Indestructible .22, within a reasonable price range

MisterDeluxia said:
Im looking for a .22 after I'm going buy a shotgun and i was wondering what's some really
tough .22 that's gonna last years, I was looking at a cz 457 because the canadian edition looks neat
but i dont know if its the most solid thing

I basically want a .22 thats gonna last me years and years
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if you can find a cz452 ultra lux with the 28 inch barrel, they are particularly nice and highly accurate.
worth searching for.

a 10/22 will last a lifetime. it is the king of the gopher patch.
 
Consider a Ruger American Rimfire. The basic model can be found at a decent price. I bought one and sold it, but not because it didn't shoot well. It seemed well made and the modular stock gives it some versatility. I've heard that there are occasional quality control problems so it would be good to purchase face to face, and be able to inspect it carefully. Flush 10-22 mags are nice, and you can mount a scope on either cheap Weaver bases or an aftermarket rail. I had Tech sights on mine and it made a nice, light field gun. I prefer the short barrel version. I've no idea how it would hold up over the long run, but there's not much to go wrong.

My other .22 rifles are CZ now, and as others say, they are pretty good. You can find good deals on new ones if you shop carefully, or buy through EE.
 
OP.....scope or no scope?
CZ Lux models come with great iron sights.
The front protective hood is removeable and slides off if you desire.
Of course you can also scope the rifle too.
Also, long barrels like 24.5" or 28.7" are quiet on the shooters ears (vs 16", 18", or 20-22" barrels) if that is a consideration.

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Dagmaar said:
Cooey anything .
I have a 60 and a 64 , freaking things are hard to damage . Been thrown in trucks , quad racks , dropped and whacked around , yet they keep on plinking .
Cheap too .
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My 64b, bought at CT in the early 80's, is still going strong without issue. I would guess 30 thousand plus rounds through it and maybe much more seeing how many outings usually a brick shot.
 
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guntech said:
I have repaired thousands of Cooey rim fire rifles in over 50 years of gunsmithing ... when they were cheap and parts plentiful. They were always a bottom line gun.

Today a Cooey is the last rifle I would recommend. Expensive to buy (but still a cheap bottom of the line gun) and parts are not plentiful and they are expensive.
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i never had a problem with the bolt versions, but the tube mag feed was a little primitive. the semi auto 64 had serious feeding problems with those pot metal mags. i avoid them. there are better choices
 
Grouse Man said:
Dude, there are 100 year old rifles that are still going strong. It's not the rifle that's indestructible, it's how the owner treats it.

The old rule - you get what you pay for - applies here.
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Yeah. I have a German 22 single shot Mauser circa 1936. I believe it was reblued sometime in the mid to late 1980s.
If I hadn't of found it I would probably own a CZ bolt rifle.
 
BMcK said:
I like the TOZ rifles. Pretty much the 22 equivalent of the Mosin.
The weak link in the Cooey single shot 22s are the extractors.
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Another great choice. Mine would not chamber Stingers but the Remington Yellowjacket worked very well.

Also the TOZ-17 was my best rifle with SSS Aguila accuracy wise. Ate up alot of elevation that 100 meter ramp. But I could kill a Coke can at 60-70 meters no problem. That's hunting accuracy small game.
 
Only read the thread starter and the first page of replies. Lots of good ideas, and CZ/BRNO would probably be my suggestion. The point of my post is (and it's probably been mentioned?) that toughness is partially tied to how well you maintain/treat the gun. CZ/BRNO, as well-built as they are, can fail too if treated poorly enough.

If function-in-the-face-of-neglect is actually a consideration (not judging), I'd suggest the OP stick to stainless/synthetic stock as much as possible. To take that one step further, a tube mag/bolt action and a decent fixed-power scope. Sounds like some time on the Marlin website might be in order.
 
.22LRGUY said:
Only read the thread starter and the first page of replies. Lots of good ideas, and CZ/BRNO would probably be my suggestion. The point of my post is (and it's probably been mentioned?) that toughness is partially tied to how well you maintain/treat the gun. CZ/BRNO, as well-built as they are, can fail too if treated poorly enough.

If function-in-the-face-of-neglect is actually a consideration (not judging), I'd suggest the OP stick to stainless/synthetic stock as much as possible. To take that one step further, a tube mag/bolt action and a decent fixed-power scope. Sounds like some time on the Marlin website might be in order.
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yea i agree with what youre saying, guess i could of cleared what i meant by indestructible better
I just want a quality gun thats not gonna break or jam on me because of cheap manufacturing, i want a gun that im gonna be able to keep for years :)
 
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