Best, most reliable, repeating .22 LR Rifle ever made?

Good to know about some of these other reliable brands/models, I never owned a 66 but was always jealous of those who did because they worked so well.
 
I won a Nylon 66 when I was stationed in Germany in 1977. I do remember a piece getting a crack in it inside the action. It would still shoot but would jam on occasion. My son and I used to shoot lots of rounds through it. Can't even remember where it went. Cheers
 
A friend bought an almost new nylon 66 black apache a few years ago. It jammed pretty much every shot. Took it apart, found out it didn't have that bent sheet metal or extractor thing that sits just under the sheet metal cover of the action. Bought one from an old guy who sold gun parts by mail, he had a very cheap price. He provided one that was damaged (pitted, chewed up) on the chamfered edge. Now it jammed once per hundred. Still a pain.
Don't remember ever having seen one that jammed that often. Finally got a new extractor from a member here. Haven't put it in yet, but I expect the probem is now solved.
So, if have happen upon a 66 that jams every shot, check to see it has that extractor, since it is very easy to fall out when you have the cover off, and make sure its a good'un.

Since we're talking mostly about the nylon 66, I never much liked the trigger, since it is so creepy.
 
10/22!!! hands down...

Mine is 31 years old, shot at least 15,000 rds, accurate at 100yds to 1.2". In 31 years, I have had not more than 20 misfires and each one could be explained.

Many, many upgrades available including but not limited to: stocks, magazines, trigger groups, barrels, buffers, receivers, release levers... Hell, you could almost build a 10/22 without using any ruger parts.
 
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gunpartscorp has parts for the nylon 66. I would also put the gevarm in with the nylon 66 .22 rifles. The CBC model is well made and works as good as the original nylon 66.
The gevarm .22 do work well, and the bolt spring guide can be turned around so you can use .22 shorts. Too bad that the rim fire law in France killed the manufacture of this gun along with other .22 French made rifles.
 
t-star said:
the nylon 66 laughs at your piddly 700 rounds before jamming-look up the torture test- 1000 shots per hour , 8 hours a day, 13 days straight- between 3 rifles- 100, oo4 blocks hit out of 100,010 blocks thrown-
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pure BS !!!
My BRNO didnt jam because of a feed malfuntion
it jammed because the ammo residue was so thick that a round could no longer physically fit into the barrel. Once the chamber was cleaned it kept on going.

There is no way your promotional nylon 66 torture test did not include some cleaning along the way to address this - otherwise it would have met up with the same fate.

BTW the only tool you need to clean a BRNO is a coin and you dont even need that if you dont tighten the knurled screw too much. Field strips real easy too. No parts flying all over or anything like that.

I'm sure the nylon 66 is reliable no argument... but since it is hard to take apart I give it a thumbs down over the BRNO which is real easy.
 
My 66 laminate would jam constantly, didn't matter what kind of ammo. Gave it back to the guy who gave it to me. Got a 10/22 and now I'm happy.
 
philthygeezer said:
Getting tired of flaws in design, jams, and other malfunctions.

What's the best .22 made in terms of function and reliability?
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Wow! Interesting thread.
Really surprised no mention of Anschutz yet.

I would think that a competition grade target rifle of any maker would by default have to be, by design, the best in reliability, function and of course accuracy.

A rifle that would be used with a gold medal on the line in elite competition like the Olympics would demand reliability and accuracy.

Probably a high end biathlon .22 would be the one.
Cold, possibly snowy or wet conditions, quick follow up shots and accurate.
 
I just picked up a Made in Canada (imported to US)stevens with Savage Indian on pistol
grip, Model 62 with a really strong made 10 round mag. Just by the feel of it and the
strike of pin ,and the way it hand ejects the rounds I'll bet its going to be a real shooter!

79.00 out the door.

Bob
 
My vote is still for Nylon 66. They feel like something made by Mattel, but they wont quit.

Alex McCandless, the focus of the book (and its later movie adaptation) Into the Wild, regardless of what others may think of his reasons and skills, survived for more than 100 days in the Alaska wilderness with only a 10lb bag of rice and what game a Nylon 66 could bag for him - including a moose.

I've owned both a 10/22 and a Nylon 66, and I know which I'd take with me if I were doing the same.
 
Since you asked about "repeating" and not "semi auto", I'd have to say the
Browning T-Bolt. The new ones with the composite stock are excellent: light
weight, slim and trim, floated barrel, the double helix magazines work like a
charm and you get an extra mag that clips into the stock, the action is silky
smooth and solid, they are typical Browning fit and finish and best of all, they
shoot like stink. I absolutely adore mine, it's one of the best rifles I've ever
bought; I don't even look at my 10/22 anymore. The T-Bolts in Digital Green
composite stock seem to be on sale these days and I'd highly recommend that
you take a serious look at them. You won't be disappointed.
 
bluemike807 said:
My vote is still for Nylon 66. They feel like something made by Mattel, but they wont quit.

Alex McCandless, the focus of the book (and its later movie adaptation) Into the Wild, regardless of what others may think of his reasons and skills, survived for more than 100 days in the Alaska wilderness with only a 10lb bag of rice and what game a Nylon 66 could bag for him - including a moose.

I've owned both a 10/22 and a Nylon 66, and I know which I'd take with me if I were doing the same.
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In the book "Sporting Arms of the World" by Ray Bearse there is reference to the nylon 66 holding the record for breaking wooden blocks 100 010 shots were fired (without a malfunction )at wooden blocks throwen into the air 100 004 blocks were hit that is a very impressive record.
 
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