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Top of the failure free 22 semi is the Gevarm A3 or A6... not even crappy ammo can stop one of these.
Best, most reliable, repeating .22 LR Rifle ever made?
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Top of the failure free 22 semi is the Gevarm A3 or A6... not even crappy ammo can stop one of these.
As far a semi auto's the Ruger 10/22 as far as bolt action the Marlin 780 series. Both models have 100's of thousands out there in use. Many people have mentioned there personal favorites such as the Nylon 66 My personal observation is from 30 odd yrs of Gunsmithing and the two I have mentioned are the two I have seen the least of as far as the Nylon 66 I was a Remington warranty gunsmith for many yrs and have repaired many also did Winchester cooey Warranty work seen a lot of cooey 600's the old model 60 is actually a very good firearm considering it was a utility grade gun there still are many out there .
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My Dad gave me his Nylon back in the 80's. He had bought it 3rd hand, it dates back to 1959. I have personally fired at least 25000 rounds through the thing, abused it in every teenage way possible and it still fires great.
My 94/22 is about as reliable as a .22 can get. My first .22 was a tube feed Cooey bolt, that thing never missed a beat. I assumed that all.22s worked like that, silly me. A minty Gevarm that someone gave me years ago always seems to work. I don't like the open bolt slamming around and the locktime measured in glacier/meters, but it always works.
I would have go X2 on the 9422 but then all the 22s I have are reliable and not inclined to be a problem. I have a Martini action No 8 that is both insanely accurate and at nearly 100yrs old still shoots like a hot damn. Had one misfire on cheap ammo once but never with CCI. Also have a Henry Golden Boy and a CZ452. Seems to me theres a Winchester model 67 in the back of the cabinet and they all shoot extremely well. They are all reliable and accurate to boot. My 1022 was ok but wouldnt touch any of these on a good day.
Anschutz' have remarkably fussy weak-sauce ejection. Accurate as hell and very high quality though...
Nylon 66 all the way! I still have mine that was given to me by my father. He bought it in 1969. In all the years i've had it, i can count on my hands the number of times i've cleaned and it has no problems. I must add, I've had it for 23 years and thousands of rounds!
I adore my '64...BUT
I've read through all 10 pages...gotta admit the following:
- I've only fired a nylon 66 on a couple of occasions (single rifle, different excusions) but, it had issues...
- Kinda sad to see 10/22 is still fooling some people. No doubt, they're a good .22 but the best?...c'mon!
- I'm always quick to add to any post how I adore my '64...certainly doesn't fit the "best" category. I love 'em but, not crazy enough to defend thier perfomance as the best.
Semi? Marlin, quite simply....I adore my 64 but, would trade both for a 60 or, 70...
"official" repeater? x100 on Cooey 60/600.
I've read through all 10 pages...gotta admit the following:
- I've only fired a nylon 66 on a couple of occasions (single rifle, different excusions) but, it had issues...
- Kinda sad to see 10/22 is still fooling some people. No doubt, they're a good .22 but the best?...c'mon!
- I'm always quick to add to any post how I adore my '64...certainly doesn't fit the "best" category. I love 'em but, not crazy enough to defend thier perfomance as the best.
Semi? Marlin, quite simply....I adore my 64 but, would trade both for a 60 or, 70...
"official" repeater? x100 on Cooey 60/600.
You must be the authority on what's best!!! In future, I will just come straight to you without considering anyone elses opinion.
I'd vote for a 10/22. Here is why.
Just due to the shear amount of 10/22 on the market. even with a .5% failure rate, you are bound to see more 10/22 with issues then any other .22 out there I think.
The rest of them? Owners enjoy them everytime they can by passing a brick through them.
Just due to the shear amount of 10/22 on the market. even with a .5% failure rate, you are bound to see more 10/22 with issues then any other .22 out there I think.
The rest of them? Owners enjoy them everytime they can by passing a brick through them.
I wish
I appreciate the sentment. After 10 pages of opinions I come out as an authority?
...lol
My keyboard must be better...that seems to be what seperates us 'net knowers!
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You must be the authority on what's best!!! In future, I will just come straight to you without considering anyone elses opinion.
I appreciate the sentment. After 10 pages of opinions I come out as an authority?
...lol
My keyboard must be better...that seems to be what seperates us 'net knowers!
Opinions asked for and, provided.
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Polar Man
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I will add a vote for the marlin model 60, the tube feed is pretty fool proof if I loaded one less then maximum and it fed everything fine. I had some issues with mine and it turned out it was the bolt buffer had broken, most likely from the sub zero shooting. (probably around -25 or so) replaced it and saw that it had probably never been cleaned since it was new (got it second hand from Wolverine).
