Is there any reason to get a 22lr bolt gun?

No need for a bolt .22.............when you can buy a bolt .17HMR
Seriously, the 10/22 will go through the rounds, and my .17 hits everything I aim at, up to 100 yards. Gophers up to 250 are common. ( tough with wind though ).
 
Shoot your 10/22 against some match grade bolt actions, using match ammunition, and you will see if your 10/22, is really "match grade". I have a Volquartsen semi auto that does quite well, but it has yet to match my Anschutz rifles.
 
I see a lot of semi auto bling at the range, have a few too, but when it comes to field work I take bolt guns, with the exception of the Buckmark rifle. That one is made to be a hunter.
 
I'd like to see a fair and objective side by side comparison of bolt vrs match grade semi. I used to shoot an Anshutz 54 single shot rifle and I can't imagine a semi beating it. I have a 10-22 with a peep sight and a lakefield bolt action with a scope for the longer shots.
I only use them for gophers, and only then after about two boxes of .17 hmr when I start thinking "hey this is getting expensive"!
 
Wouldn't you get greater muzzle velocity out of the 22lr bolts as well because energy isn't going into reciprocating the action?
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Has the bullet not exited before, the bolt leaves battery and begins it's cycle?.
Is the bolt's mass and recoil spring tension not specifically tuned in a blowback action to allow sufficient barrel time for the bullet to transit?
 
I had a bull barrel, match trigger, nice stock, blah blah blah 10/22. I sold it, I still have a 10/22 just a lot more low tech more for semi auto fun.
I also have a savage mark ii G now too. Its light weight, very accurate and less than the price of a 10/22 aftermarket barrel.
My reason to dump the target 10/22 was primarily cost and weight but if all i was going to do was bench it at the range i would still have it.
 
I think the OP is a s#it disturber, lol they both have their place in the field. My 10/22 is expensive and accurate, but to compare it to a match grade bolt action in the accuracy department would be crazy. My goal was to make a lightweight reliable fun little semi for the gopher patch that is more accurate than most. Would it out shoot an out of the box mk ii? Probably. An Anshutz? Not a chance. I can say I would never think of selling it, but I could also never be happy with it alone.
 
I got rid of my "match" 10/22. It was fun but my Savage mkii Camo was more accurate than it. I love the 10/22. I still own a DSP model. It's killed 1000's of gophers but I wouldn't be putting it against a real match bolt gun.
 
generally more accurate, but in your case, maybe that's not the issue.

more energy out as the semi action takes some energy to work.

but the biggest reason for me getting one as well as a good semi, is that the bolt action is just about fool proof. No talk of bolt actions being picky on ammo type or brand etc. If it fits the chamber it will feed fire, and extract on a bolt gun. weak load, it might not cycle an action that is set up for full power ammo. set it up for subsonic, and it will take a beating if you shoot high velocity thru it. mag feed issues etc.
 
I shoot 4 different bolt 22's all extremely accurate Kimber K22 ,Kimber model 82 , Winchester 75 Sporting win winchester 69 . Uhave owned every other action made I like the ability to shoot one he groups . I don"t shoot semi center fire rifles or shotguns something about them just doesn't do it for me . But each to his own
 
Agree with previous posts semi for fun bolts for accuracy..
Have to say it did not take long to go to a bolt after I got the semi out of my system, but shoot it for pure fun every now and then..
New shooters get hooked real fast with a 22 semi though and a 25 round magazine :)
 
wgamble89 said:
Wouldn't you get greater muzzle velocity out of the 22lr bolts as well because energy isn't going into reciprocating the action?
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Winnipeg Toymaker said:
Yes ...more energy down the barrel as the recoil does not have to operate the bolt.
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vviking said:
Has the bullet not exited before, the bolt leaves battery and begins it's cycle?.
Is the bolt's mass and recoil spring tension not specifically tuned in a blowback action to allow sufficient barrel time for the bullet to transit?
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The bullet is long gone before the bolt on a semi-auto even starts to move. (watch some slo-mo footage to confirm this for yourself) Only recoil is reduced in a semi-auto, not velocity.

As for the OP, generally speaking, a bolt-action will be more accurate than a semi-auto. Obviously there are a few exceptions to this, but those are usually really crappy bolt-actions being out shot by even a semi and not vice-versa.
 
Bolt or auto, single shot or repeater - get what suits you. Nothing wrong with a 10/22 and if you're happy with it then that's all that matters. We shoot because it's fun, not because we have to. Shoot whatever matches your budget and interests. You don't need a bolt action if you don't see a reason to buy one. It's all good.
 
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