grandpa's pasture, at gophers, this summer. He is quite happy with it. His Dad is using a Winchester 9422 with Williams aperture sight. Seems to be the best for each, so far.
I started to assemble a small collection of rifles made the year that I was born - 1955 - the .22 is a BRNO #1 - pretty much "heirloom", I think - iron sights, QD Warne rings, Leupold rimfire 2-7 scope - I am quite sure that I found a correct front sight hood for it. Someone will have to "make do", I guess.
I started to assemble a small collection of rifles made the year that I was born - 1955 - the .22 is a BRNO #1 - pretty much "heirloom", I think - iron sights, QD Warne rings, Leupold rimfire 2-7 scope - I am quite sure that I found a correct front sight hood for it. Someone will have to "make do", I guess.
