Indestructible .22, within a reasonable price range

MisterDeluxia said:
by indestructible i meant like if i take care of the thing it wont break on me because of poor manufacturing :)
And whats the big differences in the 452/455/457?
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The 452 were nice but needed a better trigger, amd the bolt throw is 90°, not the best. The 455 was mostly the same but with the option to swap out the barrel, which lots of people didnt like at first, but they are nice guns.the 457 jas a NICE trigger and they fixed the bolt throw to 60°. Now you can cycle without hitting your thumb. Imo the 457 is the best of the 3, but some people would prob strongly disagree with me
 
I recently got a CZ 457 Varmint .22 L.R. and am super happy with it. Excellent machine work, fit & finish, trigger is excellent & needs nothing, stupid accurate and that 60 degree bolt is a joy to operate, functions ( feeds, fires, extracts & ejects) flawlessly. It is one of my guns that will NEVER be for sale :)
 
Like others, for the money, CZ rifles are the best value; I currently own a Brno #2 and it is laser-beam accurate; I have owned a CZ 455 Training Rifle, it was profoundly accurate, but was a bit heavy for my old, tired shoulder. I also had a 455 Canadian in 17 HMR; very accurate, beautifully made, nice looking, but .17 was just not me. You and your family will not wear out a CZ no matter how much you shoot it, just keep it dry, oiled and clean it ocassionally.
 
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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Finally, the Cooey truth!
 
I would vote Ruger 10/22.
They are extremely common, rugged enough and spare parts like extractor, firing pin and springs are inexpensive and easily available.
I'm a maintenance guy by trade; spare parts are always one of the top deciding factors when buying anything mechanical.
 
groundskeeper willy said:
I would vote Ruger 10/22.
They are extremely common, rugged enough and spare parts like extractor, firing pin and springs are inexpensive and easily available.
I'm a maintenance guy by trade; spare parts are always one of the top deciding factors when buying anything mechanical.
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i think il start with a bolt but il look at a 10/22 for sure after, like ou said parts are important
 
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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Don't want to rain on your parade, I use your advice regularly and respect your opinions utmost, and they are at the top end of the totem pole (those who know understand) however having owned and operated several Cooey's during the last 45+ years and never having a problem with any of them except trying to use a Savage 64 mag in a Cooey, if you look after them they'll last a lifetime. My two cents against your four cents. Cheers.
 
Tex Critter said:
Don't want to rain on your parade, I use your advice regularly and respect your opinions utmost, and they are at the top end of the totem pole (those who know understand) however having owned and operated several Cooey's during the last 45+ years and never having a problem with any of them except trying to use a Savage 64 mag in a Cooey, if you look after them they'll last a lifetime. My two cents against your four cents. Cheers.
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Ive owned 5 or 6 and had the extractors go on 2 and firing pin on one. They dont last forever if you start using them alot.
 
I have a savage MkII tactical (heavy threaded barrel, large bolt knob, single top rail) that's lasted a long time and still runs like a clock, maybe 25,000+ rounds through it at least. If i had to have just 1 22, it would be that one.

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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